Posted by Larry Hoover on August 17, 2004, at 12:13:59
In reply to Re: Brave enough to talk about weight gain?! ;), posted by pretty_paints on August 17, 2004, at 12:00:43
> Well Hoover the Mover, thank you very much for sharing your story with me :)
Yer welcome, eh?
> And it has no taste! Which of course makes me cry even more, because to loose one's taste is a tragic ordeal!
Ahh! Details!
Loss of taste (and smell) sensitivity can indicate a deficiency of zinc. Which is only made worse, of course, if you don't eat well (because of the lack of pleasure). Less than half of the population even gets the absolute critical minimum amount of zinc, and without it, you can get depressed.....which might be why you are considering Remeron???? Another sign of zinc deficiency can be (though not necessarily so) little white flecks on your finger nails. Or prostate trouble, but I doubt that applies. ;-)
Zinc (chelated or gluconate or?), 25-40 mg/day. If that is the cause of the loss of taste, it will take about 1-2 weeks, and you'll gradually notice food coming alive again.
And, if you've not been eating well for some time, a general multi-vitamin mineral supp, with additional B-complex, is in order.
Lar
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