Posted by llrrrpp on May 25, 2006, at 21:40:51
In reply to Re: Today's score (food trigger) » llrrrpp, posted by Phillipa on May 25, 2006, at 20:57:51
I lose the connection between pleasure and taste. And sometimes a little sense of taste (although it's all aromas anyways..) I eat chocolate and it tastes like chocolate, even good chocolate. But it doesn't FEEL like eating chocolate. Does that make sense? It makes it really hard to get enough calories. Why bother shopping and cooking and doing dishes when one can space out in front of the TV instead?
My mom, however, lost her sense of smell within 2 weeks of starting AD last fall. She wasn't on prozac, or lexapro, but another very popular one. She was very concerned, and quit cold turkey, but the sense of smell still hasn't returned. now an apple tastes like a potato. cake tastes like sweetened bread. chocolate tastes like sweetened wax. It's really sad for her. My grandpa also has no sense of smell, since age of about 50 or so. I have no idea what kind of disorder this is. I hope I don't inherit it too...
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