Parosmia · Castore: Built to Adapt

Parosmia

I have a distorted sense of smell.I am going on Month 3 of a distortion and Month 6 since my loss of smell. The distortion makes everything smell and taste really bad so I have a hard time eating. I don't know what caused it but it is possible that it is a long Covid issue. I was not tested at the time I was ill as it seemed like a lingering mild sinus infection. I have lost 45lbs since July 21st but most of that has been since the distortion began August 18th. I am trying to find a path back to eating. I know I have a little more I can lose but at the pace I am going I will be at an unhealthy weight in about a month and a half. I would welcome any advice or a path forward to find a way to repair this. MRI was clean, scope clean. I am losing a battle and every trad doc I have seen just smile and tell me they have no answers. Sometimes I feel like I am not taken seriously. I have had my dna tested and now I am looking for inj vitamins but have no idea where to find them. Not looking for a cure...just a path forward.

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