A Question???

handsy
handsy Member Posts: 209
edited 8. Oct 2009, 06:38 in Living with Arthritis archive
i have RA and am taking MTX amongst other things and today i have no taste or smell. I find this very strange, can anyone help to answer this. Part of the side effects f the medication is a dry mouth but this has just happened today. thanks for the great support gang :?

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  • mellman01
    mellman01 Member Posts: 5,306
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi handsy sorry can’t help you directly as I have OA, have you tried phoning the help line people they might be able to shed more light on it, mind you there must be someone on here who takes the same med, maybe they’ve all been out enjoying this great Indian summer we are having I know I have, take care Mell. :?
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,880
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi John
    I haven't heard of that one myself :(
    Not nice - could just be coincidence I suppose, but if no-one here knows I'd go and see the doc if it persists :(
    Hope it goes away
    Take care
    Toni x
  • jaspercat
    jaspercat Member Posts: 1,238
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, I have RA and I am on MXT, I have something similar where I cannot work out what is cold or hot, very awkward when eating, perhaps you should speak to your Rheumy nurse love Jaspercatxx
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    There are 2 threads from you John on the same subject. Don't forget to look at both for answers, will you. I do hope it is all a little better today for you.

    Luv
    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • lesleygraham
    lesleygraham Member Posts: 91
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    When I read your thread yesterday I suddenly realised that I too have lost my sense of smell and taste. I ate a chocolate eclair and couldn't tastle the chocolate. I then tried sweets and again they didn't taste the way they usually do. Then made a curry and couldn't smell it.
    I take methotrexate injections aswell as other drugs. maybe it is a side effect.
    Take care
    Les
  • kellis
    kellis Bots Posts: 69
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I've just done a search on taste and found this thread. I haven't lost my taste, but it has changed - I've 'gone off' bland food - particularly tea! I've been a tea drinker all my adult life and never really drunk coffee as I only like very sweet coffee (as a treat) - but now (increasingly over the last few weeks) tea is making me shudder and I'm drinking more and more sweetened coffee. I can just about tolerate flavoured tea - but good old black tea - ugh! I seem to have developed an increasingly sweet tooth with food too, or the need for strongly flavoured foods, and wonder if this is psychological or something to do with the meds (mtx & humira) ?? I also have a pretty constant nauseous feeling in the pit of my stomach! Hasn't put me off eating though, sadly!
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Kellis
    My symptoms are exactly the same as yours.Cant touch tea on MTX days,other days drink tons of tea,have to eat really sweet food too.
    Regards Tkachev
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  • kellis
    kellis Bots Posts: 69
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    So I'm not going mad then?!!
    I went off tea and bland foods on Mondays (Mtx day!) some time ago, then it spread to Monday and Tuesday, now it seems to be getting worse - I didn't have any tea yesterday (Weds) but I have had just one today! And when I think about making myself another one it just makes me feel nauseas! OK, maybe I am going mad!!

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