New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly
New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly
The antiviral drug ensitrelvir eases both smell and taste loss, and is one of the few COVID-19 drugs available to people not at high risk of grave illness.
New clinical-trial data suggest that an antiviral pill called ensitrelvir shortens the duration of two unpleasant symptoms of COVID-19: loss of smell and taste. The medication is among the first to alleviate these effects and, unlike other COVID-19 treatments, is not reserved only for people at high risk of severe illness.
I lost smell and taste after I had Covid in late Feb/early March of 2020. Nothing at all for a couple of months, then parosmia for about 18 months. Back to total loss of smell and taste again, but within the last couple of months I can smell really strong smells, like creosote; also a little touch of parosmia (poop smells like chicken noodle soup, ffs).
Losing 2 of the 5 senses is an incredible loss. I almost feel like it's having a devastating effect on my brain.
I cannot wait to regain those senses. I've tried so many things, and I'll try this too when I can have access to it.
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