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Metallic taste

11 replies

aanotherun · 01/02/2021 15:21

I've ordered a covid test as I've had a very strong metallic taste but no other symptoms. Can anyone please tell me if this is a symptom? I feel I'm being a bit dramatic but an elderly relative has just passed away with it (no-one I've been in contact with) so I'm getting myself a bit worried. Nothing I can do until test but I was curious if that particular change in taste is covid related?

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AfternoonToffee · 01/02/2021 16:23

Sorry to ask but any chance you could be pregnant?

Dorisdaydream2 · 01/02/2021 16:25

A friend of mine had a metallic taste and tested positive. She did have other symptoms though.

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aanotherun · 01/02/2021 16:56

Thank you both. I took a pregnancy test to be on safe side, I have the coil and it came back negative.

I just cannot shift this horrible taste! I can still taste things but it's the metallic thats there constantly. I'm probably worrying over nothing but it's hard not to x

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Itstheprinciple · 01/02/2021 16:59

I had a change of taste when I was positive. I wouldn't say mine was metallic though, it was more of an oily/greasy taste.

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aanotherun · 01/02/2021 17:04

Thanks, hope you're well now x

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MyBossIsATwat · 01/02/2021 19:12

You might have a dental infection, I had a weird metal taste in my mouth for a while last year and that turned out to be the reason why. I too panicked about covid so I get your worry.

Spiratedaway · 01/02/2021 19:17

I have exactly the same but tested negative twice

jb23newmum · 01/02/2021 19:23

We are a family of four and currently all positive - the very first symptom we all had was a headache that wouldn’t go away . We are about a week in and my husband said yesterday he had a metallic taste . I have the taste in your mouth you get with some colds - I can still taste/smell everything . Personally I would ignore the “symptoms “ if something doesn’t feel right then do what you are doing and get a test. My youngest tested positive first (she is at school) and test centre basically insinuated we were wasting our time getting her tested as she wasn’t showing one of the three symptoms - infuriated me as it could easily put people off getting tested and we could have sent her to school !

PuzzledObserver · 01/02/2021 19:32

DH had a metallic test, but could taste food as well. The metallic taste was a kind of constant background. It started a few days after his other symptoms and lasted a couple of weeks.

We didn’t think he might be pregnant, as I’m past the menopause

You’re right to get a test.

Pumpkinpied · 01/02/2021 19:36

Could you be anaemic? I don’t absorb iron and know I need an infusion when I get a metallic taste in my mouth.

LetsGoFlyAKiteee · 01/02/2021 19:37

2 friends who tested postive both said about a metallic taste..

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