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Fully vaccinated and lost taste and smell

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SummersBreeze · 08/07/2022 00:24

I am fully vaccinated. I had 4 Pfizer shots altogether with a booster in November and another booster in February.

I have covid now. I am on day 4. I came down with fever on Monday. This was the main symptom. Fever on and off. Today I am fever free. Does this mean I am on the mend now or will it come back to me tomorrow?

I noticed last night my taste was off. I was eating a yogurt. I yogurt was an apricot flavour but it was very bland. I was able to taste sweet but that was it.

The same thing happened over today. I lot of my food was bland with not taste. I was able to feel the textures of food but that was it.

I had a shower tonight and I washed my hair and I noticed I couldn't smell my shampoo and conditioner. I then used more products in my hair - heat protection which I couldn't smell. I then decided to try perfume on me but I couldn't smell my perfume.

Is anyone else loosing their smell and taste even after being vaccinated?

Does it come back?

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SummersBreeze · 08/07/2022 19:55

SilverGlassHare · 08/07/2022 18:57

I lost mine when I had Covid at the end of last year even though I was fully vaccinated. It took about a month for my sense of smell to return to about 80-90%, and now, 7 months later, I’d say it’s probably all the way back. My sense of taste took longer and even now it doesn’t feel completely back to normal - same things don’t taste as strong or taste slightly different.

That sounds awful. I'm so sorry.

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TenRedThings · 08/07/2022 20:05

My daughter lost her sense of smell 3 months later everything started smelling and tasting disgusting. There's very few foods she can eat and it's now 8 months on. We joined a FB page where there are thousands of people suffering with covid parosnia.

floweringpoppies · 08/07/2022 20:06

I'm day 3 and I've gone off chocolate!!!

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