This is a long story and I don't want to bore people with it but it all started about 10 months ago. I was advised by my doctor to have a colonoscopy as it had been more than 5 years since the last one and I was prone to have non cancerous polyps which had been removed.
This was in November of 2010 and I would not have another colonoscopy done until the 3rd of Jan. 2011. During this period of waiting I completely fell apart because of the fear of possibly having colon cancer. I became depressed and to put it bluntly, I was a mess. I was obsessed with all this negative thinking and was unable to function normally. I started to have symptoms with my bowels which I thought were symptoms of colon cancer. I woke up one morning and discovered that my sense of smell had changed as everything had a strange smell or no smell at all. Eventually eating became a problem as my taste had diminished and eating meals became a problem.
Prior to this time which I have not mentioned, I had been on antidepressants for about 11 years as I had a similar bout of depression which involved imagined health issues in the past. Everything was going along great during this period. The medicine was working. I felt great! Than as I explained earlier, the bottom fell out and I was right back in the depression again. Right at the present time my phsyciatrist says that the meds quit working and now I am on another medication (desipramine). Have tried zoloft and effexor which did'nt work well. Doctor say my physical health is good and shouldn't have anything to worry about, but I am having problems with smell and taste disorders. Nobody seems to know what to do about this! Could it be that this is due to my present state of depression? I wish I knew. Anyone have any idea about this
Depressed over smell and taste disorder
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ladybug_101
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Re: Depressed over smell and taste disorder
could it be your meds sometimes we develop side effects to meds even meds we have been on for yrs.