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October 24th, 2011
Hello,

For the past two months, I have had whole body numbness and ageusia (inability to taste). It happened one morning when I woke up. The numbness started in mouth and throughout the day extended throughout my whole body. It does NOT come and go. I have also not been able to taste anything. It is not a lessening of taste. It is a complete inability to taste. I can smell fine, though. The ageusia also does NOT come and go. It is always there.

The doctors do not know what it is. I hope to see a neurologist soon and maybe get an MRI. A doctor thought I had Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. My pulse went from 60 to 120 beats per minute during a tilt table test recently. Last spring I was also diagnosed with hypothyroidism, but that appears to have been corrected with levothyroxine.

Any idea what is happening to me? Is this potentially serious?
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IceSkate
replied October 24th, 2011
The only medication I take is levothyroxine. I've been taking it since April with no problems.
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Laffter58
replied December 28th, 2011
Loss of Taste But Not Smell
I'm not sure my situation is related. My taste came and went for 9 months and the doctors couldn't figure out why. My smell was also fine. I finally figured out it was an insecticide I bought in April to deal with an ant problem. I wanted to post this somewhere in case someone else has experienced this.
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IceSkate
replied December 28th, 2011
Laffter,

How exactly was the insecticide effecting your taste? Fumes in the air?

I don't think I've been around any hazardous chemicals.

Thanks for sharing.
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Laffter58
replied January 11th, 2012
Lost of taste but not smell
Yes, I believe it was the fumes hanging in the air for several hours after a heavy spraying. We were experiencing drought conditions where I live and the ants were looking for water. My old spray would kill them but not keep them from coming back. So I bought a new can. I have not used it since August or September and my taste has been fine early December. (It takes 8-16 weeks to cycle through.)
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Laffter58
replied January 11th, 2012
Lost of taste but not smell
Yes, I believe it was the fumes hanging in the air for several hours after a heavy spraying. We were experiencing drought conditions where I live and the ants were looking for water. My old spray would kill them but not keep them from coming back. So I bought a new can. I have not used it since August or September and my taste has been fine early December. (It takes 8-16 weeks to cycle through.)
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