Has anyone experienced a change in taste or smell while on Pregabalin?

[nurseblue]

I have been on Pregabalin since June of this year and since about it September/October, I have noticed my smell and taste change significantly. It’s not covid as I’ve already tested twice, so I can only relate it to medication, chemical imbalance or something more physical (brain related).

Everything around smells really bitter and sour and I’m struggling to eat some of my favourite things because my taste and smell are SO altered. My body odour has changed and smells really pungent, to the point where I’m sometimes showering 3/4 times per day, but it doesn’t help. My partner can’t smell any differences at all, so I know it’s just me that can smell them.

The bitter and sour smells I get are also transferring to my tastebuds, and I’m beginning to taste the bitter/sour smells without even eating, so it’s like the smell is transferring to my saliva, which is really bumming me out.

I’ve started getting a lot of headaches too, but a new symptom so have noticed in the last wee while is that mid conversation, I completely forget what I’m talking about and go off in a tangent. I have also noticed my head feels like cotton wool most of the time, and that it feels like I’m slurring my words a lot.

Do any of the symptoms ring true to anyone? I’ve tried finding information in every area of the internet and had no luck. I have called my doctors, but no one seems interested at the moment.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Andilynn]

I’m sorry your struggling with these awful symptoms. If your doctors aren’t helping, I would contact other doctors until you find one willing to thoroughly investigate this as soon as possible. We hire, and therefore can fire, doctors we don’t like. Best of luck. Please keep us posted, we care!

[nurseblue in reply to Andilynn]

Thanks for your reply. I finally found a doctor who does listen, but I’m still finding it difficult to get any answers for what is currently going on. Hopefully find out some answers in the new year x

[Andilynn in reply to nurseblue]

I’m glad you found a better doctor. Hopefully, he’ll follow up with some tests. I’ve been taking a low dose of pregabalin for about five years and the only thing I notice is some short term memory issues.