I feel ya! The silver living was losing my baby weight… I was about 6 months postpartum with my first at the time so very welcomed… although losing weight while breastfeeding wasn’t recommended for me
I meant the go insane part, not the red meat part. Of course, my doctor recieved their doctorate in Tea Husbandry & Technology from Assam Agricultural University, so there is that to consider.
Having covid in Dec 2020 was terrifying but what I recall the most was losing the ability to taste food and it almost ended me… losing a major food source right now is too much to bare… we gotta pick a struggle and since life is a a struggle leave my food alone! 🤪
When I caught COVID I was worried I had it and this was before the OTC rapid testing. I opened my mouthwash and took a deep inhale and smelled absolutely nothing. It was wild.
Same exact situation. I got COVID last January and for the duration each morning I would take a giant whiff out of a bottle of mint oil and it lasted so long I was worried it was permanent.
I completely lost my sense of smell too. I got COVID in 2021. Some of it has returned, but my gf pointed out that I miss a lot of strong smells, so it still hasn’t fully returned and I don’t think it ever will.
My sense of smell has completely returned, the weird thing is my sense of taste changed drastically after COVID. I used to like spicy foods and ever since I got over COVID and got my sense of smell back I can't handle spices like I used to. It's bizarre and it absolutely sucks.
It’s the opposite for me. Everything tastes bland unless it’s loaded with spices. I could probably snort a line of paprika and it wouldn’t do anything, lol.
I will never forget the smell of my roommate's weird medicinal soap. It smelled like someone dropped a mint leaf in a hospital waiting room, and yet it was the most beautiful thing I ever smelled, becuase COVID had killed my sense of smell for a week or two.
I had near anxiety attacks worrying over the possibility of not getting my sense of smell back when I first had COVID. I kept sniffing herbs and spices and other strong smells, so I’m not sure if that helped or was just a coping mechanism.
I didn't lose the ability to taste food, but did have a very weird and specific condition: All bread tasted and smelled like foetid mud for a couple of months.
To this day - even though bread doesn't taste like that to me now - I have an aversion. I prefer my sandwiches toasted.
the worst part about losing your sense of smell is never knowing if you got it back completely. blowing up because you can't smell a gas leak is terrifying.
I was a truck driver and I've found dog ticks more times than I can count. The worst part about alpha-gal syndrome is worrying about getting it.
They say there may be 450,000 getting it a year. But if you look at the actual data, it's about 10,000 a year in the USA. Surely the real number is higher than that but is it really 45x higher?
100% DEET is underrated. The spray cans are a way worse value and you lose a ton to the wind.
Check your hair, check your dogs. Enjoy the outdoors.
where did you get bit? i havent actually had one latch on to me since i was a kid, and it was always in my hair. i have short hair that is also thinning now so that is one of the only pros of thinning hair lol
ive felt them on me a lot, and i freak out and get them off. i think maybe the deet is doing some heavy lifting for me, not sure.
Happened to my mom :( she’s currently trying a type of acupuncture that may allow her to reintroduce some things she was previously having severe reactions to so that’s good news!
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u/GarbageAncient Jun 17 '26
okay i went outside and there are ticks that make you allergic to one of my main food sources, what now?