I’ll share my experience, but I can’t say it would work for anyone else. In fact, my doctors aren’t certain what happened. They are still learning too.
First of all, I had several things going on around the time I got symptoms…..including post covid syndrome and B12 deficiency.
It’s important to get the B12 number before you start taking it. And, it’s important to get direction on how much to take from a professional trained in deficiencies. Some people don’t process it well and need injections or sublingual tablets. For people who are deficient, they may need large doses for a long time. I’m on 1000 mcg per day indefinitely per my neurologist’s instruction. I use a regular brand that I buy at Walgreens (Sublingual). Ill PM u the name.
My initial Smell Tests results taken by ENT was very poor…abnormal in November last year. I also had terrible constant bitter taste. Last month, I was retested and scored substantially higher! Normal results. The ENT was shocked. He isn’t sure if it was me taking the B12 supplements or covid clearing my body. I DID do scent retraining, but not on a regular basis.
I knew my taste improved, because food started tasting so delicious.
I am still seeing the neurologist and soon a Rheumatologist for a Sjogrens eval.
I wonder if I’ll ever get answers. I still have constant bitter taste.☹️
So, your doctor prescribed you the 1000 mcg of B12 supplementation? I’d be curious to know the brand. I also have had bouts of a bitter taste in my mouth. I just had my 5th Stellate Ganglion Block injection and the bitter taste in my mouth starts in the middle of the afternoon…odd, but it’s a bitter taste which is something! I have B12 supplements that are Gluten Free and the dosing on the bottle is 3000 mcg, I haven’t take any in over a year, because my multivitamins contain B12. I would also be very curious about this test your ENT did. What did the test involve? Just smelling certain scents? I’m curious because I purchase a smell retraining kit with different essential oils and I can’t smell any of them. I guess that would make my test scores poor as well! I saw my ENT and he didn’t give me a smell test, but looked down my nose for polyps with a scope and didn’t find anything. I’m at a loss here.