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Resetting likes/dislikes with COVID anosmia? (hexbear.net)
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Did you or anyone you know use COVID-induced loss of smell and taste to reset opinions on foods?

I thought of this when I saw some deviled eggs this past weekend. I've hated eggs since an early childhood force-feeding incident, and I can't even tolerate the smell of them, which means I can't make this dish that my husband and child absolutely love.

It suddenly occurred to me that it would have been a nice bright spot if I had had COVID anosmia - I could have finally made them deviled eggs! But then I wondered if I could have used it to reset my hatred of eggs entirely - it's not the texture that bothers me, it's the taste - and then wondered if anybody has actually done that.

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[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If your taste/smell are still off when it's over, look into psilocybin. I've seen it work directly. An ex's COVID left her with the sensation that everything was inedibly salty. She took a 2g dose, we cooked dinner after the peak, and for the entire night her senses returned to normal. It reverted by morning but my next step was to either get her on microdosing or do 1-2g sessions where she consciously focused on tasting familiar things.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was actually thinking about your post the other day wondering if anything came of it.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We broke up shortly after that so I never got a long-term update. From what I've seen in /r/microdosing, people have had persistent return of their senses by doing it a few times.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Ah, gotcha. Apologies if i'm dredging up stuff. meow-hug Interesting tho.