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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Wombat on March 10, 2014, 09:41:44 PM

Title: Metallic taste in mouth
Post by: Wombat on March 10, 2014, 09:41:44 PM

Help ladies,

Is this normal please to get a metallic taste

Just come out of nowhere and in conjunction with my burning mouth

Thank you  :-\

Title: Re: Metallic taste in mouth
Post by: flossie fiddler on March 10, 2014, 11:17:24 PM

Yes, I have this, along with salty taste, dry mouth and a feeling of salt burns.

Hoping now I've started on Evorel Sequi patches it'll improve.

Flossie

Title: Re: Metallic taste in mouth
Post by: Wombat on March 10, 2014, 11:24:26 PM

Thanks for replying Flossie.

I can't take HRT so making the most of it.

Cheers x

Title: Re: Metallic taste in mouth
Post by: flossie fiddler on March 10, 2014, 11:29:47 PM

Is there anything else can be used to alleviate the symptoms? I did read on here that there are some sucky sweets available but I haven't looked into it.

Hope you're coping. Mines pretty bad tonight and my tongue feels really burnt.

Title: Re: Metallic taste in mouth
Post by: Dana on March 11, 2014, 12:33:09 AM

Are you taking any other kinds of meds? Some meds can have this effect.

Title: Re: Metallic taste in mouth
Post by: Sarah2 on March 11, 2014, 08:10:13 AM

Sometimes a cold virus can give you a change of taste and / or a sore tongue, but this is really something you ought to discuss with your dentist because it could be due to gum problems or your teeth.

We have little 'tonsils' down the sides of our tongue which react to viruses which can give us sore tongues, or sometimes it can be due to a food intolerance.

Title: Re: Metallic taste in mouth
Post by: Hurdity on March 11, 2014, 05:58:43 PM

I have mentioned this before but some people get "pine mouth" caused by eating pine nuts ( apparently most of them are from China and contain a mix of types and it's one of the types that can cause this). This gives a metallic taste in the mouth and is worse (more noticeable) after certain foods.

I was convinced there must be something wrong with my teeth but when I googled it this is what came up , and sure enough I had started eating a nut mix on my muesli the previpus couple of week or so. Once I stopped eating the nuts the taste disappared ( after about a fortnight) and now I avoid pine nuts where I can.

Not saying this is the cause of yours (if you haven't recently started eating pine nuts!) but it is a most bizarre phenomenon!

Hurdity x

Title: Re: Metallic taste in mouth
Post by: Wombat on March 11, 2014, 07:51:40 PM

Wow Hurdity who would have thoughts pine nuts could do that..... Will check what I am eating for sure

Have appointment with the doc in April. Travelling for work until then..... Will also try to fit in the dentist

Thanks all, great to know your all there x