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Getting Metal Taste In Mouth. Feeling Fatigue And Weakness. What Is This?
Question: Hi, I have a metal taste in mouth almost as if I burnt my tounge... with fatigue and generalized weakness. Ive tried to clean it, even tried hydrogen proxide rise.... dosent seem to be any white spots and my tounge, does seem a bit coated but not consistent with thrush... throat is not sore ... sym for approx a week... headache for last 3 days but allgeries are begining to come out... any idea about what this is... my tounge is midline with no evdence of cuts
Hi
thank you for sharing your problems with me.
Metal taste could be due to many reasons such as drugs, oral-gum problems, dehydration etc
SSRI can rarely cause metal taste in your mouth and it is a described side effect.
So, if you do not have any oral infection ( your dentist can check on it) and you are having adequate water daily, then most likely that you are developing a side effect to long term SSRI use
So kindly discuss with your physician regarding dose adjustment
Hope my answer has helped you
Have a nice day
Dr XXXXXX
thank you for sharing your problems with me.
Metal taste could be due to many reasons such as drugs, oral-gum problems, dehydration etc
SSRI can rarely cause metal taste in your mouth and it is a described side effect.
So, if you do not have any oral infection ( your dentist can check on it) and you are having adequate water daily, then most likely that you are developing a side effect to long term SSRI use
So kindly discuss with your physician regarding dose adjustment
Hope my answer has helped you
Have a nice day
Dr XXXXXX
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