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What Causes Strange Metallic Smell After Stopped Apo Mometasone And Sandoz Azithromycin?
i have been taking medication apo mometasone along with sandoz azithromycin. the medication is finish and i ve been experiencing a strange metallic smell for a week now. i thought it was a gas leak or draino that my husband poured down the sink to clear a clog but both problems have been resolve and i m still experiencing this smell on and off. can you please tell me if this has anything to do with the medication?
Fri, 21 Jul 2017
Hi,
Thanks for the query. I understand your concern.
Azithromycin & Mometasone you had taken has caused this as a common side effect. Both the medications lead to dryness of mucus membranes as such & antibiotic causes depletion of normal/ protective bacterial flora ( Lactobacilli residing in the mucus membrane lining) Altogether effect being dryness/ metallic smell to breath & loss of taste.
This can be avoided by drinking lot of warm water through out the day & probiotic( Lactobacillus preparation over the counter / B complex supplement. ) supplement during & after the therapy .
Thanks
Thanks for the query. I understand your concern.
Azithromycin & Mometasone you had taken has caused this as a common side effect. Both the medications lead to dryness of mucus membranes as such & antibiotic causes depletion of normal/ protective bacterial flora ( Lactobacilli residing in the mucus membrane lining) Altogether effect being dryness/ metallic smell to breath & loss of taste.
This can be avoided by drinking lot of warm water through out the day & probiotic( Lactobacillus preparation over the counter / B complex supplement. ) supplement during & after the therapy .
Thanks
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