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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had it in June. Doc gave me medicine that made my mouth taste like burning rubber for a week. Not sure if I was getting better or worse.

[–] jackie_jormp_jomp@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When I took paxlovid the world tasted like malort for a week. It was awful.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

But it gets rid of Covid within 8 hours. I've never had a cure that worked so fast. It gives you a different set of problems (joint pain, tiredness, some weird tastes) but it doesn't give you heart, lung, or brain damage like Covid. I'll take it.

[–] jo3shmoo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Paxlovid didn't exist the last time I had COVID. The mouth taste off of it is indeed weird, but the fact that I already stopped feeling the brain fog is a huge plus. I was feeling the brain fog for a good month or so after my last infection.