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My ongoing steroid saga

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islands@volcanomail.com - 10 Feb 2005 00:09 GMT
Hey everyone,
Well, on the plus side I may be the only person ever to lose a large
amount of weight while on a round of steroids. Unfortunately it's
because I've lost all sense of taste. You know how when you have a cold
and you think you've lost your sense of taste? Well, you haven't. Now I
know what that feels like. It's an odd sensation to put food in your
mouth and feel it but not taste it. Kind of like a numb limb. It
completely changes your relationship with food. Now that I think about
it I wonder why some weight loss program hasn't tried it since they've
tried everything else including electric shock (anyone remember
Schick?) It appears I just wasted $90. on my current Weight Watchers
membership.

Anyway, since the doctor is unavailable (if he were my rheumy I'd fire
him) I called the pharmacy. The pharmacist tells me that it should come
back but if it doesn't I should tell my doctor so he can chart it. Ok.
Right.
Lisa :0)
JLee - 10 Feb 2005 08:07 GMT
> Hey everyone,
> Well, on the plus side I may be the only person ever to lose a large
> amount of weight while on a round of steroids. Unfortunately it's
> because I've lost all sense of taste. You know how when you have a cold
> and you think you've lost your sense of taste?

Sigh... maybe that is the reason I gained while on steroids.  When I have a
cold and lose my sense of taste, I simply resort to eating richer foods in
the hope that my taste buds will stand a better chance of detecting
something :-(

Janet N.
Nann Bell - 10 Feb 2005 17:43 GMT
> Sigh... maybe that is the reason I gained while on steroids.  When I have a
> cold and lose my sense of taste, I simply resort to eating richer foods in
> the hope that my taste buds will stand a better chance of detecting
> something :-(

I'm that way too, but I can kinda taste strong flavors. I always crave potato
chips big-time when I have a cold.  I could live off them during colds if my
nutritional sense didn't kick in.

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Janet R - 10 Feb 2005 18:09 GMT
Oh me too!  My hubby puts a container of chips next to my recliner for when
I actually feel like eating.

I am actually losing weight while on steroids! (For now)

Janet R

>> Sigh... maybe that is the reason I gained while on steroids.  When I have
>> a
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> my
> nutritional sense didn't kick in.
Benjamin M. Magno - 10 Feb 2005 23:20 GMT
I lost a lot of weight real quick when I first started taking steroids.
I didn't really have an appetite, as no food really appealed to me, so
I forced myself to drink slim-fast shakes, to make sure I was getting
nutrition (plus the extra calcium and vitamin D you need on steroids!)
the shakes are nice and rich, so I could enjoy them. It was kind of
nice as my lower joints REALLY appreciated the weight loss. That effect
wore off as I got used to them, and now I'm just trying to maintain.

The first two weeks, I lost about 20 lbs. Didn't seem to worry my Dr.
I've never really liked that Dr. anyhoo, if you look at my old posts
(pre-december)
 
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