There is a risk of heart-related side effects with amitriptyline, as well as muscle rigidity, tremors, seizures, increased sensitivity to light, weight gain or loss, hair
Weight changes were a side effect in studies of
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Doses of amitriptyline for pain are lower than the doses for depression
As a result of COVID-19, affected people can experience chemosensory dysfunction in a variety of ways, including complete loss of smell or taste (anosmia or ageusia
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Some medications, such as antibiotics, can cause a sour or metallic taste in your mouth
However, true taste loss is rare
In most cases, treating the underlying cause of ageusia can restore your taste
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When you lose your sense of smell — due to age, a health problem or a medicine — foods can seem tasteless or bland
Taste can also diminish with aging, and loss of smell also contributes to taste impairment
These include COVID-19, poor oral hygiene, tobacco use, sinus infections, and aging
Here are seven things — other than COVID — that can cause a loss of taste and smell
This is especially true at higher doses and if steroids are taken over a long period of time
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Throughout the last two years, the COVID-19 outbreak imposed a challenge on the global population, leading to the collapse of health systems and imposing direct changes on the daily lives of everyone
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Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant, prescribed for depression
If you do not have one, ask your pharmacist for one
When amitriptyline HCl was applied topically to the tongue in order to mimic the condition in which the drug is secreted into the saliva, it blocked responses to other taste stimuli in both humans and gerbils
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Other changes in the sense of smell include smells being different than expected (parosmia)
unusual tiredness or weakness (severe) vomiting (severe) Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention
It has also been used for nerve pain and itchiness in small Interestingly, loss of taste sensation has also been reported with the use of ACE inhibitors
chest pain or pressure, pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder, nausea, sweating; pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest; confusion, hallucinations; a seizure (convulsions); painful or loss of sense of taste