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Title: Sense of Smell
Post by: acer455 on September 05, 2021, 09:23:55 PM
    Does anyone have no or reduced sense of smell? And did plaqnell or any other dtug bring it back??
Title: Re: Sense of Smell
Post by: meirish on September 06, 2021, 09:49:17 PM
I have had a reduced sense of smell for 20 years or more. I used to have the best "smeller" in the state but now it comes and goes. I have had Sjogrens for decades plus 4 other diagnosed autoimmune diseases. I have been on Plaquenil for 14 years or so and I can't say that it has done much for my sense of smell.

It helped me a lot with fatigue and aches and pains and if I went off of it I usually noticed and would have to go back on it. You might have better luck as everyone has a different response to Plaquenil I am thinking as we are all different in how we respond to meds. Good luck. meirish
Title: Re: Sense of Smell
Post by: acer455 on September 23, 2021, 12:58:18 PM
Hi Meirsh it?s so hard to eat without sense of smell and my taste is so lousy with the dry mouth I miss my sense of smell so much ?.I wonder if there way to get it back