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Posted by ricker on January 18, 2009, at 14:43:30
This may seem totally off the wall, but I've been wondering if anyone has read/heard of studies using taste as a specific marker for treatment?
We're all pretty much clones when it comes to our brain's perception with our other senses, but with taste, we can be quite unique, just as the way we respond to various meds.
For example, a case study with 100 participants are followed with individual taste being the significant factor. In the group, 25 people have an overwhelming liking for sour tasting foods while others may lean more towards sweets. Our brain instantly receives the taste and reacts in either a positive or negative way.
Perhaps 10 of the 100 participants crave hot and spicy, might they all respond the same with a MAOI while 25 other with a liking for sour respond to an snri?Hey, remember my first statement...it may seem off the wall.... but I had to ask :-)
Posted by raisinb on January 18, 2009, at 22:02:17
In reply to The taste test?, posted by ricker on January 18, 2009, at 14:43:30
I think it is an interesting idea, as I've noticed that people with atypical depression tend to crave sweets, and that me, with a more typical agitated depression--I don't like sweets much at all but I love olives, pickles, doritos--salty and sour tastes. It might be that the type of depression we have is related to our metabolic needs in general.
Posted by Phillipa on January 19, 2009, at 0:43:09
In reply to Re: The taste test? » ricker, posted by raisinb on January 18, 2009, at 22:02:17
Okay seriously lost all taste and smell 5 years ago now. Went to two Taste and Smell Centers one in DC other at Wake Forrest Hospital. Said the neurons in my nose had gotten a virus and the cilia was dead. So now no taste. Tasted buds register sweet, sour, salty, bitter. So where does that leave me? I've searched and found that some meds can cause the loss it horrible as don't feel hungry or full either. lymes maybe, thyroid? Who knows the docs didn't. Love Phillipa now I am the far fetched one but amazed at the people I've heard of that same thing happened to.
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