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Wed-05-06-2013, 20:24 PM
I have a thread in Off Topic [Group Specific] about loosing my sense of smell after having a bad case of the flu.
I didn't think at the time that it may be of interest to others with psoriasis, but in the end I thought I would mention it here too as I'm using Stelara.
I'm not for one minute saying it's a problem with Stelara as I have researched and can't find any evidence of loss of smell whilst using it. But to cut a long story short you can read more in off topic I lost my smell after a bad case of the Flu around Dec/Jan and it has not come back. I have now seen a specialist and he confirmed the virus probably killed my smell senses.
Again I'm not saying it's related, but Stelara and other Bio treatments do lower your immune system, and the specialist told me as I was taking it I should have gone to him sooner.
So if you loose your smell, go to your GP immediately if you are on a Bio as I have been told there is no guarantee of it coming back.
If anyone does know more about a link with the loss of smell and psoriasis please post here.
I didn't think at the time that it may be of interest to others with psoriasis, but in the end I thought I would mention it here too as I'm using Stelara.
I'm not for one minute saying it's a problem with Stelara as I have researched and can't find any evidence of loss of smell whilst using it. But to cut a long story short you can read more in off topic I lost my smell after a bad case of the Flu around Dec/Jan and it has not come back. I have now seen a specialist and he confirmed the virus probably killed my smell senses.
Again I'm not saying it's related, but Stelara and other Bio treatments do lower your immune system, and the specialist told me as I was taking it I should have gone to him sooner.
So if you loose your smell, go to your GP immediately if you are on a Bio as I have been told there is no guarantee of it coming back.
If anyone does know more about a link with the loss of smell and psoriasis please post here.