I had been taking terbinafine for just over six week when I lost all taste . I stopped taking it as soon as this happened I’m now 5 weeks of not taking it and still have no taste I have lost over 1 stone in weight everything tastes Disgusting the only things I can taste are mushrooms and oranges but they are still bland even water has a horrible taste has anyone else had this problem any if so how long was it before you got your taste back ?
Yes, I had the same problem a couple years ago and these forums were golden. It took me about 6 weeks to discern salt from sugar. You should be about there. A couple weeks later I was pretty much over it.
One of the common side effects of taking strong medicines for prolonged duration is the loss of taste. The sense of taste comes back within a few days or weeks after stopping the intake of medicine. However, dietitians recommend a simple and natural way of boosting the taste buds. Mix three drops of ginger and lemon juice, and add a pinch black salt to it. Apply this mix to the tongue before every meal.
hi diana did your taste return? i am currently experiencing this awful side effect from this medication. i have a constant salty/metallic taste in my mouth but when i eat nothing .. no taste. water tastes like salt water and awful dry mouth and post nasal drip. going on two weeks of these symptoms. took meds for 6 weeks and stopped as soon as taste was effected, almost 2 weeks ago.
I started taking it about 4 weeks ago. I admittedly (shamefully) took 2 pills a day (am and pm) for maybe 5-7 days. The fingernail damage was getting worse and I was afraid I was going to lose maybe 3 or 4 fingernails. I wanted results. Just this past weekend I started noticing food was just not tasting right, bottled spring water tasted like salt. Sunday I ate a bowl of cereal, it was bad. Monday I started the nausea, couldn’t keep anything in. Also dealing with major headaches/migraines, but could be associated to other things, but headaches is a side effect too. For the last 4 days EVERYTHING tastes completely horrible, disgusting!!! Water, any and all food tastes like a nasty sinus infection in the back of my throat or like I’m chewing an aspirin with my water. Utterly horrifying!! I took my last pill 5 days ago only after I googled side effects and saw “taste disturbance”. I’ve already lost 4 pounds in the last 4 days. I have no desire to eat or drink anything. When I saw the statistics of when taste will return, I read 12 weeks, maybe a year, maybe it is permanent. I am freaking out!!! But finding this forum helped me see that others not only lost taste, but actually experience a foul taste of everything, food and beverages. I would so welcome no taste than everything tasting so sooo bad. I suppose I will mark my calendar for 12 weeks and pray and hope that between now and then it gets better. Even if water could just be water again. 
I hope those of you still going through this get your taste back!!!
Hi Diane just wondering if your taste came back? My husband is now 8 months without taste..thank you
hi Monika and Diana,
just wondering if your taste came back? I’m on week 3 and still nothing…
Em
I lost my taste after taking terbinafine for about 5 weeks. It was really bad, most things tasted awful, eating anything was no fun. I found soup and smoothies were most tolerable. Thankfully after 6-8 weeks taste came back completely.