I've lost track. I think this is the 5th time for me?? Got a hard cough and I'm tired. Taste feels a little off too. Nothing seems to taste right. This never happened to me before.
Purely anecdotal, not "scientifically tested" or approved, but I mean that literally in that studies haven't been done, so maybe this is something. Maybe not. But there's no downside.
Try alpha lipoic acid. When people lose taste/smell it's because the virus is attacking the olfactory nerve. Alpha lipoic acid is a well known supplement to help against nerve damage and nerve problems. Every neurologist around here puts their patients on it for neuropathy and things like that. I take it for the nerve damage in my feet and it has nicely replaced some other meds I was on for a long time in order to make life livable.
My wife lost her taste/smell the first time we got covid a couple years ago, and it stayed gone for a while. Finally she took a few doses of alpha lipoic acid and it returned pretty quickly. When we got it again just now she realized her taste/smell was starting to leave again and she began taking it again, this time heading it off at the pass, and she did not lose her senses (lol).
Obviously zero guarantee that will work for you, but I thought I'd pass it along. If you try it, probably start with lower doses like the 100mg pills, as many will experience heartburn or indigestion....it is acid, after all. Maybe have some Pepcid to take along with it. If one pill goes fine, try a few per day. I'm on 1200 mg/day, but I think you're supposed to ramp up to that over time. Wife didn't need nearly that much and it seems to help her with the covid thing.
