Age: 65.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Taste disorder
Clinical narrative: I crave salty things, which I never have.; no appetite; no sense of smell/loss of smell; I had no taste whatsoever/loss of taste; felt under the weather; coffee tasted very vile, water even tasted pretty vile; Fatigue/Extremely tired; Headache; aches by mid afternoon.; Chills/Bothered by chills; This spontaneous case was reported by a consumer and describes the occurrence of ANOSMIA (no sense of smell/loss of smell), AGEUSIA (I had no taste whatsoever/loss of taste), MALAISE (felt under the weather), TASTE DISORDER (coffee tasted very vile, water even tasted pretty vile) and DECREASED APPETITE (no appetite) in a 65-year-old female patient who received mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (batch nos. 011AZ1A and 012M20A) for COVID-19 vaccination. The occurrence of additional non-serious events is detailed below.     Concurrent medical conditions included Penicillin allergy, Drug allergy (Aspirin allergy), Drug allergy (Cortisone allergy) and Hypothyroidism (Low Thyroid). Concomitant products included LEVOTHYROXINE for Hypothyroidism, MULTIVITAMIN [VITAMINS NOS], GLUCOSAMINE, FISH OIL and ZINC for an unknown indication.   On 05-Feb-2021, the patient received first dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Intramuscular) 1 dosage form. On 05-Mar-2021, received second dose of mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Intramuscular) dosage was changed to 1 dosage form. On 05-Mar-2021, the patient experienced PAIN (aches by mid afternoon.), CHILLS (Chills/Bothered by chills) and HEADACHE (Headache). On 06-Mar-2021, the patient experienced MALAISE (felt under the weather), TASTE DISORDER (coffee tasted very vile, water even tasted pretty vile) and FATIGUE (Fatigue/Extremely tired). On 06-Mar-2021 at 8:30 AM, the patient experienced ANOSMIA (no sense of smell/loss of smell) and AGEUSIA (I had no taste whatsoever/loss of taste). On 07-Mar-2021, the patient experienced DECREASED APPETITE (no appetite). On an unknown date, the patient experienced SALT CRAVING (I crave salty things, which I never have.). At the time of the report, ANOSMIA (no sense of smell/loss of smell) and AGEUSIA (I had no taste whatsoever/loss of taste) had not resolved and MALAISE (felt under the weather), TASTE DISORDER (coffee tasted very vile, water even tasted pretty vile), DECREASED APPETITE (no appetite), SALT CRAVING (I crave salty things, which I never have.), PAIN (aches by mid afternoon.), CHILLS (Chills/Bothered by chills), FATIGUE (Fatigue/Extremely tired) and HEADACHE (Headache) outcome was unknown.      DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS (normal ranges are provided in parenthesis if available): On an unknown date, SARS-CoV-2 test: negative (Negative) Patient went for COVID rapid test for 4 weeks in a row, all coming out Negative.     For mRNA-1273 (Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine) (Intramuscular), the reporter did not provide any causality assessments.   Patient reported she used LAVENDER, EUCALYPTUS, LEMON AND ROSE ESSENTIAL OILS  and SALINE NASAL SPRAY to try to retrain her sense of smell.     This case was linked to MOD-2021-259014 (Patient Link).   Most recent FOLLOW-UP information incorporated above includes: On 16-Jul-2021: Events updated, Treatment information updated