http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/ Mailing list and resources for people lacking the sense of smell. This list replaces the former Anosmia Resource Center. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:05:12 GMT sylvia taylor http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21137 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21137 For what it's worth, I think the underlying cause is important.  I have polyps and inflammation and have been taking 600mg for about 3 months (with food and Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:25:09 GMT lw_ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21136 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21136 Hi Charlie! I don't remember how you acquired the anosmia but it may work on one type vs. another. For head injury I didn't see much effect. It's certainly Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:58:06 GMT Charles Farinella http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21135 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21135 Hi Lori, Thanks for the feedback, both you and Susan have had no luck with it, but meyer511 did. Deep in my heart I'm not expecting anything, but I need to Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:51:29 GMT lw_ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21134 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21134 Hi Charlie! I tried taking it for a few months but so no remarkable results. The only thing it may have helped with was sensing of chemical smells in vapor as Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:57:35 GMT Jan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21133 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21133 Sorry about that. Yahoo doesn't like apostrophes in the urls. You'll have to complete the full url yourself or you'll get a wikipage about something completely Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:56:14 GMT Jan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21132 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21132 And it has its own Yahoo group. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/samters/ Jan Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:52:07 GMT Jan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21131 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21131 Also known as Samter triad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samter's_triad Jan Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:38:55 GMT goatea http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21130 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21130 Just saw a video on you tube from a doctor at the Univerity of Michigan. He was talking about triad asthma. Which is a sensitivity to asprin, polyps, lack of Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:18:50 GMT Wuensch, Karl L http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21129 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21129 I recommend posting it at http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmiaenespanol/ Apparently steroids are very easily obtained, without Rx, in some Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:48:52 GMT Charles Farinella http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21128 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21128 Do we have any Spanish speakers? This appears to be a legitimate message from someone who's been taking dexametasone for their anosmia which was apparently Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:18:59 GMT pachegris http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21127 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21127 tango anosmia por los pasados 8 años, fue causa de muchos años de frecuente rinitis. un dia use una pastilla de dexametasona de solo 0.75 mg a las 11 pm. que Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:17:58 GMT Susan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21126 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21126 I was diagnosed with total bilaterial anosmia exactly 2 years ago by Dr. Richard Doty at the Smell and Taste Center. I tried the lipoic acid as recommended, Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:23:50 GMT William Dickerman http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21125 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21125 thanks very much, Jan. ... From: Jan To: anosmia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:28 AM Subject: [anosmia] Re: lipoic acid Hi Bill, I found Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:04:15 GMT Charles Farinella http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21124 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21124 Thanks for the feedback, your experience is very encouraging. --charlie ... -- Charlie Farinella cfarinella@... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:28:26 GMT Jan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21123 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/anosmia/message/21123 Hi Bill, I found nothing specifically abut R lipoic acid and anosmia, only one medical site talking about cataracts, and lots of marketing sites saying how S-