Couldn't taste a thing

[Running Blue]

Had something strange happen last night. I was up late and vaping at the computer but I couldn't taste any of the flavors I regularly use. I tried switching between different flavors, different batteries, cartomizers, atties, wintergreen, caramel, RY4, etc. I even opened a new cartomizer I'd been saving, but nothing had any taste whatsoever. Thankfully today everything is back normal but it sure was odd for about 2 hours last night.

Anyone ever experience anything like that?

 

[Liv2Ski]

Yes this is normal. Most of us have gone through this. How long have you been vaping? Hits most at the 3 to 6 week mark once you have totally quit cigs.

 

[markfm]

Yes, pretty common, you may well run into it periodically. I switch to a menthol or other mint for a day, let my palate clear.

 

[Running Blue]

Well, there ya go. It's been about 6 weeks since I started and 3 weeks since my last analog. Yay, I'm normal.

 

[roxics]

It's like when you wake up in the morning and had that first cigarette. It hit so strong and full of flavor but by the end of the day/night it was something you were just doing for the sake of doing it. I think your body just needs to reset. Either that or your batts were dying. lol

 

[Brego]

Oh yeah. Are you off analogs fairly recently? Once I had quit them I had many different "weird flavor" days. Some days I couldn't taste them, other days they all taste like crap. Give it enough time and I think that will pass. I quit analogs once before and the same thing happened. Lasted a month or so.

 

[Liv2Ski]

Well, there ya go. It's been about 6 weeks since I started and 3 weeks since my last analog. Yay, I'm normal.

Yes all is good. You may find that you will get this issue again with the onset of a cold. I keep menthol around and drop that in a DIY juice when the "no taste" bug rears its head. Best of luck, welcome to ECF and happy vaping

 

[KissMint]

This happens to me today. No taste... even menthols tastes like water. I can smell snickerdoodle but no taste to it. I'm NOT completely off analogs.. is it still normal? I smoke 1 analog every 3-5 days.

 

[intog]

I'm just over 3 weeks and I can't taste anything either... bad time to start DIY mixing Anyone with any ideas why this happens, and why at 3 to 4 weeks?

 

[Princessa]

It's a comprehensive scam by the juice vendors, to get you to buy more flavors, thinking we need stronger... ;o)

j/k of course! Gah, I dread this day coming for me! Bet I'd still taste ashtray in the one I am praying & steeping right now... LoL

 

[TxMagic]

All previous posts are correct. Sometimes a BIG glass of water helps. Since I'm just not much of a fan of menthol - even when vaping - I usually keep a strong atomic fireball flavor on hand for such occassions. Or add a lot of Capella's gingerbread to a small bottle of juice. This too shall pass. On the plus side, bet your sense of smell (and taste) will soon improve to yet another level and you'll be smelling all kinds of things . . . even those you'd rather not!

 

[Nobody88]

that happens to me too!

 

[vapyre]

Is it suppose to last over a month, no taste from any of the liquids I try.
Smell is ok but nothing to brag about

 

[tigerlily]

This is indeed a strange phenomenon. I'm glad to see it's not just me. It was a sad day indeed when my favorite vape no longer had any flavor for me. On the plus side, all those liquids that I initially hated due to the fact that they were overpowering, can now be appreciated. I've found that after a few days I can once again enjoy my favorites.

 

[Hoppyy]

A tall Glass of Coke, (soda) followed by pepermint, mint some kind of menthol orked for me

 

[Celebran]

Per others I'm glad this isn't an isolated phenomena as that would just be frustrating. I'm in my third week sans tobacco and I notice the flavor loss more often than not. Some juices I can still taste but most just taste the same or very washed out. When it gets bad I may as well be vaping straight pg/vg as that's how most taste. It does mean that more juice is aging in my cabinet since the ones I can actually taste are few in number compared to the amount where I can't taste anything. Whats frustrating is that I can smell them and they smell awesome but the taste isn't there even after switching atty's and/or cleaning.

I shall attempt to wait a time with patience.

 

[TxMagic]

Just out of curiosity, is everyone experiencing flavor loss with vaping only . . . or do food and beverages taste differently too?
For me, I noticed it with all of the above. But that's me. Thought it was to be expected. When I started vaping, I couldn't get enough chocolate flavors. Now, they taste good for a couple of vapes, then mud. Food flavors are much more intense and I'm finding my preferences have changed.

 

[Princessa]

Even tho' it's only been just over a week of no analogs for me (thinking the 2 wks of cutting down might have started regenerating some taste buds & smelling abilities) - BirdDay dinner today was like - WOW popping with flavor!

I'm definitely gonna have to start cutting back - my 15 alarm chili will probably revert back to about 10-11 alarm ;o) Last year, I was about the only one who could get it past her lips ;o)

 

[TxMagic]

Princessa, I'm noticing the same thing . . . jalapenos really ARE hot!

 

[smilyblue]

Wow, this happened to me recently too. I have been off analogs for a month and was worried that I was losing interest in vaping. I switched from tobacco, Ry4, irish creme, menthol, fruity and etc and nothing tasted good to me. It wasn't until I went to sleep and woke up the next morning to try dripping that it all came back to me. A few days later I went back to a cartomizer and all was good...pretty interesting...