DEAR DR. GOTT: I am an 80-year-old widow. Five months ago, I started having a metallic taste in my mouth, a sore tongue and a dry mouth. My first thought was that it might be a bad tooth or filling, but my dentist ruled that out. Then I discovered the problems were because of citalopram, a medication I had been taking for one and a half years. My doctor cut my dosage in half, but that didn’t rid me of the side effects. I tried two other medications: One was the same with a different name, and the other made me nauseated. At the present time, I am not taking any of these.

My problem now is that I don’t know where to go for relief. Nothing tastes good, not even water. Any advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated. I hope you can shed some light on my problem because so far I haven’t been able to get any answers.
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