mouth taste

A metallic or burning taste, and a mouth that suddenly feels dry, is a real perimenopause complaint. Falling estrogen reduces saliva, and saliva is what keeps taste normal, so things taste wrong before anything else feels wrong.

What helps: water through the day rather than in one go, chewing sugar-free gum to prompt saliva, and asking your doctor to check B12, iron and ferritin at your next visit, because low levels show up exactly like this. If you have a white patch, an ulcer that will not heal, or pain when swallowing, have it looked at.