I haven’t noticed much so far but today I had some ketchup for the first time in a while and it tasted amazing, like just normal ketchup was so good I could eat it by itself. I really hope my tastes on more things change. I’ve heard some people start liking coffee. I hope I get that because I always loved the smell but hated the taste.


I’ve not noticed much of a change in taste. Others mentioned starting to like coffee, but that was me before. For a long time I’ve enjoyed strong, astringent, and bitter flavors, and transitioning hasn’t changed that. I drank my coffee black, I enjoyed 98% cacao dark chocolate, and I’ve imported vegemite for my own enjoyment. Not sure there is room to grow the palette in that sort of direction.
The one exception is salt, and pickles. I like salty foods, I have cravings for salt. That’s a well know effect of spironolactone, the specific antiandrogen and diuretic I’m using. I’ve since reduced the dose, and that made the salt cravings go away.