Why is it when I have an IV I can taste and smell the injection?

Everytime I get an IV drip I can smell and taste every drug the nurse gives me? It really makes me afraid of them. It tastes awful too.

There are some meds. . . . .especially antibiotics that you actually can taste and they taste awful. Try chewing gum or sucking on a peppermint if you have to get injections often. It helped me.

Get a box of hard candies to suck on.

Thats normal because the same exact thing has happened to me before, many times!
The last one I had tasted like metal. It was gross.

Why do you get IV's on such a regular basis?

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