I'm also 8 months post treatment and identify completely. I have almost no taste and very little saliva. At first, it was impossible to accept and I even decided that I would rather not continue to live in that condition. In my particular case depression was the cause and the Wellbutrin treatment for it has been successful.

Now, I am not at all happy about the inability to taste, the limited food choices and the persistent dry mouth. However, those things no longer dominate my life. On whatever level, I've been able to accept the 'new normal' and work around it. In other words, screw it. It is what it is and will not control how I feel.