The first round with Nystatin for my thrush I gagged everytime I took it and threw up a few other times from the taste. But I threw up at the drop of a hat at that time anyway (I was on a formula that was not settling well in my stomach and kept making me sick) The good news is, I definitely got some of my taste back after a few days on the stuff! I'm so glad it's something fixable for you and now hopefully you will get some of your taste buds back! But now you'll have to watch out that you don't get it again. I got it again later in radiation, but I knew what it was and what to do that time.