User blog comment:Bato of the Heavy Iron Rock Hammer/Irene's loss of senses/@comment-29693708-20170127144159

Irene's sleeping problem is probably PTSD and her inability to taste food might be due to dragons being carnivores so Irene's taste buds didn't register the bread and veg she was eating. All the problems she experienced might have just been tempory while Irene adjusted to having a human body again.