Now doctors are warning of 'Ozempic tongue' - the latest bizarre symptom of weight loss drug READ MORE: Graphic reveals all of Ozempic's weird side effects By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:17, 3 June 2024 | Updated: 15:24, 3 June 2024 e-mail 313 shares 86 View comments Ozempic users have been complaining of weird changes to their sense of taste while taking the weight-loss drug — particularly when it comes to sweet treats. And now scientists in Europe believe they have found out what is causing so-called 'Ozempic tongue'.
A study showed that some people who take semaglutide — the active drug in Ozempic — experience a change to a gene on the tongue involved in taste. They also found that participants experienced sweet tastes 'more intensely' than those who had not used the drug. The above show two patients on Ozempic who said their craving for sweet treats was lowered while they were taking the drug It could explain why Ozempic forums are filling up with comments complaining over being unable to consume favorite treats, from chocolate to wine to donuts.
Dr Mojca Jensterle Sever, an endocrinologist in Slovenia who led the research, said: 'People with obesity often perceive tastes less "intensely" and they have an inherently elevated desire for sweet and energy-dense food.' '[But] the present study demonstrated that semaglutide improved taste sensitivity in women with obesity. 'It means that the detection threshold for different concen.