Ozempic users report surprising cravings for certain smells: Here's what to know

While Ozempic and different weight-loss drugs person been shown to person myriad benefits, they tin besides contiguous immoderate unwelcome effects, chiefly nausea, vomiting and different gastrointestinal symptoms.

Some are besides reporting changes successful their consciousness of odor — sometimes referred to arsenic "Ozempic smell" — arsenic 1 of the lesser-known broadside effects of GLP-1 medications.

Anecdotal grounds suggests that radical taking these drugs could beryllium abruptly drawn to sugary perfumes and scents, perchance adjacent craving them.

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Some users connected Reddit person reported unexpected cravings and appreciations for perfumes.

"I started semaglutide successful April past twelvemonth and person mislaid 80lbs and gained a newfound appreciation for fragrances," wrote 1 user.

Dr. Marc Siege says that portion helium hasn’t observed this improvement successful his ain patients, the medications bash change digestion. (iStock)

Another idiosyncratic replied, "My scent obsession started erstwhile I started my shots…"

GLP-1 receptor agonists enactment by imitating the earthy hormone GLP-1, which helps to modulate humor sweetener and maintains a feeling of fullness. 

Originally created arsenic an cause to dainty diabetes, the people of medications has go a fashionable weight-loss solution.

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The regions that power people's senses of sensation and odor are besides superior sources of this earthy hormone, studies person shown.

Dr. Marc Siegel, objective prof of medicine astatine NYU Langone Health and Fox News elder aesculapian analyst, says that portion helium hasn’t observed this improvement successful his ain patients, the medications bash change digestion.

The gourmand fragrance marketplace has been rising successful caller years, and is expected to transcend $35 cardinal successful 2025, marketplace probe shows. (iStock)

"I person seen an summation successful reflux and burping related to delayed gastric emptying with these drugs," helium told Fox News Digital.

"This tin pb to an acidic oregon sour taste, which could theoretically impact odor arsenic well."

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The reported broadside effect aligns with different trend: Gourmand fragrances (sweet-smelling, sugary perfume scents similar barroom batter and caramel) are rising successful popularity, arsenic reported by Forbes.

The gourmand fragrance marketplace has been rising successful caller years, and is expected to transcend $35 cardinal successful 2025, marketplace probe shows.

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Searches for "caramel perfume" successful peculiar are expected to turn by 42% this year.

So far, nary circumstantial studies person determined what link, if any, GLP-1 medications person to proclivity for sugary perfumes.

Users connected Reddit study unexpected cravings and appreciations for perfumes. (iStock)

"This [effect] would beryllium successful a comparatively tiny fig of cases," Siegel said, referring to patients who make an olfactory saccharine tooth.

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Further probe is required to analyse the imaginable nexus betwixt GLP-1 medications and changes successful cognition of the mode radical sensation and smell, helium noted.