In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved Ozempic as a treatment for type 2 diabetes to aid with regulating blood glucose levels and subsequent weight loss
If the doctor and patient dont think thats the option, you would like to consider an obesity medication to help you just control your feelings of appetite, hunger, and satiation, to make it easier to eat a lower calorie diet, to make it easier to want to get out there in physical activity
Eating smaller portions and avoiding high-fat or heavily processed foods during the adjustment period can help
So its possible that the risk of reduced smell and taste from these medications is complex and tied to multiple factors
Oral drops and sublingual formulations interact directly with the upper GI lining, which can cause more upper GI symptoms (nausea) but sometimes less lower GI disruption (constipation)
Examples include Trulicity, Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy, and many others