# Taste changes on a GLP-1

> Wegovy’s leaflet lists a change in the way food or drink tastes as common, up to 1 in 10 people. Ozempic’s and Mounjaro’s list it as uncommon, up to 1 in 100. In two Zepbound trials, 0.4% reported it, against none on placebo. Wegovy’s also lists changed skin sensation, and says it usually goes away over time.

Canonical: https://jabwise.app/guides/taste-changes. Sources checked 12 October 2026. General information, not medical advice: follow your prescriber.

## Where it’s listed

From each leaflet and Zepbound’s label, quoted as written. Neither NHS page lists a change in taste among the common side effects it names for these medicines.

- **Mounjaro**: What it says: "Changed sense of taste" ([Mounjaro KwikPen patient leaflet](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/15481/pil)); How common: "Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)" ([Mounjaro KwikPen patient leaflet](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/15481/pil))
- **Zepbound**: What it says: "In a pool of Study 1 and 2, dysgeusia was reported by 0.4% of ZEPBOUND-treated patients and no placebo-treated patients." ([Zepbound prescribing information](https://uspl.lilly.com/zepbound/zepbound.html)); How common: 0.4%, against none on placebo
- **Wegovy**: What it says: "change in the way food or drink tastes" ([Wegovy FlexTouch patient leaflet](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/13800/pil)); How common: "Common: may affect up to 1 in 10 people" ([Wegovy FlexTouch patient leaflet](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/13800/pil))
- **Ozempic**: What it says: "Change in the way food or drink tastes" ([Ozempic patient leaflet](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/9748/pil)); How common: "Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people)" ([Ozempic patient leaflet](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/9748/pil))

## Changed skin sensation

- **Wegovy**: Wegovy’s leaflet lists changed skin sensation as common, says it usually goes away, and may happen more often at 7.2mg.
- **Mounjaro and Ozempic**: Mounjaro’s leaflet lists a change in skin sensation as uncommon; Ozempic’s lists it, but says its frequency is not known.
- **Zepbound’s trials**: Zepbound’s label says dysesthesia, a changed skin sensation, was reported by 0.2% to 0.4% on it, against 0.1% on placebo.
- **If it bothers you**: If a side effect bothers you or doesn’t go away, the NHS says a pharmacist or doctor may give advice on how to reduce it.

## Questions

### Does Ozempic change your taste?

Ozempic’s leaflet lists a change in the way food or drink tastes as uncommon, up to 1 in 100 people. Wegovy’s, also semaglutide, lists it as common.

### Does Mounjaro change your taste?

Mounjaro’s leaflet lists a changed sense of taste as uncommon, up to 1 in 100 people. In two Zepbound trials, 0.4% reported it.

### Does it go away?

None of the sources says whether a change in taste goes away. Wegovy’s leaflet says changed skin sensation usually goes away over time.

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## Sources

- [Mounjaro KwikPen patient leaflet](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/15481/pil)
- [Zepbound prescribing information](https://uspl.lilly.com/zepbound/zepbound.html)
- [Wegovy FlexTouch patient leaflet](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/13800/pil)
- [Ozempic patient leaflet](https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/9748/pil)
- [NHS: Tirzepatide](https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/tirzepatide/)
- [NHS: Semaglutide](https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/semaglutide/)