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Long COVID Near normalIll 4 years before improving or writing

Lost all taste and smell after long COVID, now near normal with Ozempic

Condition
Long COVID
At worst
Not stated
Ill before improving or writing
4 years
Last post
Mar 2025
In their words
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the 2 this page draws on

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Summary

Owl 65998 lost all taste and smell after COVID in February 2021 and the loss lasted until January 2025, while her other symptoms slowly improved over time. She started Ozempic for diabetes and weight loss in November 2024 and credits it with her taste and smell returning to near perfection about two months later.

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What they tried

Their words about each treatment
  • Ozempic · Helped a lotJanuary 2025, taste and smell randomly returned to near perfection! I have no doubt it’s the Ozempic. In context ↗

Their path

They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.

WhenWhat happenedAfter
February 2021COVID-19 infection; lost all taste and smellCOVID in Feb 2021. Lost all taste and smell….completely. In context ↗
January 2025taste and smell returned to near perfectionJanuary 2025, taste and smell randomly returned to near perfection! In context ↗Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy)
2025-03-17taste and smell recovery held; other symptoms had slowly improved over timeMy other symptoms had slowly improved over time already. In context ↗

Symptoms mentioned

Their words about their symptoms
  • Loss of smell or tasteLost all taste and smell….completely. In context ↗

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