Seeking past GLP-1 users for smell and taste testing ($45)

Dr. Richard Doty, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, seeks past users of GLP-1 medications for smell and taste testing. Participants will be mailed an UPSIT and a WETT – a smell test and a taste test, respectively - as well as a detailed medical questionnaire to complete. The kit should take roughly one hour to complete. A pre-paid return envelope is included.

Compensation is $45 in the form of a check once the participant returns all materials.

Participants must provide proof of their prior GLP-1 prescription. If the participant is currently on a GLP-1 medication, they are ineligible for the study.

The researchers will not use any identifying information if they publish the results of the study.

Please contact the study coordinator (E: rsharetts@sensonics.com; P: 856-796-9177) to determine your eligibility or to ask questions.

Do they want people who stopped recently or any time in the past? I came off mine a few months ago and the taste weirdness faded, so I'm not sure I'd still count.

Wait, so current users are out entirely? I've been off for a bit but my taste is still weird with coffee

Coffee went flat for me too but weirdly I can taste sweet things way more now. Anyone else get that or is it just me

Do they want people who stopped recently or anyone with past use? I came off it a few weeks ago and the $45 plus a real taste test sounds like an easy yes

I'm still on it so I'm out too, but mornings are weird now, my dark roast tastes flat and kind of burnt

Coffee went flat for me too, but it was eggs that got weird, like they taste almost metallic now. Anyone else notice savory stuff changing instead of sweet?

Coffee is my big one too, mine went flat and slightly metallic around week two. Still on it so I can't sign up either, but nine pounds down and I'd rather keep the appetite part than chase the taste thing.

Not eligible either since I'm still on it, but the timing question is what gets me., so I'd want to know if it fades gradually or just snaps back once you stop.

I'm on it so also out, but coffee went from something I loved to tasting like burnt water for a few months. Curious if the kit folks find that's common or just me.

Still on mine too so I'm out, but the coffee thing got me. My morning cup has tasted kind of dull for months and I figured it was just me

I'm only a couple months in and everything salty tastes way stronger to me, which is the opposite of what you'd expect

Wait, so current users are excluded? That rules out half of us who'd have the most to report. Curious whether people notice things coming back after they stop.

damn, I'm still on mine so I'm out. Would've been curious whether the coffee thing is real or just me

Is the proof of prescription strict, like an old bottle label or does it have to be a pharmacy printout

Damn, I'm still on 0.5 so that rules me out. Would've been curious how mine compares since I swear half my pantry smells different now.

Coffee going flat is exactly what got me, mine tasted like hot water for weeks. Did your smell come back once you stopped or is it still dull?

Coffee went flat for me too, which I did not expect at all. Did yours come back after you stopped?

Do they say anything about how long you have to be off a GLP-1 to count? I stopped in spring and my taste is still off, coffee mostly.

Do they want people who stopped recently or any past user? I came off Victoza a while back and the metallic thing faded after a few weeks, so timing might matter for their data.