Turquoise Tongue?

Question

I looked into the mirror to find that my tongue was torquoise bluish-green. I have not eaten anything of that color, any suggestions of what happened?

Answer 1

These are some possibilities on the serious side.

Some medications can cause tongue discoloration, especially in combination. The best known blue tongue interaction is metoclopramide (a D2 dopamine antagonist) and prochlorperazine (a phenothiazine.) Your pharmacist / chemist may have more information.

Green tongue fur is a symptom of West Nile, Scarlet Fever and throat infections. If you develop fever or other symptoms, check with a nurse or doctor. (Alternatively, there's a livestock disease called Blue Tongue, related to West Nile Disease. Becoming the first human to acquire Blue Tongue is, to put it mildly, highly unlikely.)