She explains to thin people the scary side effects of weight loss injections.
A bride-to-be in the UK who bought the “skinny jab” online said she “thought I was going to die” after injecting herself with the drug at home late last month.
Vicki Ryan, 38, declined to say the brand name of the drug she obtained, but said it was advertised as GLP-1 RA.
These drugs were originally developed to treat diabetes and suppress the user’s appetite, but are now commonly prescribed by doctors to help patients lose weight. The official version of this drug is sold under brand names such as Ozempic and Wegovy.
“It’s not that I’ve ever been extremely overweight, but as women we’re always dissatisfied with the way we look,” Ryan said in an interview with Kennedy News and Media. .
Ryan said he first bought one of the injectables online in 2020 and lost weight quickly.
“It was after lockdown, so I had put on a bit of weight,” Ryan recalled. “I was able to lose a stone and a half (21 pounds) in three weeks. I ate very little and could only manage a few bites.”
“Six months ago, I ordered a batch online because I wanted to use it again,” the mother of two continued. “I’ve lost some weight again. About four weeks ago I decided to place another order.”
“I’m getting married next year, so I wanted to lose weight by February when I can try on dresses,” she explained. “It’s the pressure to lose weight so I can try on dresses. I’m not getting married until September, but when I tried on dresses in February they were too big and I didn’t want to wear them.”
On December 10, Ryan received one of the jabs, but it didn’t seem to be working. She then decided to increase the amount of her medication, but within an hour her condition deteriorated extremely.
“That night I went to my mom’s house for dinner and managed to eat a little bit when I started feeling sick,” Ryan said. “I went upstairs and I was spluttering and vomiting. When I got home, I got sick again… From that night on, I got sick every 30 minutes, every 30 hours.”
“I continued to feel unwell for 31 hours,” she further declared. “I couldn’t go to the bathroom to urinate. I felt terrible.”
Eventually, Ryan contacted his mother and took her to the hospital.
The bride-to-be was prescribed anti-nausea medication, which eventually stopped her vomiting.
But she said she’s still feeling the effects of that episode almost a month later.
“I still don’t feel good,” she admitted. “I still can’t eat anything and I feel sick all the time. I feel dehydrated all the time. I’m always thirsty. I only eat once a day because what I eat makes me feel sick. yeah.”
Mr Ryan said he was now “disgusted” at having bought the dubious drug online and warned others to consult a doctor if they wanted to try the legal skinny jab. .
“I feel sick thinking about it. I definitely learned my lesson. It’s my own fault,” she confessed. “I hope others understand this danger too. I now say to everyone, ‘Don’t do it.’ It’s scary what it does to you. ”
But Ryan is not the first British woman to experience horrific side effects after injecting herself with counterfeit jabs online.
Last September, her mother, Michelle Sword, collapsed at home and suffered a seizure after self-administering drugs caused her blood sugar levels to drop to dangerously low levels.