A Scottish woman has revealed how a weight loss injection left her in a coma for nearly two months, underscoring growing concerns about the potential dangers of slimming drugs.
Amy Jack, 31, turned to weight loss injections after being influenced by success stories she saw on social media. The civil servant purchased a 5mg dose of the drug online for £100 and began administering 0.5mg per week in April 2024.
However, she soon started experiencing adverse effects. By July, she was suffering from nausea and decided to stop the injections. Her symptoms worsened, leading to delirium and incoherent speech.
As her condition deteriorated, Amy visited a local doctor’s surgery, where medical staff quickly called an ambulance. She was rushed to Monklands Hospital in Airdrie, where she lost consciousness and slipped into a coma. Doctors battled to save her life, later attributing her critical condition to the weight loss drugs.
Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, Amy recalled, “My partner mentioned I had been taking it, and the doctors were adamant that’s what caused it. They told me that if I had waited any longer before going to the hospital, I would have died.”
A Long Road to Recovery
Amy’s recovery has been challenging, involving multiple surgeries, sessions with dieticians, physiotherapy, and language therapy. After waking from the coma, she had to relearn how to walk and still requires mobility aids for daily activities.
“I’ve worked all my life, and now I’m stuck in the house. I can walk, but I still need aids to get in and out of the bath. I’ve got a long road ahead,” she said.
Doctors also discovered that parts of her pancreas had been damaged due to the injections.
Growing Concerns Over Weight Loss Injections
Amy’s case comes amid rising concerns over the safety of weight loss jabs. Recently, a nurse from the same hospital, 58-year-old Susan McGowan, became the first person in the UK to die after taking a weight loss injection. She suffered multiple organ failure, septic shock, and pancreatitis after using two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known as Mounjaro. Her death certificate listed the prescribed medication as a contributing factor.
Drugs such as Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Saxenda have been made available across the UK, with a limited number of prescriptions issued through the NHS. However, many people are obtaining these drugs through unregulated online sources, raising concerns about counterfeit medications and their potential health risks.
Regulatory agencies have acknowledged that nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea are common side effects of these drugs. However, there is increasing alarm over more severe complications, including organ failure and life-threatening reactions.
Health experts are urging the public to consult medical professionals before using weight loss injections and to avoid purchasing unverified products from online sources.
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