A 31-year-old mother-of-two has warned weight losers not to buy weight-loss drugs from non-doctors after a tiny dose from a jab landed her in hospital with stomach pains. “worse than those of childbirth.”
Nicole Wright, from North Ayrshire in Scotland, bought the £120 worth of injections at a local beauty salon at the end of August, in a bid to lose weight for an upcoming holiday in Turkey.
But one day after injecting half the lower dose, he started vomiting and couldn’t even drink water without vomiting again.
Within four days, the former hairdresser had also developed agonizing stomach pains, prompting her to go to A&E for urgent help.
“I told them what I had taken and they gave me a bag of fluids and anti-nausea medication and sent me home,” she said.
Wright said he believed the injections contained a GLP-1 agonist drug, from the same family of drugs as Ozempic and Wegovy, prescribed by the NHS to help with weight loss by reducing appetite.
He now believes the drug was a counterfeit, although official tests have yet to clarify exactly what was in the injection.
However, a few days later, the nausea and stomach pain became unbearable and Mrs. Wright began vomiting blood. Terrified, she called an ambulance.
Mother-of-two Nicole Wright said she regrets trusting her health to a beauty salon and urged anyone interested in weight loss injections to get the drug from a doctor, preferably on the NHS.
Wright said she suffered stomach pains that were “worse than childbirth” in the days after being injected with a low dose of the jab.
“Then I ended up back in the hospital,” he said. ‘I was still vomiting, my whole body was shaking and I had the worst stomach pains.
“My stomach was burning and I thought I was going to die. It was getting worse and worse and the pain was worse than childbirth.
“I was rolling around in my bed screaming in pain.”
Fortunately, after receiving more fluids and anti-nausea medications, doctors were able to stabilize Ms. Wright and remove the weight-loss medication from her system.
He claims that while he was in the hospital he had some unexpected visitors: police officers.
“They came and confiscated the test (medication) bottle, and I told them everything,” he said. “I realized how serious it was.”
Now, two months after the ordeal, she feels “embarrassed and embarrassed” by her decision to purchase the injections from a non-medical source.
‘The lesson I’m going to teach my daughters is that you are beautiful no matter what you look like and that there is nothing worth risking your health for.
Ayrshire Police visited the hospital where Ms Wright was treated to confiscate the vaccine she bought at the salon.
‘I would never take them again. If anyone is thinking about getting vaccinated, see a doctor or pharmacy, not a salon. You don’t know what you’re taking.’
Ms Wright said she informed salon staff about her experience with the weight loss drug they sold her.
She says Ayrshire Police also visited the facility but their investigation into her hospitalization has now concluded.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A thorough investigation has been carried out and all investigations have been concluded.”
“No further police action will be taken at this time. If anyone has any further information they should contact Police Scotland on 101.