A size-6 influencer who was sent free weight loss pills in exchange for an Instagram promotion says she accidentally overdosed thin strike – and spent days vomiting blood, thought she was going to die,
Lee-Anne Lagden, from Newcastle, England, said she injected the “recommended” dose, but later discovered it was five times higher than other women she spoke to.
The 26-year-old woman spent two days vomiting black vomit before being rushed to hospital, where she says she was hooked up to an IV drip.
Lagden, who was a UK size 10 (US size 6) at the time, said she was sent a month’s prescription of weight loss injections to promote the brand in June after following the company on social media.
“I started taking them at the beginning of the year. They [the brand] She got in touch with me after following her on Instagram,” he said.
“The injection did not cost me a single penny,” she added. “The page sent them to me and I had to be on them for a month because I had to promote their brand. It came in a liquid solution with a needle so you had to make it yourself.
Although Lagden did not specify which drug he took, Compounding pharmacies have opened To meet the growing demand for drugs like semaglutide, which is sold under brand names like Ozempic and Vegovy, and tirazepate, which is sold under the brand names Monjaro and Zepbound.
Meta, which owns Instagram, said they do not allow the sale of pharmaceutical drugs on Instagram or Facebook and urged users to report anything they see.
Lagden said the brand “recommended” a dose of 0.5 ml but it immediately had terrible side effects.
“After the first I was sick [injection]After taking the injection, I kept vomiting for four consecutive days. My vomit was black and I was lying on the bed,” she recalled.
When she started vomiting, she contacted the brand that sent her the injections, but she claims they told her it was normal to feel nauseous in the beginning. But after she remained ill for two days, her mother urged her to call the emergency services.
“They sent an ambulance for me. I wasn’t eating or drinking anything and I couldn’t keep everything down,” she said. “When I told them my sick was black, they told me it was blood. I was just spitting blood. I thought I was going to die and I felt like I was going to die.
“The only thing I could hold down was [ice pops]So I was on these for about a week. I was sent home the next day, and then when I woke up my heart was beating very fast and I was taken back to the hospital. They asked if I was taking any medication because my heart was beating very fast,” she said.
“My bloods came back and they said they were off the charts and my liver was extremely abnormal. I think the reason I performed so poorly was that I took five days at a time. In the hospital they told me that I took an overdose of medicine, but it is the same [the Instagram page]Asked to pick me up.”
She claims the brand showed her no remorse and after reaching out to other female promoters, she now believes she only had to take 0.1ml of the weight loss solution per injection.
“The brand told me to take 0.5 ml dose so I took it at first, but after contacting other girls they said they were told to take only 0.1 ml. He asked me to take five times the amount.
“I looked up what the injections actually were and it’s for diabetic people, but they advertised it as a weight loss injection.”
She says she remained ill for three weeks and when she felt better she contacted the brand on Instagram.
,[I] Told them that I could not proceed because my condition was very bad. [the] hospital. He simply replied, ‘Okay.’
Meta said they remove content about weight loss that contains miracle claims and attempts to buy, sell, trade, donate, or gift weight loss products. They said content related to weight loss products and potentially dangerous cosmetic procedures is restricted to users under the age of 18.
Meta said they are constantly working to improve detection and urged people to report anything that violates policies so they can review it and take action. However, the brand’s Instagram and Facebook pages are still active and promoting Skinny Jabs. The brand was contacted by Kennedy News & Media for comment but failed to respond.
Since the experience, Lagden says she will never use skinny jabs again and has now dropped a dress size by losing weight in a “healthy” way and going to the gym. She is also urging other people not to buy weight loss injections from anyone other than medical professionals and to do their research before taking them.
Despite recovering from her near-death experience, she claims that her liver function is still abnormal and she struggles to eat because it makes her feel sick.
“I will never take these again. I have learned my lesson and now I am losing weight normally by going to the gym and working out,” she said.
“I think that’s why I’ve lost so much weight now, because I’m walking everywhere.
“I still haven’t really got my appetite back. I used to love eating but after taking these injections it has stopped me from eating. I would advise people to eat good food and work out instead of eating to lose weight [what they think] There is an easy way.
“It may work for some girls if they actually take legitimate things from doctors. I went to the doctors and they said we don’t prescribe it because you don’t need it.”
She also has some advice for others struggling to lose weight.
“Don’t be so hard on yourself. I thought I had grown up and needed to get these injections when in reality I was a healthy, normal size. Do not take these weight loss injections from strangers on the internet. Do you do the research first,” she said.
