A weight loss drug may have caused an overdose. Influencer Leigh-Anne Lagden from Newcastle, England, says it happened to her. Most people have side effects with these drugs. Lagden says it wasn’t just nausea from the injection. She claims intense medical complications. She says she spent days in the hospital. She was told by the medical team she had overdosed on the drugs.
Lagden is a 26-year-old influencer. She was approached by a brand through Instagram. The brand sent her the medications to use. They were a type of self-injection product. Unlike others, you must measure out into a syringe and then inject. She said they told her to inject 0.5 ml. She did, and she suffered severe side effects. She later found out was 5 times as much as she should have used.
She spends days in the hospital. She suffered from a racing heart. She also said she threw up blood and had intense pain. She took to the internet to warn others about what happened. She outlined how the medication made her feel terrible. Her account stated she required days of IVs.
According to news reports, Lagden did not state specifically which weight loss drug she took. Several compounding pharmacies now exist. They offer the most in-demand medications. That includes Semaglutide and tirzepatide, namely Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound.
These weight loss drugs are highly effective. They have been shown to help many people safely lose weight. Some say they could not lose with traditional diet and exercise. In situations of taking these medications, there are a few ways to avoid the risk of an overdose:
Weight loss drugs can be used safely. But this is one indication of when the risks can create serious side effects. The drugs can cause life-threatening conditions when the drugs are misused.
