A mother from Wales experienced a terrifying ordeal after using ‘fake’ weight loss injections purchased on Facebook for just £20 each. Jodi Jones, 37, from Eryrys, became delirious, unconscious, and began vomiting blood after using the injections. In an interview on Good Morning Britain, the distressed mother of three revealed that she resorted to these extreme measures after gaining weight from taking pregabalin, a drug prescribed for nerve pain. Hindered by degenerative discs in her spinal cord that limit her ability to exercise, Jodi was desperate to go from a size 14 to a size 10, and was influenced by others’ success stories with weight loss injections.
After contacting a beautician via Facebook, Jodi obtained four injections from a beauty salon in Liverpool, intending to use them monthly. Although she initially saw some weight loss results, her condition deteriorated rapidly, as reported by North Wales Live. Jodi explained, “I’d gained a fair bit of weight due to being on pregabalin, which is a nerve pain drug. Unfortunately, one of the side effects is weight gain. So I really wanted to do something. I physically can’t go to the gym, I tried swimming, I tried gentle walking – the more I do, the more I’m in pain.”
She continued, “I’d heard about this weight loss jab through a friend, and got in contact with the lady about it and went from there. I thought ‘why not give it a go? It sounds really good and everyone is losing weight on it’. I have no idea what was in them. The doctors don’t know either. I’m hoping to get them tested.” After the first injection, she lost half a stone in a week but started feeling constantly full and struggled to eat. The situation worsened after the second injection, as she began vomiting blood, feeling delirious, and became unconscious.
Jodi’s children had to call an ambulance in the early hours of the morning, and she was rushed to Wrexham Maelor Hospital where she received treatment and was discharged the next day. She has decided never to use the injections again, believing she received a ‘fake’ one. Jodi is advising others to carefully consider before using such injections and to consult the NHS first. She stressed, “Go to a GP and do it properly through a dietician. If it’s something you’re really interested in, do not do it through a beautician. After my experience, I couldn’t even risk it. Why pay for it when you can go through the NHS if you need it that badly? There are some women out there using it who don’t even look like they need it. Don’t. It’s just really not worth it.”