I think I’ve made a huge mistake

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Please don’t judge me, I’m panicking - I got Ozempic from a friend of a friend and since taking my first dose yesterday, I can’t stop being sick - 1 bout before bed, 2 this morning. The nausea is so bad, I can’t eat. The smell of food makes it worse.

When will it stop? I won’t be taking the second dose next week as I can’t live like this.

I’ve been so stupid.

@BigHeadBertha the only legitimate and legal way to get Wegovy/Mounjaro is via a prescription, either private or via the NHS. Both require you to have a BMI in the obese range, but the NHS has chosen not to prescribe for people unless they have a very high BMI with several weigh related health issues. You cannot buy compounded versions of these medications in the UK, they are not approved or legal to supply.

Ah, okay. Thank you.

Ok but if it’s a legit product what do you think the nhs is going to do. They will tell her to wait it out and not to do it again. And if any new symptoms arise to get back in touch with them. People are being hysterical

Oxempic face is not a thing. Extreme weight loss causes the saggy face whether it is done via an injection or just severe dieting. It’s not the injection itself that causes it. It’s the same with the bum and boobs and tummy. Anyone who loses a great deal of weight will end up what loose skin and if it’s taken to excess they will end up with what is being called ozempic face.

I agree that what the OP has described sounds like the typical reaction to too high of a dose and will wear off in a few days.

However, at the same time, we can't know for sure that it's only that, especially if whoever gave it to her is operating outside the law. If that's the case then to me that calls everything into question.

@blueleavesgreensky I would expect the 111 service to run through their usual checks for anyone that phones them with a possible medical issue. They will then advise based on the OPs medical history and the situation, which is something that none of us here can do.

Of course everyone is entitled to an opinion.

It is just unfortunate yours took a wrong turn at the facts and ended up in nonsense.

Before penicillin and antibiotics, over many decades people died. Medicine evolves and improves and there is no reason for us not to take advantage of that. I could do it the hard way regarding my sight for eg, and hope I don't walk into traffic too often. Or I could take advantage of the invention of contact lenses and see clearly.
Why should weight loss be the one thing that's done the hard way if it doesn't need to be?

@blueleavesgreensky I would agree if OP had bought it from say Medexpress but that’s not the case - she bought it off a random
operating outside the law

Not saying not to be honest with the docs - but your friend might get done for this or at the very least a visit from the fuzz - so be prepared to wave goodbye to the friendship

If you’re desperate then go onto any of many online prescribing services for weight loss injections, give your info, go through the process and pay for it when they prescribe. Take it while being fully instructed how to.

if she’s handing out drugs without a prescription and medical screening and at the wrong dose then she is not running a pharmaceutical business she’s is a a drug dealer and breaking all kinds of laws.

you need to seek medical attention because you really have no idea what you have ingested.

if you want to continue with weight loss injections then do what everyone else does and pay for a private prescription with a legitimate pharmacy.

I too am overweight OP but don’t meet the ozempic criteria.

even if I did I wouldn’t fucking take it! Especially in this way.

your health is extremely important. Far better to be carrying a few pounds than taking a drug not prescribed for you. Eat better and move your butt, please.

Most people are not eligible for weight loss medication from the NHS. They buy it direct from pharmacies via a private prescription instead as the NHS criteria is very tight. There was absolutely no reason from you to get it from the black market like this.

Also it’s not “counterfeit goods”. I feel like that minimises the issue.

Because you don’t have a chain of custody of whatever you put in your body, you don’t know what it is. It’s completely possible for you to have injected any liquid. You don’t know if it had been tampered with. At best it could be an amended version of GLP1s, at worst it could be god knows what.

I don’t know what you mean by a pharmaceutical business. If she is a pharmacist she could be struck off for giving you medication without a valid prescription. surely that should help you see how shady this is?

Nasty.

Yes, but getting on to the weight management programme is the problem!

Hi OP - I hope you are ok?

I'm assuming when you say you couldn't get it on the NHS you meant because the criteria just to be referred to a weight management programme is so strict. You can get a prescription from a private provider and the criteria are much less strict. Of course this is expensive. Did you go to the 'friend of a friend' for financial reasons? Or were you not aware you may be able to get WLI legitimately through a private provider?

Anyway, I do hope you are ok and that you have sought medical advice.

She may be a friend but she is a silly one

giving you it , let alone the dose

double what it should be

she should be ashamed of herself and deserve to be reported

but no point having a go at you

if you are still feeling sick /being sick go to a&e or lesst call 111 thi they may take hours in returning call

you are prob going to feel poorly for a week or so till out of system /a lower dose in body

She should be saying byebye to the 'friend' anyway - they were happy enough to sell drugs to them

people keep banging on about prescriptions and medical
advice as if the 2 minute form you fill out online to get mounjaro is so informative 🫣🙄

It is considered informative enough by the prescribers though, for what they need to do their job.
If your mate fills in the form and one of you has a history of something and the other doesn't, then that question can't be answered correctly. That information is also only going to one person's doctors for their records, but those records won't be correct if they aren't using the full prescription.

😂😂😂

I’ve had to fill in the forms and supply photos of myself with my name and date written on paper and a photo of me standing on the scales. Still open to abuse no doubt but it certainly isn’t just a 2 minute form.

Plus, they put you on a titration schedule, so there's no chance of starting on too high a dose