'I thought I was going to die' - Woman calls for tighter weight-loss jabs checks

"Emma Dyer remembers the moment she clicked "buy now" on a set of weightloss jabs she found online. She had no medical consultation, no ID checks, and no questions about her history of anorexia and bulimia. "It was just so easy - too easy," she says. "They never asked for my medical history or what medication I was taking. It was like buying groceries.""

"Within days of taking the injections, Emma collapsed on her bathroom floor and thought she was going to die. Emma had a history of eating disorders. She says she had reached a healthy weight, felt stable, and was working in a job she enjoyed. But a single comment from a customer who she said told her "you looked a lot better when you were skinnier", sent her spiralling."

A 40-year-old woman purchased weight-loss injections online for £115 with no medical consultation, ID checks, or safety screening. The website only requested BMI, which she misreported, and offered no GP verification. Poorly printed instructions lacked dosing guidance, so she injected a medium dose instead of starting low. Within days she collapsed, experienced hallucinations and severe vomiting, and feared for her life. The purchase was precipitated by a comment about her appearance despite recent recovery from anorexia and bulimia. She believes a GP check would have made her ineligible and prevented harm.

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