Woman thought she was going to die after weight loss jab caused her to throw up blood

A woman believed that she was going to die after taking a weight loss jab, calling it the 'worst decision' she's ever made.

Emma Dyer, 40, made the decision to try weight loss injections and paid £85 (£115) to have the treatment.

But Emma would later end up lying on her bathroom floor and being very sick after taking the medication.

Now, she has warned about how 'shockingly easy' it was to get hold of the jabs on the internet, and how she didn't even have to give any ID or any indication about her medical history, which would help to determine if the treatment was suitable.

As per The Mirror, Emma, who works in Nottingham, UK, at a cleaning company, said: "I just thought, everyone’s doing it. It felt safe because it’s so normal now."

Emma shared that she had awful side effects from the medication (coldsnowstorm/Getty)

After the medication arrived, Emma said that the instructions on the packaging were badly printed, and difficult to decipher as a result.

This meant that she was not sure exactly how to actually take the jab.

She explained: "The instructions were really vague and hard to follow. I had to go on YouTube to work out what I was meant to do."

Now, Emma believes that it was this lack of clarity which meant that she didn't take the proper dose.

While she felt OK initially, the 40-year-old soon found that her condition was getting worse very quickly.

"It was Easter Sunday and I became violently ill," she said. "I couldn’t keep anything down. I was throwing up constantly. I collapsed on the bathroom floor and was covered in vomit."

After the horrifying experience, Emma said that she had to stay in bed for five days, and during that time she couldn't lift her head, eat, or drink, and thought she was going to die.

"I was so weak. I couldn’t even sit up. I thought I was a goner," she said.

The medication is becoming increasingly popular (Iuliia Burmistrova/Getty)

Things became even worse when Emma started throwing up blood.

"I honestly thought that was it," she said.

When she contacted the provider, Emma said that 'they didn't want to know', adding: "You’re left to your own devices. When it goes wrong, you’ve got no one to speak to. It’s terrifying."

Emma's story comes as research from Well Pharmacy has suggested that many people might be willing to avoid taking the proper checks in order to lose weight fast.

A survey from the pharmacy chain revealed that nearly four in 10 adults said they're willing accept side effects if weight loss is fast.

Mital Thakrar, Head of Private Services at Well Pharmacy, has warned that patients should take proper precautions with weight loss medication.

"Weight-loss medication shouldn’t be treated as a quick fix and it is not suitable for everyone," said Mital. "What’s worrying is how many people appear willing to rush in without research and consideration. These medicines should always be part of a clinically supported programme. That means full screening, understanding a patient’s wider health, monitoring side effects and supporting people through every stage of their journey."

Since her experience, Emma has said that she is not opposed to trying again in the future if she needs to, but only under proper medical supervision.

She warned that anyone interested should go through the medical route, saying: "I wouldn’t rule it out completely. But I would only do it through someone who actually checks you properly and supports you throughout.

"I’d want to know I’m being looked after."