A mum-of-two died after taking weight loss drugs to shed excess weight after a battle with cancer.
Sarah Thompson, 34, was discovered unresponsive in her bed by her teenage daughter shortly after she began taking ‘skinny drops’.
Days prior, Sarah had become ill and was throwing up. Her family believe her death was caused by the weight loss drugs she began taking in an attempt to lose weight she had gained during a battle with cancer.
In 2018, the mum, from Connah’s Quay, North Wales, was diagnosed with throat cancer.
She underwent surgery and had her voice box removed, and her treatment made it difficult for her to exercise.
To lose the extra weight, she began taking the drops, which saw her shed 49 pounds in just one month.
It was later discovered the drops contained Clenbuterol, a steroid Class C controlled drug which can be dangerous if not taken properly.
The drug is believed to be behind Sarah’s intense sickness before she died, which left her unable to keep any food down.
Sarah had also bought a bottle for her sister, Gabriella, who told ITV she stopped taking them when her heart began to race.
Gabriella said: ‘No family should feel the pain we feel. I don’t think she knew what was in them.
‘I don’t think she would’ve taken them if she knew exactly what was in them and there was a risk of her never seeing her children again, I know she wouldn’t have.’
Last month, the government issued an urgent warning after weight loss jabs including Ozempic have officially been linked to 10 deaths in the UK.
At least 68 people have been admitted to hospital after becoming ill using the injections, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said.
There have been 7,228 reports of illness associated with the drugs, which can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.
The use of Ozempic and Wegovy jabs are particularly common amongst the reports.
But the reports have not proven weight loss jabs are solely responsible for every individual case.
The MHRA has said the drugs had unpleasant side effects, and instructed doctors to ‘inform patients about the common and serious side effects associated with GLP-1RAs’.
They were originally designed to manage type 2 diabetes but have since been hailed as ‘miracle’ weight loss jabs.
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