A life-threatening Internet trend is currently sweeping through America encouraging people to mix raw chemicals to make the popular weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic themselves. Following a national shortage of the two drugs in America, online sites are promoting products that allow you to make your own weight loss injections. Some sites even publish instructional videos on how to do this. This Internet trend of making weight-loss medications yourself is life-threatening and highly discouraged!
Wegovy and Ozempic
Wegovy and Ozempic, originally developed for people with type 2 diabetes, have risen dramatically in popularity after some of the world’s biggest celebrities have admitted to using them to lose weight, such as Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian.
Making medicine yourself is life-threatening
Dr. Shauna Levy, assistant professor of bariatric surgery at Tulane University in New Orleans, said, “Making the medication at home is incredibly unsafe and puts people at risk. They are unsafe ingredients that you can get terrible side effects from and the chances of overdose are very high.”
10 websites were found that sell semaglutide in powder form. Even though these websites state that it should only be purchased for laboratory and research use, this advice is ignored and it is used to make injections from for weight loss.
Saxenda is available by prescription only
The popularity of injections to lose weight leaves people looking for alternatives to obtain this drug cheaper and start making their own. Cheaper variants may contain wrong substances, and making a drug yourself is life-threatening. At The Body Clinic, waste medicine Saxenda is only available by doctor’s prescription for a reason, so don’t be fooled by internet trends because that can have serious consequences for your health.
If you are interested in losing weight through injections book a no-obligation consultation with our doctor.
