After Aimee Chapman bought injectables online, she ended up in the ICU

• Aimee Chapman said she bought weight-loss injectables online after struggling to be “taken more seriously” by doctors following her fibromyalgia diagnosis
• She lost a dramatic amount of weight in a short period of time, but after four months on the medication began experiencing side effects that led to her hospitalization
• Chapman had developed a hole in her esophagus and liver failure — and then her hair falling out — leading her to regret taking the medication

A woman who landed in the ICU and lost her hair after taking weight-loss injectables she bought online is warning others to “go through your doctor” to procure the medicine.

Aimee Chapman, 34, bought weight-loss injectables from an online pharmacy in March 2024. Chapman, who hails from the English city of Southampton, says she’d hoped weight loss would lead to her being “taken more seriously” by doctors, according to The Daily Mail.

In the first four months of taking the medication, Chapman says she lost nearly 60 lbs., but then she started to experience concerning side effects.

Chapman was vomiting up to 60 times, collapsing, and fainting, but dismissed it as a virus. “I was in denial,” she said. Her husband once found her passed out in the hallway. Chest pains finally sent her to the hospital, where doctors found a life-threatening hole in her esophagus.

Chapman’s liver began failing after using weight-loss injectables, landing her in the ICU. Doctors couldn’t explain why or how to treat it. Though she avoided a transplant, her hair later fell out due to vitamin deficiency. She now warns others not to buy injectables online, saying, “Go through your doctor who can monitor your health and do blood tests.”