A YOUNG woman has revealed that she lost over six stone on Mounjaro but has noticed some very strange side effects.
Foxy, a singer and musician from the UK, was able to and lose 6 stone 7 lbs in just seven months thanks to , but experts and NHS medics warn about the dangers of taking such medications without a prescription.
A Mounjaro user has candidly opened up on the weird side effects she has noticed after using fat jabs
While Foxy can now see her collarbones, she is not quite as impressed with her new turkey neck
Mounjaro is typically used to treat type 2 diabetesThe used for her “glow up”;, but has since claimed to now have a as a result of shifting the weight.
is regarded by some as the King Kong of .
Sun GP acknowledged that Mounjaro, which , can save the lives of people with “life-threatening levels of .”;
But despite this, the NHS warned: “Never take an anti-obesity if it has not been prescribed to you.
“These types of medicines may not be safe for you and can cause serious side effects.”;
About – and the number is expected to double in the next year.
works by suppressing your , making people feel fuller for longer.
The injections are licensed for patients with and to assist those who are clinically obese (with a of 30 or over).
One jab is administered each week but the duration is dependent on someone’s weight.
The can be lawfully supplied when prescribed by a practitioner – such as a doctor, nurse or a pharmacist-independent prescriber.
But increasingly, people have been with insufficient checks.
Only recently, figures from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency revealed had been linked to .
And the family of a man from Burton upon Trent, Staffs, who died after taking Mounjaro, are now
After using the , Foxy was eager to share her online.
Posting on , in an attempt to “keep it real”;, Foxy revealed the good, weird and worst side effects of using Mounjaro.
After slimming down from a size 20 to a , Foxy gave her followers a close-up look at her neck and said: “Three things I've noticed about my neck area since I've lost almost 100 lbs.
“The good is the appearance of .”;
Despite the emergence of collarbones, pointing to the lines on her neck, Foxy added: “The weird – you see these two faint lines – they used to be at the base of my neck and so obviously, as the fat from underneath them has disappeared, they've changed position.”;
As well as this, Foxy admitted: “The worst – at certain angles and in certain lights, you can see a bit of a forming.”;
A is a common cosmetic concern, particularly as people age.
It can make the neck appear wrinkled and less defined.
Despite her new loose, , which is also known as a dewlap or wattle neck, Foxy continued: “I'm not hugely bothered by it at the moment, but it's there.”;
The ‘traumatic' turkey neck
The clip, which was posted under the username @ findingfoxy , has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 194,500 views.
It’s also amassed 2,754 likes, 281 comments and 387 shares.
I have a turkey neck after losing three stone
TikTok user
Other users eagerly flocked to the comments and admitted that they too have noticed the emergence of a turkey neck after using the fat jabs.
One person said: “I have a turkey neck after losing three stone.”;
Another added: “Was only saying this to my friend the other day. I’m going to get when I've lost a bit more.”;
A third commented: “Totally get that, I’m 54lbs down and in my mid 50’s so battling with turkey neck and under arms but everywhere else skin is still pretty tight.”;
Meanwhile, someone else chimed in: “I lost about 60lbs on Mounjaro and have the neck thing. Only negative thing to be fair but it is annoying.”;
At the same time, another explained: “I’m old and have lost on Mounjaro – my turkey neck is traumatic!”;
