A mother who suffers from hair loss when using weight loss drug says that it will not stop taking jabs after losing more than two stones in four months.
Rhiannon Anne Griffiths-A “handful of hair” was losing a “handful of hair” in the shower after taking MounaroWhich he ordered from an online pharmacy through a monthly recipe.
When brushing your hair after drying, so much hair falls that he has to empty his hairbrush at least three times.
He sought help from his doctor and other Maujaro users who advised him to grow hair growth and take vitamin B7 supplement to the skin, called biotin. And although it has decreased in hair loss, Bad effects remains.
In its Patient bookletMaunjaro manufacturer Elli Lily says that hair loss is a common side effect that affects one in 10, and social media groups include many users who complain of losing their hair while taking it.
But the issue did not stop the 26 -year -old from increasing its dosage of weight loss drug.
Ahead of Price hike next monthWhich will look at the cost of Maunjaro Triple in Britain, Swanasi, mother-one, South Wales’, spent £ 450 on a three-month supply of 10mg weekly dosage, currently growing by 7.5mg weekly doses.
“it [hair loss] One of the opposition for the pen, but the benefits beaten it, ”he told Independent. “I ‘ok, that’s okay, I’m taking goods now to reduce it’, I know now it is coming from injection.
“It is not dramatically affecting my life. I’m lucky, it’s not diluting my hair, and I don’t notice it in the mirror. At the moment, it is not really impressing me at the point where I am ‘right, I am going to stop it now’.”
Ms. Griffiths-Baven weighs the 18th 6LB when she began to take Mounaro, after her weight gain due to medication for medicine in her leg and complications in the child’s birth.
Since starting injections in late April, he has seen his weight falling up to 15st 10LB. His body mass index (BMI) has also gone from 41, severely obese -prone category, in thick category, below 35.
Jabs, she said, stopped her craving for junk food, while she was able to focus on making healthy food and swaping carbonated drinks for Chinese -free diluted squash.
That is one an estimated 1.5 million people Taking weight loss In the UK, with them privately paying for them.
Ms. Griffiths-Boven said, “My medicine was putting me on weight, whether I went away or how many times I went to the gym.” “You can only fight against something that you take religiously, and then I have some kind of recovery from pregnancy.
“Mounjaro has been very beneficial for me. My comparison in pictures has gone crazy, and it has helped a lot in my mental health.”
Hair scales are not the only issue after taking weight loss medicine.
She became ill with a disturbed stomach only a few weeks after the beginning to take jobs. But increase in fiber eating – through fruits and nuts, and breakfast grains – has helped improve its health.
Ms. Griffiths-Boven said that more clinical support was required for people buying weight loss drugs.
Although on buying Jabs, side effects are given in leaflets, he said that some pharmacies may be better with the reaction of customers and then with advice.
He said: “Any manufacturers or pharmacies know that drugs can be connected as side effects, so they should give better support on how people can cope and then follow after taking advice.”
He also believed that the drug should be prescribed more widely through NHS, as unlike people who resort to privately from online pharmacies.
In June, Maunjaro was made available through GP surgery to people with “the greatest needs”, including more than 35 BMI and weight -related health status. People unable to receive a leaflet are privately capable of buying through pharmacies, but some have reported further shortage Price increase,
Ellie Lily has been approached Independent For comment.