A woman in her twenties has lost six stone in just nine months thanks to weight loss jabs – but it wasn’t without some very unpleasant side effects.
Bethany Diana, from the UK, went from a size 18 to a size eight after starting on Mounjaro (tirzepatide) in July 2024.
But the 27-year-old, who says she is ‘such a better version’ of herself for having shed the weight, hasn’t shied away from revealing the downsides of using the fat jab.
Mounjaro is typically prescribed to patients with type two diabetes. The NHS has warned that it should be used only by those who have been prescribed it.
Bethany, who has racked up more than 75,000 likes on TikTok, took to the platform to share the 10 side effects she’s experienced since beginning her weight loss journey.
In a clip that has been viewed 109,000 times, the content creator revealed that she has suffered with diarrhoea as a result of Mounjaro.
Just as troublingly, Bethany, who goes by @bethanydianax on TikTok, has experienced bad breath.
In addition, the young brunette struggled with hair loss during her weight loss journey, though she did not give an insight into how severe this symptom was.
Bethany Diana (pictured) took to TikTok to reveal the side effects she’s experienced since starting weight loss jabs
She began her weight loss journey in July 2024 and has lost six stone in nine months
Another, particularly unpleasant, side effect was what Bethany called ‘Sulphur burps’.
Sulfur burps, the name given to burps which have a rotten egg smell, occur when there is hydrogen sulfide gas in the gut.
She has also suffered with constipation, nausea, heartburn, wind and reflux, she said in the clip entitled ‘Some of my side effects since being on Mounjaro’.
Finally, Bethany told how the jabs suppressed her appetite – the medication aids weight loss by making the patient feel fuller for much longer than usual.
In a subsequent TikTok clip, Bethany told viewers: ‘Mounjaro stole my booty’.
A number of people on medications like Mounjaro have complained that their behinds have become saggy as a result of the relatively rapid weight loss.
The side effects included diarrhoea, bad breath, wind and reflux, Bethany said
However, she appears to have no regrets about using the jabs. In the caption to the clip, she wrote: ‘But on the plus side I did lose six stone in nine months and I am such a better version of myself’.
Viewers were quick to share their own experiences of side effects in the comments section beneath Bethany’s clip, with a number echoing her symptoms.
One person wrote: ‘It’s the sulphur burps and the feeling of nausea which I cannot stand especially when I’m hardly eating anything to cause it. Still on the plus side, weight is coming off well’.
Another person said: ‘Yes, I have bad breath. I did not know it was from the injection’.
While a third wrote: ‘I’m on week two and the only side effect I’ve had is a bit of constipation. Feel like I have been lucky’.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Bethany’s clip listing the side effects of Mounjaro prompted one person to wonder if it was all worth it.
The TikTok user asked: ‘Why would you do it then?!’
In her response, Bethany pointed out that the side effects were ‘temporary’ while the weight loss was ‘for life’.
While Bethany has reported a positive experience on Mounjaro, more than 80 Brits have died after using weight-loss and diabetes jabs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro.
Other TikTok users shared their experiences of side effects – while one questioned why Bethany’s decision
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency reported at least 22 fatalities linked to the medication up to the end of January. A further 60 deaths were recorded for products aimed to help with Type 2 diabetes.
Nearly 400 people also required hospital treatment since the rollout of the products over the past few years.
The NHS has warned patients to ‘never take an anti-obesity medicine if it has not been prescribed to you’.
Susan McGowan, a 58 year-old nurse from Lanarkshire, died from multiple organ failure, septic shock and pancreatitis after taking two low-dose injections of tirzepatide.
She took the jabs for a two-week period before her death on September 4 last year. It is thought to be the first time the medicine has been listed as a contributing factor on a death certificate.
