Kate Moss's sister was taken to hospital after 'Ozempic overdose'

Lottie Moss, the model, has urged others not to take Ozempic after she was taken to hospital as a result of taking the weight-loss drug.

Ms Moss said the drug made her feel so nauseous that she would rather “die” than use it again.

Ozempic is a formulation of the drug semaglutide, which is used to treat Type 2 diabetes but which is prescribed off label for weight loss. In the UK, semaglutide is licensed for weight management and treating obesity under the brand name Wegovy.

The 26-year-old, whose sister is Kate Moss, the supermodel, described how she had a seizure during her medical ordeal and suffered from severe dehydration.

The model said she later found out she had been taking doses that were far too high for someone of her frame.

She claimed she weighed around 60kg (9 stone 6lbs) when she began taking the drug.

‘It is dangerous’

On her podcast, “Dream On”, Ms Moss said: “A few months ago, I was not feeling happy about my weight, I had a friend, and she could get it for me.

“It was below board, from a doctor, but it wasn’t like you go into a doctor’s office and he prescribes it for you, takes your blood pressure, and takes tests, which is what you need when you go on something like Ozempic.

“At the end of the day it is a medication, it is dangerous and really meant for weight loss of people of a very large size.”

Ms Moss added: “It’s these small things I wish I’d known before taking it. But I took it, you inject it into your leg, and it was the worst decision I ever made.

“This is a warning to everyone. Please, if you’re thinking of taking it, do not take it, it’s so not worth it.”

Kate Moss, 50, was previously criticised for claiming that “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” in 2009, a statement the supermodel went on to say she regretted, in an interview 10 years later.

However, Ms Moss suggested her older sister’s previous brand of “heroin chic” was making a comeback, following the rise of Ozempic.

‘I would rather die than take it again’

NHS patients in England can only be prescribed Ozempic if they are referred to specialist services, which have long waits.

They can also only access Ozempic on the health service if they have Type 2 diabetes and Wegovy, a similar drug, if they are obese or have a BMI of 27 along with other specific health conditions.

Speaking on the podcast, Ms Moss said: “I would rather die any day than take it again. It made me feel so nauseous.”

She added: “I was throwing up, it was horrible. I took a lower dosage the first time I took it then I went up higher. I ended up being in bed for two days, felt so sick, my weight had dropped.

“I started at about 60 kilos, and I went down to 57 with the first dose, then I went down to 54.

“It was crazy, my lowest was 53. In terms of a few weeks, that’s not a healthy weight loss, not a healthy drop.”

The former Celebs Go Dating star described going to the hospital at 3am, where she said a nurse asked her what dose of the drug she was taking.

She said: “I was like however much and she was like, ‘Oh my God, that’s so not the amount you should be taking.’ She asked how much weight I’d lost in two weeks and I told her… She sent me to the emergency room, and I got wheelchaired through the hospital.”

‘One of the scariest things to ever happen’

Ms Moss said that at one point she thought she was going to pass out, before she was taken to a room and seen by another nurse.

“I literally had a seizure from how dehydrated I was, which was honestly one of the scariest things that has ever happened to me in my life.

“My friend Reece had to hold my feet down and it was just so scary, the whole situation, I didn’t know what was going on, my face was clenching up, my whole body was tense, my hands, it was so weird, your hands clench up and you can’t move them and it feels like you’re going to break your hand. It was honestly horrible.”

Continuing her podcast, Ms Moss said that the drug was “for diabetes” and “not for weight loss really”.

She also suggested that it can be “hard to look at” the dramatic weight losses of celebrities using the drug, “especially for people with eating disorders”.

Ms Moss added: “This heroin chic trend right now [is] coming back, which is something that happened in the 90s, we should not be going back there.

“This should not be a trend right now... Where did the body positivity go?”

A spokesman for Novo Nordisk, which manufactures Ozempic, said: “We understand and empathise with the health challenges this patient has faced.

“While we cannot comment on this particular incident, the safety and wellbeing of patients taking our medicines is our top priority.

“We care deeply about the safety and wellbeing of patients who take our medicines and strongly recommend that all patients stay in close contact with their healthcare professional for proper diagnosis, ongoing guidance, and careful monitoring.

“It is important to note that Ozempic (semaglutide injection) is a prescription-only medicine, meaning that it must be prescribed by a healthcare professional under strict supervision.

“Patients must make any decisions about treatment together with their healthcare professional so that their doctor can assess whether it is appropriate to prescribe the medicine or not, based on their assessment of the patient’s individual medical profile.

“Accessing prescription-only medicines without a valid prescription or without the care of a healthcare professional can pose a direct danger to health.

“We are working closely with the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to continuously monitor the safety profile of our medicines.

“Novo Nordisk has reported this case to our safety team who will follow up in line with our procedures for safety reporting.”