DNP claims another life?

[Curt James]

Student dies after diet pills bought online 'burned her from the inside'

Eloise Aimee Parry swallowed eight pills containing the highly-toxic substance known as Dinitrophenol or DNP


Eloise Aimee Parry who died after taking "diet pills" thought to contain a highly toxic chemical
Photo: PA

By Telegraph reporter
April 20, 2015

A devastated mother has told how her daughter died when her metabolism "exploded" after taking diet pills she bought on the internet.

Tragic Eloise Aimee Parry, 21, "burned up from the inside" after swallowing the highly-toxic substance known as Dinitrophenol or DNP.

She began feeling unwell at around lunchtime on April 12 after taking eight tablets - six more than a lethal dose - and drove herself to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Doctors carried out a toxicity test and told her there was no antidote but desperately tried to stabilise her but Eloise, known as Ella to friends and family, died just three hours later.

On Monday her mother Fiona, 51, issued a stark warning about buying diet pills online.

In a statement issued on her behalf by West Mercia Police, she said: "Sunday (April 12) started out cool and clear.

"By lunchtime there was a brisk wind, blowing in strong gusts that suggested a storm might be coming. Overhead the skies were bright blue, almost cloudless and full of promise.

"I didn't know it at the time, but Ella had bought slimming tablets on the internet. A substance called DNP that is unsuitable for human consumption because of its toxicity.

"She had taken even more of these 'slimming tablets' than recommended on the pack and had no idea just how dangerous they really were.

"How many of us have ever thought 'If one tablet works, surely it won't hurt to take one or two more?' When she started to feel unwell, she drove herself to hospital and walked into A&E.

"She explained what she had taken and there was no great panic as she was still completely lucid and with it.

"At this point she still seemed to be okay. That all changed when the toxicity report came back and it was clear how dire her situation was.

"The drug was in her system, there was no antidote, two tablets was a lethal dose - and she had taken eight.


Eloise Aimee Parry who died after taking "diet pills" thought to contain a highly toxic chemical

"As Eloise deteriorated, the staff in A&E did all they could to stabilise her. As the drug kicked in and started to make her metabolism soar, they attempted to cool her down, but they were fighting an uphill battle.

"She was literally burning up from within. When she stopped breathing, they put her on a ventilator and carried on fighting to save her.

"When her hearted stopped they couldn't revive her.

"She had crashed. She had taken so much DNP that the consequences were inevitable. They never stood a chance of saving her. She burned and crashed.
"Outside, the wind had stopped and it now raining gently.

"She never intended to take her own life. She just never really understood how dangerous the tablets that she took were.

"Most of us don't believe that a slimming tablet could possibly kill us. DNP is not a miracle slimming pill. It is a deadly toxin. It is similar to TNT in structure.

"TNT is an explosive. DNP causes your metabolism to run at an explosive level, with potentially fatal consequences."

The cause of Eloise's death will be confirmed by a coroner at a later date.

Eloise, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, was studying Families and Childcare Studies at Glyndwr University and was planning to go on to take a Masters Degree.

She also volunteered for West Mercia Women's Aid and was a Young Health Champion with the YMCA.

Police are now investigating where Eloise purchased the pills, which cost around £70 for 100 capsules containing 200mg of DNP.

Chief Inspector Jennifer Mattinson said: "We are undoubtedly concerned over the origin and sale of these pills and are working with partner agencies to establish where they were bought from and how they were advertised.

"The coroner's report will establish the exact cause of Eloise's death but we urge the public to be incredibly careful when purchasing medicine or supplements over the internet.

"Substances from unregistered websites could put your health at risk as they could be extremely harmful, out-of-date or fake."

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has offered the following information concerning the dangers posed by DNP.

A spokesman said: "We advise the public not to take any tablets or powders containing DNP, as it is an industrial chemical and not fit for human consumption. It can be extremely dangerous to human health."

From http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...he-inside.html

[JG1]

Not sure what possessed her to take 8 pills.

[Curt James]

Ignorance?

The article stated she didn't have a clue what she was taking. :-(

"She never intended to take her own life. She just never really understood how dangerous the tablets that she took were."

[swingslammer]

She did not die from DNP, she died from her own stupidity. Sad but if she had taken the recommended dose she would still be alive.

[Curt James]

Yeah, but it's not exactly aspirin.

Otoh...

http://www.drugs.com/enc/aspirin-overdose.html

And, yeah, even water can kill you.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ater-can-kill/

[Todd Lincoln]

Not sure what possessed her to take 8 pills.

The same nonsense that lead to the end of ephedra. RIP Ripped Fuel. I still think about the good times we had together.

[Hit-Girl]

The same nonsense that lead to the end of ephedra. RIP Ripped Fuel. I still think about the good times we had together.

When it's legal you forget how dangerous it can be.

[Rocky3]

That is why so many compunds have been made illegal, because of the large amount of ignorance and overall sense of instant-gratification many individuals have

[Ibarramedia]

When it's legal you forget how dangerous it can be.

What a terrible fate for that poor girl.

[Rocky3]

She did not die from DNP, she died from her own stupidity. Sad but if she had taken the recommended dose she would still be alive.

You know more than us in the medical field, but is there anything at all at that point that can be done to reverse the effects of DNP? How can the system be "cooled down" outside of dangerous levels?

[Sunnyday]

When it's legal you forget how dangerous it can be.

This.

[firemike36]

When it's legal you forget how dangerous it can be.

I agree with that, its a common practice for people to take more than the recommended dosage of OTC things, many of which might make you feel poorly for a little while if you did but probably would not kill you.

[Rymdkaviar]

DNP to the people!