Tirzepatide death link?

Hong Kong Yanpep International
Tracked down where that death report originated.
"The coroners office confirmed investigating a death connected to growth-stimulating compounds prescribed by a licensed practitioner."
Curious how thoroughly the supply chain got vetted before prescribing, and what caused the death.
Article leans alarmist, though the info appears legitimately sourced.
Still puzzled why there is not more literature on issues like this, given one article covers several serious harms plus one death, in a region with several million people. No real way to estimate how many locally use these compounds, could be tens of thousands or more. Would need adverse reaction data pooled across regions for a sense of frequency. Impossible to nail down precise risk, but a rough order of magnitude beats no idea.
 
Had pancreatitis from gallstones about 15 years back.

Wasn't honest on my intake form to get Mounjaro, given the UK's blanket ban on prescribing MJ after pancreatitis. Went through a private script from an online pharmacy, ticked no on that item since yes shuts the consultation down. Made that call since long-term weight worries me more than a recurrence, especially with the culprit gallbladder already gone.

Never heard of fatty pancreas before. Fatty liver, yes, dealt with that myself, but not this.

With pancreatitis, pain goes beyond anything else I've experienced. Morphine barely touched it. Spent weeks crying in intensive care. Feels like severe heartburn cranked to an unbelievable degree. Actually got treated for heartburn first when I showed up at emergency in agony. Eyes turned yellow, urine went bright orange, both ignored initially. Acid reflux tags along too.

Eventually ran blood tests since I wouldn't stop screaming, though plenty of eye-rolling from staff first.
 
Guilty as charged, but seems to hold up based on the research. Likely a rare occurrence, still worth keeping in mind though.
 
Seen no shortage of stories along these lines, tirzepatide shows up a fair bit, but semaglutide dominates simply because it's been around the longest. This is precisely the biggest practical hazard tied to unregulated peptides. Most people taking this route lack any real pharmaceutical background, and a fair number aren't particularly comfortable with the math involved either. Even trained doctors and nurses slip up on dosing sometimes, despite careful training and packaging that's clearly labeled, so mistakes are practically guaranteed once ordinary people start self-managing unregulated peptides, this happens constantly. This specific case ran the full gauntlet, stomach trouble that spiraled into dehydration, which then tipped into sudden kidney failure, about as bad an outcome as it gets. His kidneys bounced back this time around, but that's not always how it goes, and that's essentially the pathway that can actually kill someone using unregulated GLP products. Look into things thoroughly beforehand, and check every dose and every dilution more than once.
 
Yikes! I handle 500mcg of the mitochondrial peptide without any trouble.
Interestingly, right after starting a small dose of the second compound, my lower right back developed sudden sharp pain almost immediately after the 0.5mg shot. Lasted three days then eased up. Figured it might just be a strained muscle, so I tried the exact same dose again once more a few days after, and the pain returned right on cue. Got worried enough to search various communities for similar experiences. Found another person who'd microdosed the same thing and wound up needing emergency care with matching symptoms, later diagnosed with a kidney blockage.
So here I am sitting in urgent care typing this out. Getting urine and blood work plus a kidney scan for now. My physician isn't convinced it's connected, but given the timing and that other person's story, I'm not so sure.
 
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