A YOUNG woman's warning about having her drink spiked has gone viral online.

Molly O'Brien, 19, from Langdon Hills posted online about the incident at Unit 7 in Basildon.

Her strong warning to others has been shared almost 10,000 times on Facebook and been widely spread through the south Essex community.

She said she was at the club at the Festival Leisure Park, Basildon, when she believes a drug was dropped into her drink.

It caused her to feel partially paralysed and suffer from impaired vision.

She was rushed to Basildon Hospital and put on a drip to rehydrate her body and flush the drug from her system.

She remained in hospital for monitoring for five hours.

The 19-year-old, from Langdon Hills, has since taken to Facebook to tell her story.

In her post, she said: “I wouldn’t usually share this type of post but I feel like it’s necessary. The most scary thing about this, is that it took someone a matter of seconds to slip something in my drink without me even noticing, putting me at such risk.

“I couldn’t stand up, see properly or concentrate and all my limbs were completely numb.”

She added: “My heart was all over the place and I was even unable to communicate at one point.

Her mum, Dawn O’Brien said her daughter is still feeling the affects of the ‘spiking’.

She told the Echo: “I called the police because she was in such a bad state.

“I said it needed to be reported and we need more awareness of this. She kept her drink all the time. We think it was the date rape drug. She started to feel paralysed and her vision was a bit bleary. The medics and bouncers at the club were fantastic and she was taken out of the club.

“She was feeling sick and her chest and throat were hurting for a few days after.”

A spokesman for Unit 7 said: “Our number one priority is providing a safe and fun place for our customers to enjoy a night out.

“Our medical team assisted two female customers on Friday night and we have since received thanks from one parent for the support.”