A student told her university lecturer she was going to die in a tragic text message after taking toxic "slimming pill", an inquest heard.
Eloise Parry, 21, who suffered from bulimia, drove herself to hospital after taking eight unlicensed tablets containing dinitrophenol (DNP), which she bought online.
Just four hours before she died, she texted a lecturer and tutors at Glyndwr University in Wrexham, where she was studying for a degree in childhood and family studies.
Detective Sergeant Andy Chatting read out the message during an inquest in Shrewsbury.
Miss Parry apologised for "being so stupid" as she thanked her tutors for "all that you have done for me".
She said: "I screwed up big time. Binged/purged all night and took four pills at 4am.
"I took another four when I woke and I started vomiting soon after. I think I am going to die. No one is known to survive if they vomit after taking DNP. I am so scared."
She continued: "I am so sorry for being so stupid.
"Thank you for everything. I never deserved it. Please pass on my absolute appreciation for all that you have done for me. Thank you more than words. Ella."
Shropshire Coroner John Ellery, who ruled that Miss Parry's death was accidental, said he would be writing to the Government urging a review of the classification of DNP, which is marketed on-line as a 'fat burning' pill.
The student, who lived at a flat in Shrewsbury, died after being admitted to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital's accident and emergency department on April 12 this year.
Police are trying to establish who supplied the tablets, which they believe may have come from Europe or Canada.
The inquest heard that Miss Parry used online payment service PayPal to buy a quantity of DNP on April 4 and ordered a second batch at 6.14am on the day of her death.
Her mother, Fiona Parry, her younger sister Rebecca, and four other family members attended the inquest at Shropshire's Shirehall today.
Recording his conclusions, Mr Ellery said DNP was clearly a dangerous and toxic substance which should not be accessible to people seeking non-prescribed medication.
He said: "I am entirely satisfied that there is no evidence that (Miss Parry took the tablets) with the intention to kill herself.
"What is clear is that when she took the dinitrophenol, she did it in relation to her eating disorder and her death was an accidental consequence."
Additional reporting by the Press Association
