Mum's warning after drink spiked at Christmas work party

It took only 15-minutes for the drugs to cause Mandy to lose her vision and the ability to move her arms and legs. Photo / Getty Images

A Hobart mum has spoken out about a horror drink spiking experience she had while out with her colleagues at an end-of-year event.

Mandy Marmion was attending a work Christmas party at Salamanca Place on Friday night when she was unknowingly drugged.

She posted a teary video to her Facebook page as a warning to others.

Ms Marmion was at The Brick Factory at 11.30pm chatting and having fun with her co-workers.

She had a few sips of her glass of wine and five minutes later she lost her vision and started to lose the ability to move her arms and legs.

In her panicked state, she managed to leave the venue and call her husband Adam, who is a paramedic.

"I remember saying, 'Help me, my drink's been spiked, I'm in Salamanca.' I remember crying and begging him to help," Ms Marmion wrote on the post.

By 11.45pm she collapsed on the sidewalk, hitting her head on the pavement.

Thankfully, she was found by the St John Ambulance crew who helped her until her husband arrived.

She then proceeded to have a panic attack that lasted for two hours, leaving the terrified woman convinced she was going to die.

"I was so sure I was going to die I asked Adam to say goodbye to my girls and tell them how much I love them," she said.

"I remember asking, 'Why would someone do this to me? Who would want to hurt me?'"

All it took was around 15 minutes from her first sip of wine for Ms Marmion lose all motor skills, be unable to move her body or respond to anyone.

She said she followed all the normal safety precautions people were taught to avoid something like this happening, such as not leaving your drink unattended and being in a "nice and well-lit" establishment.

Mandy posted a teary video to her Facebook page as a warning to others. Photo / Facebook

Ms Marmion ended the video by stating it was one of the most terrifying experiences she had had and warned others to be careful.

She wrote on the post that she was reporting the incident to the police and heading back to the bar to see if security footage can help determine what happened.

Her video has been viewed over 83,000 times and shared by nearly 3000 people.

Social media users were quick to sympathise with Ms Marmion and share their outrage at the shocking attack.

"Hope you're ok now Mandy. Something that you think only happens in the seedier bars but obviously not anymore," one social media user wrote.

Another said: "I'm so sorry Mandy. What a terrifying experience. Some people are so wicked."

Other users claimed they had had similar experiences happen around the Salamanca Place area, with some saying it even happened on the same night as her.