211
people found this helpful, as of 2023
ranked #149,078 most helpful
out of 571,544,897 reviews
★☆☆☆☆
NEW BUYER? BE CAREFUL OF THIS PREPARATION!!! CAUSED EXTREMELY TOXIC REACTION FOR ME!
I first took this product one week ago. I ingested it after dinner, as indicated by the dosing directions (2 capsules). I noticed that I became slightly nauseous as I was going to bed. The next day I felt off. I was extremely bloated and had a lot of gas. This got progressively worse as the day went on. The gas was so bad, it was painful and it felt like something was clawing my stomach lining. And yet, it would not release. It was as though I was stopped up/constipated with gas. My stomach was the size of a basketball! Then I got a fever of about 102 which lasted the whole rest of the day. I thought about everything I had eaten; nothing unusual or new was consumed. I briefly thought about the herbs but I chalked it up to a stomach virus as there had been something "going around" and I have taken many other Gaia supplements in the past without incident. It took a whole week for my digestion to return to normal. Then last night, my hubby reminded me that I hadn't been taking the new adrenal supplement...
So before bed I took ONE capsule (thinking in the back of my mind, "better safe than sorry--maybe these herbs DID have some role in my last bout of digestive distress."). Within 20 minutes I had *extreme* nausea. I got up and vomited. It was very violent type of vomiting; I have broken capillaries around my eyes this morning from the pressure of it. And there was also extremely watery and forceful diarrhea. I vomited for four hours, probably about 10 times total. My body was obviously rejecting SOMETHING in that preparation. I still don't know exactly what, but my presumption was the cordyceps mushroom. After doing some research, apparently some people can have this type of reaction to this particular fungus. But then I looked at the label of a different adrenal preparation from Gaia that I had been taking without incident and cordyceps was in there too! So, what gives? Lemon balm? It can also sometimes cause these symptoms... maybe the combination of both? I still don't know and will be calling the company today. I noticed a couple of other reviewers had similar complications. I feel there should be some kind of warning on the packaging for those rare people like me who get this type of horrific reaction. I would not want ANYONE to have to go through what I did last night.
June 2018 · Health and Household · verified purchase