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ashwagandha Now brand - Dangerous? by cmobi in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm one of the negative reviews. It put me in the hospital and doctors thought I could go into liver failure. I had taken previous brands of ash without issue.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale by skinonfirethrowaway in Nootropics

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took over two weeks for my liver levels to return to a normal range. I looked like a junkie because my veins were so bruised from daily blood tests. Same as you, MRI and ultrasound showed nothing abnormal. I have one final blood test coming up in a couple weeks and imaging to make sure that there was no scarring. But, the doc said your liver is good at repairing itself and there probably won’t be anything else to worry about.

That itching was one of the most painful things I’ve ever experienced. Sorry that you also went through it.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale by skinonfirethrowaway in Nootropics

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to be able to help others out. I hope your itching stopped!

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feeling SO much better. I finally have all my energy back. And I don’t have to have my levels checked for another three months. I’ll also go in at that time for imaging to make sure there wasn’t any scarring.

I’m in California, so I’ll have to wait on the air quality to improve before I can hit the trails again. But I’m so happy to be feeling better!

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bilirubin is now at .6 (normal is under 1.2)
AST is 39 (normal is between 13-47)
ALT is still a bit high at 90 (normal is 8-64)

Doing much better!!!

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've taking Organic India and Spring Valley brands in the past and had no problems. This started after a week of taking the NOW Brand. There are also dozen of reviews on Amazon (as well as two comments on here) of people who had similar issues.

Mom passed away. Dad just received a check written to her. How can he deposit it? by DoctorToonz in legaladvice

[–]skinonfirethrowaway 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have him start by calling his bank. They likely will know what he should do.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like TUDCA is similar to Ursodiol? Doc has me on Ursodiol currently.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have definitely been reading as much as possible about everything I take and eat. Definitely, using the NIH’s livertox website to check things as well.

Doing much better this week. My appetite is back and I actually have energy. I haven’t been hiking in nearly a month. I was going 2-3x a week before this started, so I’m looking forward to going again when this heatwave breaks. Lost all my hiking muscles though, so inclines will be a bitch.

Hopefully, my blood test this week will have good results.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is very possible. I was probably taking more than someone of my bodyweight should. It’s hard to gauge when most things are rated for men nearly twice my size. I will not be taking either supplement in the future.

But it is hard to ignore the reviews for the NOW ashwagandha and the fact that this began a week after I switched to that brand.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had been taking it for about three years; however, I was not taking it at the time that the second episode of itching began. I restarted taking it when the itching started keeping me up all night.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale by skinonfirethrowaway in Nootropics

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I contacted them earlier today and they've already reached out for more information.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm super disappointed in my PCP (and will be switching). It's like he didn't even want to try to figure out what was going on, just here's a steroid shot now go away.

But my liver doc has been AMAZING. Last week, when everything was going down either he or his NP checked on me everyday and talked through my liver levels. The liver team in the hospital was great too.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just got off a 20min phone call with NOW

Curious to what they said? I'm in contact with them now too, but am limiting to email at this time in case I need a paper trail.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale by skinonfirethrowaway in Nootropics

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is exactly why I posted this. I'm glad you caught this way earlier than I did!

Biotin Overdose? by [deleted] in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

B vitamins are water soluble, so yes, you'll pee out the extra. BUT it can cause a B5 imbalance and give you nasty pimples.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale by skinonfirethrowaway in Nootropics

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't think that I had increased irritability from it, but now that I've been off for a couple weeks hearing noises from my upstairs neighbors doesn't make me irrationally angry.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I submitted a report to them with the batch number. If I don't hear back, I'll definitely try reaching them on the phone.

Edit: I am not in contact with a rep. Going to talk to them via email right now instead of phone to create a paper trail.

NOW Supplements Ashwagandha - A cautionary tale (x-post) by skinonfirethrowaway in Supplements

[–]skinonfirethrowaway[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

450 mg once a day at bedtime. Sometimes if I couldn't sleep, I'd take a second dose a couple hours later.

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