Comment · Wed, May 25, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Reishi cramps/diarrhea, any Reishi gurus here?
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charrednoot · 4 points
About 2-3 weeks into taking Reishi, I started getting a sharp pain somewhere in my stomach area followed by diarrhea lasting throughout the day. I've only done Reishi for that long of a period once (that one time), after which I stopped.
Now I've heard that some adverse, "detoxification" effects could be common a few days in, but... not 3 weeks into it? That being said, I only took 1 capsule a day (as opposed to a suggested serving of 2-4 daily).
I'm fairly certain it was the Reishi because when I stopped taking it and resumed a few days later, the diarrhea stopped and then returned, and I had eaten no other suspect foods that could have triggered it to return.
Do you think this is part of the detoxification process, or is this more likely an individual case of me reacting adversely to it? I enjoy the effects. I get a high on the first or second day (extremely noticeable), otherwise I notice a mild calming/anxiolytic effect and noticeably decreased physiological responses to anxiety. If I just need to fight through some sort of detoxification stage, I'd like to continue using it.
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Debonaire_Death · 1 points
Right? I learned in recent experimentation that, at least for an N=1 non-blinded, I solved a case of hypernatremia with tobacco. The vilification of any natural herb is disgusting--a waste of profound potential. It's definitely the hard-mode of pharmacology, but that's exactly why it gleans some of the absolute best results.
Do you have any prospective extracts you haven't explored, yet? I'd love to see some research into osha root. They call it "mountain ginseng" but it seems to have some unique adrenergic effects that respiratory airflow, among many other benefits.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
The osha root looks interesting. It seems to have a bunch of compounds in it, like psoralen, bergapten, anomalin, pteryxin, khellactone. Pteryxin seems to be a potent vasodilator.