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I hope the symptoms will go away very soon. Good luck
Sad thing is that I really felt I was losing weight and had more energy but its not worth what I'm going through now.Any suggestions on what to do about the hives and itching?
I also wanted to add that my blood pressure went from 130/80 to 88/66 and my heart rate went up to 107 while laying down. This is why I used my Epi-Pen, I was going into anaphylactic shock. BTDT!
I"ve been taking the supplement for a week, the last three nights I have been awaken with extreme itching on my legs, hands and arms. Each night as I quietly tried not to awaken my spouse as I headed into the bathroom only to be shocked when I turned on the lights.
My skin was inflamed, small to medium size rash bumps and my face was swollen. I quickly took benedryl, which seemed to help the first two nights. Last night was the doozy, masses hives, I had to soak towels in cold water and lay them over my legs and arms to stop the burning sensation. I also took benedryl which works for me. After about 30 minutes in the bathroom the hives began to go down. Finally the benedryl took and it always knocks me out.
I have one allergy and that is to the oil on the leaves of poison plants like poison ivy, poison oak, and poison summac. I love mango fruit and would knock them off my grandmas tree in Florida and eat them. Then I would break out in a rash on my lips and face. Still ate the fruit because I loved them. Come to find out it was not the fruit inside, but that the skin of the mango fruit has an oil that causes similar reaction as poison ivy.
So, my take is that this berry skin has a similar oil or other additives into this supplement contains an oil that causes this same reaction in me.
I will be calling customer service tomorrow to get a refund and cancel my membership. So disappointed, because I have been working so hard to get in shape and my stomach bulge is a problem area. I was hoping this would help.
Not worth the hives and missing out on a good night sleep!
P.S. Mentol works great for the itching!!
all these time we (including the doctors that took care of her that night) believe it's the cashew nut( she's had peanuts, almonds, cranberrries, blueberries and cashews in halloween choc bars before), but now i'm starting to think it was the acai berry content.
just a mental note, shd you decide to try this yourself, do so in minute bits first..and probably not a good idea to give to little children... my wife and i had a real bad scare that night..
Jon
Vancouver
I will go out and ask my pharmacist, what to take. This is ridiculous. The FDA should be aware of this.
they each took a sip of the first bottle, hated it and put it down. I tasted it and did like it but i thought it was still drinkable.
I put a handful of ice in a 34 oz cup - filled it and drank it over the next 35 minutes or so. I didnt liek it very much at first as it tasted liek some kind baby food with a acidy after tast - the cup was so big though i began to get used to it and i drank the whole thing and went to bed.
AM - woke with slight pain in my throat feeling a little woozy.
i did not associate "berry juice/ pain"
adter noon started to feel a little better but noticed nose running a little and throat swelling a bit.
night time same.
next morning - woke @ 5 am with mouth full of mucus feeling like i was drowning - ran to the bathroom and coughed for at least 1 hour - producing flemm so thick that it was still conected in my asophogus while it was also going down the drain - Vomiting occured repeatedly because of this.
Dissoriented - still i was not associating.
Throat was examined later that day due to swelling and inability to swallow anything solid.
Noted white spots all over the roof and sides and back of my throat - bright what resembling cottage cheese blisters.
looked liek a variant of strep throat and that is what it was diagnosed as.
Today - its going away - no meds were taken. It just dawned on me that it could be this juice. i am not brave enought to try it again.
the white spots are going away and I can swallow a bit better today. strep does not go away like that.
i am dehydrated and feel like I cant get enough water - weak. constapated.
what a great diet.
No allergies for me...
I just happened to search "allergic reaction on face" and "no allergies" because that is exactly what I'm having..
I dont have any allergies!
Coupled with I never have ANY skin problems.
I can sleep with makeup on, use non-face lotion, switch between any brand of makeup remover or face wash and until mid-college, never used any face washes.
So I was really weirded out when I don't have allergies or get pimples and I have about 18 little red bumps on each side of my nose (what would seem to be a start of a pimple) but no point or head on them and they are right under both eyes...
I googled it and found that this link popped up within the first three listings... funny thing is... I just started using the Acai Berry Suplement again, but a different, cheaper brand...
I would have never thought of that being the reason!! So thank you guys for taking the time to really make it apparent that it isn't just one out of 1,000 chances..
It's day 2 and I didn't get hives, but I woke up with the same bumps plus a few more... I don't think I took it yesterday but could have with my everyday vitamins...
Will I get hives?
I don't have the time to go to a doctor and I'm a student from out of state so I don't have a ready avaliable doctor or dermatologist on hand...
If you think I should go--- should I see a Doctor? an express doctor? or a Dermatologist?
Do you think it will go away on it's own?
Anyone else not have any allergies and having this reaction? Besides the one other person on the post.
Let me know asap! I can't skip school classes work or time outside of each unless NECESSARY :)
Thank you!!!! :)
and really bad acid reflux. Last week I decided to stop taking the acai juice. It was the only thing that was different in my diet. I have had no acid reflux and am getting better everyday. Hope this helps someone.