Made me violently sick
Before I begin, I would like to list my credentials. I have been personally training for over 5 years. I graduated from The American Academy of Personal Training in Manhattan, and I am internationally accredited. I am an EMT and also in Nursing School. I am always reading and learning and love the exercise science field. I have spent years dabbling with different supplementations and have had both positive and negative results experimenting. I say all of this so when you read my review, you know my credentials. I had received these as a gift from my mother for christmas. I was pretty eager to begin a 90 day cycle of Animal Paks, as I had read numerous positive reviews about the product and having previously used other Universal Nutrition products I was very satisfied. The first dose I had noticed I was feeling a slightly upset stomach, however nothing else major that would turn me away from taking the supplement. A few days into it, I had noticed I was feeling quite lethargic and feeling "off". I assumed maybe I was just catching a cold, however that isn't normal for me as I haven't been sick in a few years and I wash my hands relentlessly and I am always eating healthy and taking excellent care of myself. By January 2nd I had full blown cold symptoms. Runny nose, cough, congestion, etc. I paid a visit to my doctor and was put on 5 days of antibiotics as well as cough suppressants and mucinex. 5 days later I am still sick and feeling horrible. I had decided to do some research and found out other people who had taken Animal Paks had also had terrible cold like symptoms like me (however I should note it was extremely rare). 4 days off of Animal Paks and I feel almost 100% better. It is quite unfortunate that this had to happen to me. Would it stop me from buying Universal Nutrition products in the future? No, I still think they are a reputable brand and have other good products. However, I would like to stress to others that there are much better vitamin packs that I would recommend. 11 of these horse pills each day was not enjoyable first thing in the morning. I had an excellent experience in the past with GNC Megamen Sport vitamins. I will be going back to them once I receive my refund
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