Vitacost Kudzu Root Extract, 180 Capsules (600 mg per Capsule)

It does a great job of killing your physical urge for alcohol. When I started taking this stuff, I noticed a difference the next day. The first weekend having this stuff in my system I didn't feel any physical urge at all for alcohol, which was a big change from most weekends where I always have an urge to drink some booze. This stuff dos also a great job of blocking the "high" of drinking alcohol. 3 weeks after I started taking it, I had some small bit of wine while visiting a friend of mine and while I could enjoy the flavor of the wine I felt no real physical results from the wine. When I first drank it I felt a little "warmth" in the back of my head, but this went away very quickly and I felt no other effects from it. I almost forgot to finish the wine when I had it next to me. While this stuff does a good job of blocking physical urges for alcohol, it still requires some force of will to stay off the booze. While you don't have a physical urge for alcohol you may well have some mental urges for it. I for one found myself "missing" alcohol, as in missing the fun of drinking it. For better or worse there's no pill to deal with this, just good old force of will. But these pills help a lot with the physical urges. Also, the pills aren't that large. They're about the size of your regular non-chewable vitamin. They're a bit smaller than my fish oil pills. The dosage is two of these pills a day, WITH FOOD! I'd recommend these pills. Inexpensive, they work, and no side effects I've yet noticed. ***Review Edit*** I write this a few months later, and I can tell you this stuff is still *Incredible*. When I did stop taking the pills it took two whole months before the effects wore off. Mind you I was taking the pills every day for 2 or 3 months, but even so it took another two months for it to wear off completely. I just couldn't enjoy alcohol while on it, the stuff would have no effect on me at all. If you do try to force yourself to feel drunk on this stuff, you just get the "crazy" of alcohol without any of the other "positive" feelings from it. Like any supplement I am sure the effects vary from person to person, but for me at least this stuff is Super Effective. I doubt I will stay on it all the time, but it's a good way to make myself stop with the alcohol for a while now and again when I know I should.

Quite frankly, I was looking for something to help just a bit. I read the reviews on this, some saying "this doesn't do a thing for me" and others saying, "this works great". It certainly doesn't seem to work for everybody, from the reviews anyway. I can say this, I'd had enough, and I'm under tons of stress from both work and home. I started using too much alcohol, and that was ultimately dragging me down, (a little felt good, but that moderation thing)... I started getting cravings, and I'd have too much. I was gaining weight and getting depressed. Figured, what the heck, I'll try this and see what happens, it doesn't cost very much. I took my first pair of pills a while ago now, (I take one when I get up, and one at lunch, with food), and my it's taken a big edge off. If I need to go play darts, I'll take a third one in the evening before I go. This has helped ME a ton! I can't guarantee it will work for you, but for me, it's taken a big slice off craving. It seems to have helped with sweet cravings too. I'd recommend at least giving it a try. I did a lot of searching on google for things to reduce cravings, and I found medical literature stating that this (Kudzo root) can help more than the perscription stuff, with fewer side-effects, but only if you use a dose similar to what the orientals use. The per-pill content of this was higher than any other I found.

I bought these for my mom, she had done some research and found it was a natural way to curb your cravings for alcohol. On her first day taking them she learned they definitely needed to be taken with food or just after a balanced meal or they would leave her feeling sick. She has since learned her lesson and only takes it with food. Just last week she said she only took it Monday but didn't feel the want to drink for the duration of the week, granted, this was after a consistent few weeks of taking it. I'm happy it works for her intentions because I like to see her proud of herself for going yet another day without a drink! She did say she's been eating more sweets which has never been a problem for her. I think cutting out the alcohol has her body craving new sources of sugar so buyer beware! While I, from the outside looking in, think it's great and deserves 5 stars I have it 4 because I am not the one taking it and don't know all of the intricacies of its use.

This works! It only contains the Kudzu root and no other herbals or fillers which is what you want. Other products that advertise they are for treatment of alcoholism more than likely do not have the high mg amount of kudzu as this product has. I purchased this for a friend (an on/off again boyfriend with serious alcohol problems.) It has helped tremendously and he has noticed a huge difference in his ability to control the shakes and his craving for alcohol. You do need to follow the instructions and I also recommend other herbal remedies to help with anxiety, liver detox, sleep problems, etc. This product is not a cure all will not all of a sudden turn a long time alcoholic into a sober individual. However, it will do exactly what research and other users have noted due to the chemical composition of kudzu and how it affects alcohol abuse, the liver, etc.

I drank it for two days and made me sick for about a week. I haven’t recovered yet but it’s been a week since I’ve been sick. I went to the urgent care and they said I have developed pre-diabetes which I had and did not have a problem with previously I feel lightheaded and sick to my stomach constantly something that just started happening after I started taking this pill. It has affected my day today life and it never claimed that it was gonna make me have pre-diabetes I have never had an issue before that is why I went to the urgent care because I started feeling sick. I definitely recommend that you’re careful with this kind of medication. I don’t know if I got a bad batch or if something was wrong with it but oh I 100% know that this is what made me sick I feel intoxicated even though I haven’t drank I cannot drive I am constantly sick. I don’t know what else to do. I will report this This pill is poisonous because that is all lived it to me. Be careful what you purchase online I have learned the hard way.

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I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to stop drinking and not have HARDCORE ALCOHOL CRAVINGS!!!! I was a weekend warrior when it came to drinking...Fridays I would get two 4 Liter bottles of Carlo Rossi Chablis or Carlo Rossi Rhine Wine!!! And depending on what General Contractor annoyed me during the week and how agitated I was I would definitely run across the street to the store and grab two 40 ounce bottles of beer!!!! During the holidays I drank EXCESSIVELY...I noticed a lot of weight gain and made a vow that starting January 2nd I was going to COMPLETELY STOP DRINKING and go back on the Atkins Diet and just stay on the induction phase!!! But I knew the cravings were going to be hard and you cannot drink ALCOHOL AT ALL DURING THE 1ST 2 WEEKS OF INDUCTION!!!! I did some research and saw that Kudzu Root Extract helped with alcohol cravings...January 2nd I had my last glass of wine that was leftover from New Year's Eve/Day and I took 2 of the Kudzu Root Extract Pills!!! The next day I woke up and I took 2 more in the morning with breakfast...I noticed my brain wasn't THINKING about a glass of wine or beer!!!! I continued to take 2 pills in the morning with breakfast for the next 4 days then cut down to just 1 pill in the morning because my alcohol cravings were no longer there!!! I did get aggravated at a stupid work email and had a sudden urge to drink again...as soon as that happened I ran and took another Kudzu Root Extract Pill!!! Within 10 minutes it went away!!!! It's now been a little over 2 weeks I HAVEN'T TOUCHED 1 DROP OF WINE OR BEER...I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED ANY ALCOHOL CRAVINGS...And I only take 1 Kudzu Root Extract Pill in the morning with my breakfast!!!! I know there are some claims saying it didn't work...but for me it did!!! I've also lost 6lbs in 2 weeks!!!! So happy that I purchased them...will definitely buy again to help me stay on my weight loss journey!!!

I rarely write reviews but I wanted others to know there is hope. In 23 days I have gone from a daily drinker, usually 1 box of wine gone in 5-6 days, 3-4 mixed drinks as well, to only drinking 5 times in this span and only excessive amounts twice. Whether a placebo or not, it is working and I am so thankful. 41 years old female drinking for over 10 years excessively, I was headed in a downward spiral, losing hope until i found this. Married to an alcoholic husband who drinks minimum 4 beers a night, excessive Thursday-Sunday, drinking is what we had in common but I have been able slow down and do not desire even to drink most of the time and can say No, when i do drink anymore, it isn’t much. I take 1 pill in the morning, 1 pill in the afternoon and 1 pill if I am worried I will be in an environment or predicament involving drinking. It has helped tremendously. Until i am confident in myself, I will continue this regimen.