User Reviews for berberine

Before reading about the positive effects of Berberine at reducing Cholesterol; my total Cholesterol was 285 and my LDL was 178! 6 months later I rechecked my Cholesterol. Total Cholesterol 201 LDL 134. I've always eaten very healthy foods and exercised so I can not conclude that it was diet change or exercise. In my opinion Berberine helped reduce these numbers. Additionally, I did not have any negative side effects.

I have had borderline high cholesterol for a few years. A healthy diet and exercise only got me down to about 230 total. After taking berberine for ~30 days, the value went down about 20%. LDL was also down ~20%. No noticeable side effects. The goal will be not to take on a continual basis but 30 days on and 30 days off. From everything that I have read, herbal treatments can loose efficacy if taken continually. We'll see how this goes.

Stopped taking a irregular heart (A Fib)med cause BAD side effects. Was fine very little if any A fib on my own for few weeks. Doc had recommended Berberine 500mg 2x day months ago but just started it Sunday and last night (Tuesday) 2:30am my heart woke me as was irregular, rapid and as bad as it ever has gotten and lasted through morning which never had happened before. Blood pressure was very low too and felt dizzy as did on med. So glad to see the review on rapid heart rate as makes me think it really was Berberine. I have always not done well with meds etc. and get tired when told well no one else gets that through the years only years later to have it listed as side effect. I say WELL NOW YOU HAVE heard of someone do NOT say that again and be open to it!!!!!! I will let you know if it turns out NOT to be Berberine.Read More Read Less

My doctor suggested taking Berberine to reduce mu Hemoglobin A1c. My blood sugar was 5.7-6.0 and is now one year later 5.3. I have not changed anything else and have just continued taking the Vital Berberine 200mg twice daily and my numbers have come down:)

Usually reduces stomach pains and diarrhea shortly after taking it. Usually effective regardless of how bad the symptoms are. Product used is Berberine Hydrochloride, Beijing Zhong Xin Pharmaceutical Factory.

Berberine has been truly miraculous for me. A1c from 7.2 to 5.5 morning blood sugars 88-110. I had not had a blood sugar below 100 in years. I get 400mg tablets from Swanson. I take either 3 or 4 a day (1,2,1 or 1,1,1) Only side effect was some slight abd discomfort which cleared up after a couple of weeks. I couldn't understand why this is not more well known. The only think I could figure out is that it's too cheap for the health care industry to make much noise about it.

Also have seen a drop in blood sugar and a1c... I do not use metformin anymore...

My husband is on metformin and glimepride for type II diabetes. At his last checkup, his doctor was absolutely astounded at his A1C and lowered blood sugar. He has reduced his metformin and looks like we will stop using the metformin.

I use Berberine to lower my sugar levels. It works great and has no side effects like Metformin and works much better.

500 mg three times a day controls blood sugar. I stopped using Metforman as it produced little or no effect on controlling my blood sugar. No spiting, sweating, just nice effects.

My blood pressure was constantly very high, even with meds. When my med was increased, it slowed my heart down too much. I was having serious problems because I could not tolerate most BP meds. I started taking Berberine, and my blood pressure dropped so low that I had to skip my regular BP med. (And my heart rate was okay.) So far I have not noticed any side effects, but a big problem with my BP med was increased appetite, hair loss, and more. With a little more tweaking of the Berberine I should not have to take BP meds anymore. No more increased appetite, and hopefully my hair will stop thinning!Read More Read Less

I had low gfr (49) meaning my kidney was functioning poorly. Took 200 mg Vital Nutrients brand for 60 days and my gfr raised to normal >59.

A pharmacist in Vietnam advised me to take Antesik, a local Berberine-based medication, for indigestion. I took less than the recommended dosage over two days and woke up both nights with an extremely rapid heart rate which took several hours to slow down. This has never happened to me before and it was frightening. I see that this medication is used to treat heart disease but it seemed to cause heart problems for me! My stomach does feel better though. I would like to know if this is a recognized side effect of Berberine.Read More Read Less

Taking it for prediabetes. Went form 135 to 120. No further improvement noted.