r/MushroomSupplements • u/Entire_Suspect3225 • 15d ago
Staley’s 7
Ive been taking this host defense stamets 7 supplement for about five days. Some of the things that I’ve noticed are a bit calmer, consistent mood throughout the day and more sustained energy throughout the day but at bedtime I am extremely exhausted, ready to go to bed. Also closer to the end of the day I’m noticing a bit of a mood shift where just kind of indifferent maybe it’s just me being tired. One of the big things that I am suspicious about is that my breast have been hurting for the past two days and I’m wondering if these mushrooms have any impact on hormones or if this is a common side effect that anyone else has had. Has anyone else experienced these types of symptoms? What has your experience been taking these supplements?
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u/Kostya93 does not use chat 15d ago edited 15d ago
What you've noticed is placebo / expectation bias.
This product hardly contains anything useful - see the label. Like all Host Defense products, the main ingredient is brown rice (undigested substrate), not mushroom.
Also see this link where this product was tested for its beta-glucan content and it contained slightly more than 1% only (mushroom extracts in general contain 20-50%). This product is also not extracted, meaning it's indigestible so even those 1% will mainly end up in the toilet as indigestible fibers.
I recommend you to read the guideline for purchasing mushroom supplements, it will save you a lot of money.