NutraChamps AREDS 2 Eye Vitamins - Lutein, Zeaxanthin & Bilberry Extract - Eye Health Supplement with Carotenoids & Vitamin C, E & Zinc - 60 Capsules

I have trouble with severe dry eyes. My doctor says it’s from a medication I take, and this medication helps me so I don’t really want to switch it. I have been using a humidifier at night, switching the brightness settings on my computer screens at work, staying hydrated, and using eye drops constantly (at least once a day). I’ve tried 4 different kinds of eye drops, and they’ve all pretty much worked okay.I decided to try this supplement, and I have been taking it for less than a week. My dry eye was so severe, my left eye was blurry for a few months, even with all the other things I was doing. Within the few days of taking this supplement, I have noticed improvement in my vision.The dryness hasn’t seemed to improve too much, but again I haven’t been taking it that long yet.I will say too that the down sides are the smell and taste of these capsules. They have an earthy dirt smell, and if I burp, I can taste it which isn’t the worst but isn’t very pleasant.I also have noticed that if taken on an empty stomach, they have made me nauseated. I tried taking it one morning with a full glass of water and that seemed to help (no nausea).

I have been using the product at work at lunch and at breakfast sometimes, so I am not exactly the most consistent test subject. I have noticed an improvement in the dry feeling in my eyes as well as the strain. I also drive home in the dark every night during the winter and have noticed feeling less drowsy - not to say it necessarily gives you energy but you feel better with not having to slam your tired eyes shut. I would recommend trying this if you spend a significant amount of time in front of a screen, or doing any one activity at the same depth that your eyes are not allowed to refocus. Tastes okay, easy to swallow, looks like a little carrot (its orange!).

These vitamins are similar to those prescribed by my opthalmologist to prevent macular degeneration, but at a much lower price. It will be years before it will be possible to determine their effectiveness. The capsules are quite large, so they may prove challenging for some people to swallow. In addition, they give off an unpleasant smell that I did not perceive emanating from other products that I have tried. I may return to another brand because of its unpleasantness.

Edit - 01-06-2021I have to say I was totally blown away by the customer service from this company. I received an email from them offering me a complete refund because I was not totally pleased with this product (I just could not get past the fishy smell). I'm glad I was sitting down when I got the offer because I probably would have fallen over. Their customer service is second to none.I use a lot of NutraChamps products and have to honestly say they are an amazing company to do business with. Their products are high quality and I know I can trust putting them in my body. I have seen many health benefits from several of their products that I take.I want to add that they really do stand behind their guarantee - I did not ask for a refund of the product, they offered it because I was not 100% satisfied originally. I am now at least 150% satisfied. Thank you NutraChamps for being such an outstanding company.*Note - I am just an ordinary consumer and have received no compensation or additional incentives for this review. I wanted to update it to reflect their customer service.Original review:It's too early for me to know if these are actually helping my vision as I've only been taking them about 3 weeks and I think it will take longer than that to know. I have pretty good vision and I want to maintain its level.I reduced the number of stars on this product because it smells horrible - like fish. It also burps back - an icky fishy burp. Kind of gross. But, with that said, if this product does promote vision as it is supposed to, I will come back and up my stars. I am going to continue to take it, even with the smell and see if in a couple months, I notice improved vision.NutraChamps, overall, makes great products so I am willing to put up with the odor if the product does what it says. It'd be cool if they could reduce or eliminate the icky fish smell.

I don't really know if these are supposed to help your vision improve, or just help keep it from getting worse. I got them for the latter reason, because I had to switch from 1.5 power reading glasses to 2.0 some time ago. It appeared that I might have to switch to a higher strength sometime soon, so I ordered these in hope of at least slowing the downhill slide.After taking them for three weeks, I am now able to use the 1.5 readers again without blurriness. I'm HAPPY!

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Tried three pills at once the first time. I started to vomit but only vomited clear saliva. The pills in the bottle smelled powerfully like seaweed(?) or the ocean. Have taken astaxanthin for five years. Never this result. There are ingredients in the bottle I received that seemed uncommon in their combination. Took a single pill a second time and experienced a similar nauseous feeling. Threw it away.