A little known side effect of Stevia is that some people will experience, beginning after a month or two of regular use, a drop in blood pressure which occurs very soon after ingestion and persists. I didn't know I had this problem and, after a month of passing out every day after my coffee, the doctor told me what was happening and instructed me to discontinue use immediately.

Watch your blood pressure when you use this. If after three months you have not developed this symptom, you are most likely safe. After four you are home free and will most likely never have a problem.

This product, other than that issue, is actually a wonderful sweetener without any of the harmful side effects of Splenda (such as insulin resistance and death of gut flora) and the Vanilla sweet drops have the mildest aftertaste of any of the liquid forms I have tried. However, be advised that it also causes drops in blood sugar, and that is in everyone. It is excellent for people with high blood sugar for that reason. But if, like most of my family, you don't ingest much sugar throughout the day, it can cause a hypoglycemic attack, so make sure you either use it with a bit of sugar (complex or simple carbohydrates that convert to glucose in the body) or make sure you have a steady intake of healthy carbohydrates throughout the day to avoid a crash.

To be clear, I would highly recommend using this were it not for the danger inherent in random attacks of hypotension. For anyone who pays attention to blood sugar and does not experience hypoglycemia with their first uses of this, I would say that testing this out, taking care to monitor your blood pressure after use, is worth your time. However, you will want to try this late in the day when you are not going to be driving and check your blood pressure one to two hours after ingestion, each time you use this, for that critical first few months.

Good luck in making a choice and if you use this, please track your blood pressure. No link between patients suffering this has been found and within our family, only two people have had this happen so it is safe for everyone else and is considerably healthier than the chemicals many people use today. I use coconut sugar due to these side effects, mixed with inulin, and have stable healthy blood sugar because of quitting splenda (which made it go up) and quitting stevia (which made it go down too far). That having been said, this might be a good choice for you, if you are willing to put in the effort to see if stevioside products lower your blood pressure.
A little known side effect of Stevia is that some people will experience, beginning after a month or two of regular use, a drop in blood pressure which occurs very soon after ingestion and persists. I didn't know I had this problem and, after a month of passing out every day after my coffee, the doctor told me what was happening and instructed me to discontinue use immediately. Watch your blood pressure when you use this. If after three months you have not developed this symptom, you are most likely safe. After four you are home free and will most likely never have a problem. This product, other than that issue, is actually a wonderful sweetener without any of the harmful side effects of Splenda (such as insulin resistance and death of gut flora) and the Vanilla sweet drops have the mildest aftertaste of any of the liquid forms I have tried. However, be advised that it also causes drops in blood sugar, and that is in everyone. It is excellent for people with high blood sugar for that reason. But if, like most of my family, you don't ingest much sugar throughout the day, it can cause a hypoglycemic attack, so make sure you either use it with a bit of sugar (complex or simple carbohydrates that convert to glucose in the body) or make sure you have a steady intake of healthy carbohydrates throughout the day to avoid a crash. To be clear, I would highly recommend using this were it not for the danger inherent in random attacks of hypotension. For anyone who pays attention to blood sugar and does not experience hypoglycemia with their first uses of this, I would say that testing this out, taking care to monitor your blood pressure after use, is worth your time. However, you will want to try this late in the day when you are not going to be driving and check your blood pressure one to two hours after ingestion, each time you use this, for that critical first few months. Good luck in making a choice and if you use this, please track your blood pressure. No link between patients suffering this has been found and within our family, only two people have had this happen so it is safe for everyone else and is considerably healthier than the chemicals many people use today. I use coconut sugar due to these side effects, mixed with inulin, and have stable healthy blood sugar because of quitting splenda (which made it go up) and quitting stevia (which made it go down too far). That having been said, this might be a good choice for you, if you are willing to put in the effort to see if stevioside products lower your blood pressure.