Below we take an in-depth look into Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx, to see whether this particularly risky product can be compared to more established solutions.
Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is a sleeping-aid that uses herbal ingredients. It claims to give customers a more restful and less disturbed sleep, by offering up ingredients known to combat anxiety and provide a sedative product. Perhaps the most notable fact about Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is that it uses an extremely odd and dangerous ingredient called Kava, an anti-anxiety ingredient known to potentially cause fatal liver damage after just one month of use.
Sleep-Rx is manufactured by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, a US-based supplement store based in the USA. Hi-Tech Pharma (as they are often called) are known mainly for their extraordinary history of litigation, having fought long and protracted legal battles with the FTC, FDA, respected university professors, medical authorities, and rival companies. The company is currently fighting to overturn the FDA’s existing ban on the dangerous stimulant DMAA, on the basis that it can be naturally derived from plants. Hi-Tech Pharma have the unfortunate distinction of being one of the most careless and dangerous manufacturers in the market, regularly using potentially-fatal substances like DMAA, methylsynephrine, and Kava in their products.
Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx could cause severe side effects, and may even be harmful to consumer health. The product contains Kava, a narcotic from the South Pacific that can cause liver damage and death after just a few weeks. Former users have had to have liver transplants after showing signs of acute liver damage (yellowing skin and eyes, dark urine, and extreme fatigue). Fatalities have also resulted from the use of Kava, leading it be banned in the EU and Canada.
The main anti-anxiety and sedative ingredients can also cause psychological side effects. Valerian is known to cause wild sad and happy moods, insomnia, and headaches in some people. Similarly, melatonin may cause headaches, depression, dizziness, stomach cramps, and irritability.
Paeonia Lactiflora and Ziziphus Spinosa may cause stomach problems or more frequent visits to the bathroom.
If Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is effective, customers should avoid driving or operating heavy machinery whilst using it. Avoid drinking alcohol after taking this product, as Kava can intensify the effects of alcohol and produce erratic behaviour.
The cheapest price we could find for Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx was $11.49 for 30 capsules (a 2-week supply) from All Star Health. Prices generally range from $11.50 to $15.50, except for the official Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals website (where it costs $19.95). Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is available from several online independent supplement stores, but notably cannot be found from major retailers like Amazon and Walmart (presumably due to safety concerns).
Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals have done it again. Like many of the other products on their roster, Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is a potentially effective product that is almost completely undone by its needless and shamelessly dangerous ingredients list.
SleepRx contains Kava Extract, seemingly for no other reason other than as an anti-anxiety solution. Put simply, Kava is an astonishingly poor choice for this role, as it can cause (and has caused) fatalities in otherwise healthy people. It is known to seriously damage the liver, and interacts with numerous other drugs (including alcohol). This narcotic is banned for sale in most of the developed world due to its danger, and Hi-Tech Pharma live up to their appalling reputation by quietly sticking it into their products with little regard for consumer safety.
Even if this product wasn’t dangerous, it simply isn’t very good. We aren’t entirely certain whether it would work, as important ingredient quantity information is withheld and virtually no customers appear to have reviewed it online. Buying it is risky, as Hi-Tech Pharma operate no money back guarantee or returns policy of any kind.
Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals come across as almost cartoonishly villainous in the supplement world, existing only to fight laws that protect the safety of customers, and defiantly infusing nearly all of their products with harmful ingredients. Stay well away from their products and stick with the better and safer options that are offered elsewhere.
We do not recommend Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx to our readers!
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Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is a supplement designed to promote a restful and full sleep. Advertised as being part of a “new generation of sleeping pills”, Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is specifically sold as a way of reducing night-time stress and restlessness, helping customers to feel more refreshed and energetic upon waking.
Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is produced and sold by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, an American manufacturer of various sports, weight loss and sexual enhancement supplements. Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals’ website is surprisingly poorly written and hard to understand for an English-speaking company, giving an unprofessional appearance that fails to inspire confidence in the quality of the products. As of 2017, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals is far more well-known for its legal battles with American authorities and university professors than for its effective and high-quality supplements. The company can be contacted via the contact details provided on the website.
The directions for use are as follows:
Take 2 tablets 30 minutes prior to bedtime.
According to the official Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals website, Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is intended to help customers enjoy a deeper and more restful sleep. The formula is said to reduce sleeplessness and insomnia, promote relaxation, and lower stress and tension. The following benefits are listed on the official website:
The ingredients found in Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx have mostly been found to combat insomnia and restlessness (apart from the curious inclusion of Peony, which does nothing of the sort). Overall, the mix should provide the intended effect to some extent.
However, it is hard to tell how effective Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx would be when compared to ordinary, cheap sleeping pills. Few of its ingredients have been found to be particularly strong when compared to controlled drugs, and the lack of ingredient quantity information adds more uncertainty. There are also very few customer reviews available online to check, leading us to conclude that it’s equally possible that Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx works or doesn’t work.
The ingredients contained within Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx are listed below. Readers should note that the individual ingredient quantities are not listed, which can make it difficult for us to estimate how effective the product is.
Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx needlessly contains a very dangerous substance called Kava, which can cause liver damage and death within a few weeks of using it. After one to three months, some former users have had to arrange liver transplants to stave off the worst, with many suffering serious illness at the least. All customers should make sure to check out for tell-tale signs of liver damage whilst using this product, which may include yellowed eyes and skin, fatigue, and dark urine.
Other ingredients can also cause side effects. The use of valerian may lead to headaches, bipolar moods, and even insomnia in some people. Despite the claims of Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, effective doses of valerian often cause sluggishness in the morning.
Ziziphus and Paeonia Lactiflora may cause stomach upset and frequent bathroom visits, and melatonin can cause headaches, short-term depression, dizziness, stomach cramps, and irritability.
If Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is effective, customers should avoid driving or operating heavy machinery whilst using it. Avoid drinking alcohol after taking this product, as Kava can intensify the effects of alcohol and produce erratic behaviour.
Caution:
Not for use by individuals under the age of 18 years. Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing. This product can raise blood pressure and interfere with other drugs you may be taking. Talk to your doctor about this product.
We were unable to find many real and independent customer reviews for this product, although some product pages carry a surprising amount of clearly fake comments. The two we’ve placed below are the only real reviews we could find, showing that the product perhaps works for some (with a little help) and not at all for others.
Sleeping like a goddamn newborn on this. i just take this and drink a Heineken and I’m out like a light.. I’m not saying its necessary to drink the beer but it helps..
It didn’t help me at all but I am 82 years old and maybe nothing helps.
On the official Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals website, no mention is made of a money back guarantee or a returns policy of any kind.
Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx is available to buy from a number of online retailers, including the Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals website, A1 Supplements, All Star Health, Same Day Supplements and illpumpyouup.com. It has been discontinued on the websites of major retailers, such as Walmart and Amazon, due to its potential to cause serious harm to customers.
On the official Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals website, a 30-capsule bottle of Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx costs $19.95. Elsewhere, Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx costs from around $11.50-$15.50, depending on where you buy it. The cheapest price we found was on All Star Health ($11.49).
The Nootropic Watchdog does not recommend Hi-Tech Sleep-Rx.
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