So far....so good!  Edits below!
I read through many many reviews of bitters before I purchased the Swedish.  I also saw many reviews of people that had felt ill after taking them and other issues.<br /><br />I took some right when I opened the box since my stomach was upset.... I'm pretty sensitive so I erred on the side of caution and took only 3-4 drops to start with.  Immediately I could feel it calming the stomach and about 10 minutes later the senna kicked in - very minor cramps.  I've always been very very sensitive to senna - I wish I could get the Swedish with no senna!<br /><br />2nd day I took 3-4 drops in the AM with no cramping this time and will continue taking it in this way until I get up to the full teaspoon amount.  I definitely feel better/different in just a day with no heartburn or acid reflux happening during dinner last night.  I should say I took the drops in about an ounce of water - no taste at all.<br /><br />To all those who are really sensitive - I would say start off with only a few drops.  Its because its pretty concentrated anyway and frankly, our modern diet just doesn't have any of these types of bitters within it on a daily basis.  I juice a lot and figured that the kale and other bitter veggies would give me enough but even still, it did not!<br /><br />I will try to remember and check back in after a couple of months!<br /><br />Update:  7/3/14 - I wanted to update on the progress.  The Swedish Bitters continue to do what they do best, cleanse and assist digestion.  One thing I have noticed with these is that they do help cleanse the liver/gall bladder pretty substantially.  If someone has any parasites this stuff may chase them out of hiding and into the digestive track and thus the cramping ensues.  For a couple of days I took drops in the morning and the afternoon to see what would happen and had cleansing and die-off symptoms.  I realize that the liver / gallbladder area are pretty difficult to cleanse so there is almost always something lurking that a normal bowel or 'whole body' cleanse cannot reach.  I should say that I do regular liver cleanses every month or 2 and anyone that does these also knows that they are successful depending on any parasite activity.  I've since dropped the dosage back down to 4 drops in the AM only.<br /><br />Update:  7/28/14 - So, in the past weeks I've been increasing the drop amounts in the morning and now up to a full dropper.  This does not bother my system or stomach at all.  The last liver cleanse I did was more successful and I felt amazing afterwards.  I will continue on the bitters up to the dosage on the bottle and report back.  I raised my stars to 5 because this product is really doing what its intended to do, just go slow with it at first!
Rating: 5 stars