Experts warn that it s dangerous and it won t likely speed up the process. Herbal Dangers Tom Gugliotta, a professional basketball player, had a seizure after ingesting gamma butryolactone, which is supposedly a sleep aid which also facilitates muscle recovery. Gamma butryolactoneis is legal, but the FDA warns that it is risky , reported USA Today. It contains furanone hydro, which turns into GHB a party drug that can be fatal once inside the body. Gugliotta didn t disclose the name brand of the product that he took, but he did say that he thought it was as safe as a vitamin.
Physicians suspect that the supplement was the cause of the seizure.
Since this type of seizure is linked to similar incidents, the FDA asked manufactures to issue a voluntary recall of the supplement.