Alpha1Nine :funkwhale: :sofia:<p>Warning over <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mushroomgummies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mushroomgummies</span></a> after five people attend hospital in NSW</p><p>The New South Wales health department has issued a warning for people to not consume Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies after “several people presented to hospital experiencing unexpected <a href="https://aus.social/tags/toxicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxicity</span></a>”. </p><p>Since April 2024, at least five people have been treated in NSW hospitals after ingesting the gummies. The products consumed were:</p><p>Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies – Cordyceps</p><p>Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies – Lion’s Mane</p><p>NSW Health says there have been other people hospitalised in other states, and it was working with other jurisdictions to investigate the issue.</p><p>Patients have reported signs and symptoms, including: <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nausea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nausea</span></a> or <a href="https://aus.social/tags/vomiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vomiting</span></a>; <a href="https://aus.social/tags/seizure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seizure</span></a>-like activity and involuntary movement (such as limbs twitching and eye movement); <a href="https://aus.social/tags/anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anxiety</span></a>; disturbing <a href="https://aus.social/tags/hallucinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hallucinations</span></a>; <a href="https://aus.social/tags/drowsiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drowsiness</span></a> or <a href="https://aus.social/tags/lossofconsciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lossofconsciousness</span></a>; <a href="https://aus.social/tags/dizziness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dizziness</span></a> or <a href="https://aus.social/tags/lightheadedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lightheadedness</span></a>; racing <a href="https://aus.social/tags/heart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heart</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> My first thought? <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WhatTheHellAreMushroomGummies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatTheHellAreMushroomGummies</span></a> </p><p>My second thought? Next they’ll tell me there are Kale gummies!</p>