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A class action lawsuit filed in Canada alleges that “U-Dream Life” sleep-aids led to a British Columbia trucker’s heart attack.
Lead plaintiff James Ruckman says in the U-Dream Life sleep aid class action lawsuit that he bought the herbal supplement at a Whole Foods store in B.C. in September 2019.
The plaintiff claims he took the supplement for 10 days after he purchased it. On Sept. 30, Ruckman alleges that he had a heart attack.
The heart attack left him in the hospital for 12 days, says the plaintiff. During that time, he allegedly lost both his job as a truck driver and his license.
U-Dream Life sleep-aid is allegedly manufactured by Biotrade. It was sold over-the-counter in both the U.S. and Canada. However, health agencies in both countries have recently issued warnings about a hidden ingredient in the so-called dietary supplement.
Health Canada issued a warning about U-Dream herbal sleep-aid and similar products on Dec. 12, 2019.
“Health Canada is advising Canadians that it has tested several U-Dream Lite and U-Dream Full Night herbal sleep-aid products and has found that they contain a substance similar to the prescription drug zopiclone, which may pose serious health risks,” says the health agency’s statement.
The statement further notes that, while zopiclone is used to treat insomnia, it carries side effects, including “drowsiness, dizziness, memory loss, hallucinations and abnormal sleep behaviours while not fully awake including sleep driving.”
The agency also states that users can become dependent on the substance and, if they abruptly stop taking zopiclone, they may suffer severe effects, including convulsions, tremor, muscle cramps, vomiting, sweating, hallucinations and difficulty sleeping.
Health Canada indicates in its statement that it made the manufacture and sale of U-Dream Life sleep-aid products illegal by suspending the products’ licenses. The agency notes that reports of other side effects may indicate that other ingredients are included in the product.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a similar warning over U-Dream Full Night. The agency issued a notification on Dec. 18, 2019 warning the public that the product contains a hidden ingredient structurally similar to a prescription medication called Lunesta with the active ingredient eszopiclone.
“Eszopiclone and zopiclone are known to cause impairment of driving and other activities that require alertness the next morning or next day after use. These ingredients may also cause dry mouth, headache, dizziness, drowsiness, memory loss, and abnormal thoughts and behavior,” warns the FDA.
The FDA statement also warns the public of a growing trend that may pose a hazard. Dietary supplements and even conventional foods, warns the agency, have been found laced with hidden chemicals.
Generally, these items are touted for weight loss, improved sex drive or performance, and bodybuilding. They are often advertised as “all natural.”
“FDA is unable to test and identify all products marketed as dietary supplements that have potentially harmful hidden ingredients. Consumers should exercise caution before purchasing any product in the above categories.”
According to the U-Dream Life sleep-aid class action lawsuit, Biotrade has also warned consumers about its own product, advising them to discontinue use until the company conducts its own studies.
Did you suffer side effects after taking a U-Dream Life sleep-aid product? Tell us your story in the comments below!
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48 thoughts on‘U-Dream Life’ Sleep-Aid Caused Heart Attack, Class Action Says
I took U-Dream at the recommendation of a friend, due to it being “all-natural”. I was amazed at how well it worked. I used it nightly for probably 10 months to treat my chronic insomnia until I walked into the store one day and there was a paper over the shelf indicating that it had been recalled for health reasons. As I was not one to stock-pile drugs, I had no supply with which to wean off. I ended up having to quit it cold turkey. I did not sleep for 14 days, was forced to take a medical leave of absence from work which ate up 100 hours of my overtime bank, ended up paying $600+ for formal sleep therapy, got referred to a specialist doctor, and am now slowly weaning off a proper zopiclone prescription, a solid 8 months later. I hate the people who manufactured this.
yes, i believed it was all herbal but became dependent right away….and yes then i did read the package and realized like anything that worked that good..it could not be taken every night without some kind of dependency going on…but wow..did not realize the potency…think it was wrong to advertise as herbal only…
I can’t wait for U Dream to be back on the market. It helped me considerably. It’s like anything that can be abused. If you over do it, you can suffer. That includes foods, alcohol, etc. One or two nights a week I got a restful much needed night of sleep. Now I have to resort to much more dangerous “legal” drugs……
Does anyone know how to become a part of the class-action suit? I was 100% healthy and U-Dream destroyed my life for months – i lost income and saw many health practioners with mystery ailments from severe insomnia, debilitating anxiety/depression, heart palpitations resulting in heart surgery, endocrine system disruptions such as hormone imbalances/PMS exacerbation, troubles regulating blood sugar and body temperature, nervous system disruptions, and more. I thought I had some rare disease and no one could figure it out. In and out of the ER/doctor’s offices…. only when I stopped did it begin to clear and took months – still clearing out of out my system and recovering! Please tell me how I can join this class action suit.
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It sounds as if most people commenting here were misusing U-Dream. They do warn you not to take it all the time and for no longer than 3 weeks. I take it twice a week to get caught up and never had any problem with it. I can’t wait for it to be back on the market.
Product does cause heart attacks according to my new cardiologist. This product according to my cardiologist is 95 percent sure that this is what caused the heartattack I suffered. May not effect everyone the same however it messed me up for the rest of my life.
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Nope! Don’t add me! It works great for me. No side effects that I’m aware of. I can take it or not take it and I’m pretty pleased with my sleep either way. I’ve been taking it regularly for about a year or 2.
Yes– I became dependent on U-Dream. I first bought U-Dream at a health store in Califrornia in May of 2019, then went on to buy it 7 more times from Amazon and one or two more times from that health food store. I became dependent on it and started experiencing anxiety and extreme sleeplessness on the nights I didn’t take it. I realized I was dependent and had to get off it so I stopped taking it and experienced weeks of horrible anxiety. I’m very upset that this “herbal” supplement was not herbal and contained zipoclane which could also pose health risks down the road…
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