Yes does not taste good, bitter. I only took one dose (because I got the c-19) the next day was remarkably better. No more body aches. I only took one dose because I was taking all the supplements also, along with my regular meds. and it was getting too much stuff to take. I've been having issues the whole time also with my Meniere's so my head has made my stomach upset at times, so hard to take lots of stuff especially when I can only eat small portions of food at a time. It's like everything hit at once... virus, then the hurricane (thankfully we didn't get hit but in the south in alabama) and with the pressure changes so does my Meniere's crap. Still on the mend, only thing I have left is a cough from nasal drainage.