I'm quite happy with this serrapeptase. Have been taking this brand since November of 2018. It's a lot easier for me to buy stuff in bulk.
I started taking serrapeptase around October of 2018 for the fibrinolytic properties due to concerns with a mechanical heart valve I had installed in 2015. Other countries use this stuff, or variations of similar enzymes, to help prevent clots from growing in them. Some of the best data and articles I've found on it come from Germany and Japan. There's even an article out there somewhere about China putting fibrolynotic enzymes in the valves themselves. Dunno exactly how effective it is, but the science makes sense, and it makes me feel better. I haven't acquired any clot symptoms yet. And I don't seem to have any changes in my pt-inr with warfarin. Of course, I am not a doctor.
I also found it useful for chest tightness when I was quitting smoking. Yea, smoking with a heart valve, terrible. Did manage to finally quit though. Smoked a pack a day for nearly 20 years. Anyway, I found it helped thin out the mucus and improved my breathing, even before I finally quit.
Another benefit I had was with surface scars. I used to have thick rough scars on my arms for years from riding a bike through barbed wire when I was a teenager. They're still there, but they've gotten much flatter, softer, and lighter in color. Can now run a fingernail over them without catching anything. Had similar effects with the surgical scars from the valve implant. Those have probably gone down by 50% over the last year. Still a significant amount of scar tissue remaining. But I'll take what I can get.
I typically take 2 to 6 capsules two or three times a week, depending on how I feel, on an empty stomach with a glass of water. And generally start feeling things within 15 minutes. My head starts to feel a little clearer, headaches lighten, minor pains throughout my body go away, I feel more relaxed, and my breathing improves. If I go a week or two without taking any, it's pretty noticeable.
Serrapeptase will remain a permanant part of my supplement stack. Probably sounds cheesy, but this stuff really improves my life. Thanks for making an awesome product.