Review on NOW Essential Oils, Bottled Bouquet Oil Blend, Floral Aromatherapy Scent, Blend Of Pure Essential Oils, Vegan, Child Resistant Cap, 1-Ounce by Josh Jeffries

I have never written a bad review & i usually love the NOW brand for vitamins & other things. but my first time using the NOW Food Mental Focus blend 5 drops in a diffuser for maybe 2-3 minutes (diffuser did 30 min on & 30 min off rotation) & i started having a severe allergic reaction. As far as i know, i am not allergic to anything, but this EO mixture inhaled via diffuser caused me to start to feel dizzy, then weak, then started to cause my throat to feel like it was swelling up. all within maybe 3 minutes. Luckily i work with a lot of nurses & i had one take my blood pressure because i felt like i was about to pass out- my BP was 188/110. Then one of my coworkers walked with me outside to try to get some fresh air into my lungs & try to relax. After a bit she checked my BP again & it was 140/90, then after about another 15-20 minutes it went down to 110/60. Even after i calmed down a bit i still felt very week & my throat felt constricted. I felt ok enough to drive home as i figured the symptoms would ease up over the course of the evening. but the throat pressure/constricted feeling was still there at 10:45pm. I then called my Pharmacist & told him the situation, asked him what i should take- he told me Benadryl, so i took the recommended dosage (2 tabs for adults) & waitied for some signs of relief. i started to feel a little sleepy & a bit better between 1-2am & went to sleep. I woke up today thinking the Benadryl had cured the weird throat constriction feeling, but it started to come back. so i am still, as i am typing this, having a really terible case of dry mouth & i still have the throat pressure. I have no idea if i am allergic to the mixture of these oils or one specifically, but i just thought i may want to warn others out there that even a person who has NO known allergies can have a possible allergic reaction to Essential Oils. just be careful.