never gotten the stigma of not being able to swallow pills
took like 12 vitamin c pills at once when that allegedly may have helped fight of being sick, tho i think it still can if you take them before you get sick
I don't remember the bad taste but I do remember the 3 page appendix with side-effects, hair loss and depression probably being my favorites. I shaved my head for the first time for that trip, that way I wouldn't notice the hair loss and potentially dodge the following depression.