Ashwagandha causing my stomach upset?

Hey everyone! I’m 22F and have had really bad anxiety these last few weeks. My anxiety was causing digestive issues. As a solution, I bought a few anti-anxiety supplements. I first bought magnesium glycinate and had no issues at all.

Then I heard about ashwagandha for anxiety and got a bottle of Nature’s Bounty Anxiety and Stress Relief. It has 600 mg ashwagandha and 200 mg L-theanine with a 2 capsule serving size. I would take the recommended serving size or maybe bump it up to 3 capsules if my anxiety was that bad.

Well, the last few days I’ve had really annoying stomach sensations, particularly near my belly button. It’s a dull pain that appears on either side.

I seriously thought it was just my period but then I came across a bunch of forums and anecdotes of reported stomach issues related to ashwagandha supplements and just nightshade in general.

Has this happened to anyone else? I’m thinking of stopping it immediately and just taking L-theanine or going back to magnesium glycinate to see if these sensations will go away.