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Post by erzulie on Jun 19, 2006 9:28:48 GMT -5
What have you tried? I am taking the Solaray brand of vitex berries, red raspberry leaves, and wild yam root. I'm not saying other brands don't work, but this is the brand that I found all of these in (and seems trustworthy--you do have to watch out when buying herbs because they're not regulated) and since they've been working, I'm not about to try any other brands! I take two capsules at breakfast and two at supper of each of those things. This month my period came on time (it's usually a few days early, but this time my cycle was exactly 28 days) and it lasted exactly five days. I had some unpleasant cramps the day before I started, and I had sharp abdominal pains constantly all during my period, but they never got so bad that I couldn't walk around. Normally I spend three days resting because the cramps are so bad, but this time I did everything I would normally be doing. And I had only one full day of really heavy bleeding, as opposed to my usual three. It was amazing. I am also using natural progesterone cream and black cohosh root, but I'm still in the experimental stages with them so I will get back to you when I determine whether they've done anything for me or not.
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meka
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Post by meka on Jun 19, 2006 23:17:27 GMT -5
Erzulie, I've tried wild yam, Noni juice, progesterone cream, Castor oil packs, vitex berries, horsetail, burdock root, echinacea, goldenseal, Essiac Tea, Flor-Essence, as well as different vitamins, flaxseed oil, trace minerals, fish oil, and a detox. I mostly used Solaray herbs, sometimes I was even lucky enough to get organic Solaraly, or at least the high potency.
I can't honestly say that I've tried any one thing long enough (more than 3 consecutive months) to say it worked/didn't work for sure. I just need to be more disciplined to figure it all out. What I do know is that the condition hasn't improved overall, as my cysts are larger than a year ago, and my ovaries are now misaligned.
My period is usually regular, and it's only 3 and a half days of bleeding. The problem for me is that I still have pain until I ovulate.
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Post by denna on Aug 3, 2006 20:03:00 GMT -5
hi
erzulie, i salute you for having the test. i will not have the patient to do all the test one by one. i normally took whatever supplement recommended and wait for magic. what you did ( some of it) is already documented in a book called an A-Z guide to vitamins, minerals and herbs. i have that book. it also specify a recommended dosage.i can't follow all as i have problem getting vitex berry and wild yam here but i can get plenty of dong quai. i work in a research station and i will try and do some research on it too. may be you can get the book there but if you need a copy of the page on endomentriosis, i can send it via email.
i'm still seraching for vitex berry and wild yam from the phamacy store here, can you recommend and brand name for both.thanks
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Post by denna on Aug 3, 2006 20:08:54 GMT -5
hi meka,
i notice you are from LA. I went there 3 years back and it was one of my best vacation ever.
in my opinion you don't have to take all supplement at the same time . i did that before too and it doesn't seem to work- as you said not sure. i think we should do what erzulie did. i'll try after i finish my medication, i ahving lots of side effect at this moment, hot flashes, painful join, dizziness. hope for the best
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Post by erzulie on Aug 3, 2006 20:33:31 GMT -5
The brand I take is called Solaray. It's a huge brand that has practically every herb imaginable and some vitamin supplemnts as well. I chose that brand primarily because it had everything I was looking for, but also because it seems to be a well-trusted brand. I am not sure where you live but here is their website for the UK: www.solaray.co.uk/
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Post by denna on Aug 3, 2006 20:46:18 GMT -5
hi
i live in malaysia. is the brand a uk based or us? i went to to website and manage to find only 2 type of herbs. will check again. can i get it from any phamacy in the us?- the reason, i might go to new york and few places end of this year.
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Post by erzulie on Aug 3, 2006 20:52:01 GMT -5
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Post by denna on Aug 6, 2006 21:22:22 GMT -5
thanks.hope you have receive the endo info i email you. let me know the results when you have tried the recommended dosage
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