mrsdarling
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I am 33, overweight and have PCOS. My husband and I stopped using condoms in May 2011 with the intention of conceiving but, to date, it hasn't happened. I always had irregular periods/long cycles (38-46 days long), but after February 2012, I didn't have a period for three months and felt bloated, unwell and generally crap the entire time.
I came across agnus castus by accident and ordered some. Wouldn't you know it, the day after I ordered it, my period arrived naturally on May 8! When my period finished, I began taking Agnus Castus 1000mg once a day. For the first two weeks, I seemed to suffer headaches in the evening, but I persevered.
I found I was generally quite calm and uplifted other than the headaches, and the week before my period came, when I would usually be in b*tchy mode, I was calm and happy. I also didn't suffer the stomach cramps I normally would, which was a great relief.
With much surprise, my period came exactly one month after the last one on 8 June! I don't think that's happened for years! Also, my period used to be very very heavy with a lot of clots (sorry for the overshare) and I found it was lighter with less clots. I wasn't sure if I was meant to take the tablets while I was menstruating but since I'd had good results so quickly, I continued taking the one tablet daily.
Whether this can be attributed to the agnus castus or not, something else I have noticed is that I seem to have an increased sex drive and I no longer crave sugar (I have been a dedicated cake fan for a long time!), so that's got to be good too.
My mum said she heard that it can aid in weight loss - I can't comment on that, because after three months of being bloated and sore, I went down a dress size anyway once my period restarted and it looks to me to have stayed the same.
I have hormonal hair growth on my face (chin area) and do a daily check-and-pluck and I haven't noticed any difference in hair growth (slowing/stopping) since taking this, though I have only been on it a month, so we'll see.
I started this thread, because when I was trying to find out about people's experiences using this herbal supplement, often they posted when they started taking it, but I couldn't find follow-up posts to say how they'd got along with it.
Time will tell whether this helps conception, but for now, I'm just really pleased with all that HAS improved I think it's a natural wonder-drug and have been recommending it to friends/family with irregular periods, PMT, menopause.
Any questions welcome.
I came across agnus castus by accident and ordered some. Wouldn't you know it, the day after I ordered it, my period arrived naturally on May 8! When my period finished, I began taking Agnus Castus 1000mg once a day. For the first two weeks, I seemed to suffer headaches in the evening, but I persevered.
I found I was generally quite calm and uplifted other than the headaches, and the week before my period came, when I would usually be in b*tchy mode, I was calm and happy. I also didn't suffer the stomach cramps I normally would, which was a great relief.
With much surprise, my period came exactly one month after the last one on 8 June! I don't think that's happened for years! Also, my period used to be very very heavy with a lot of clots (sorry for the overshare) and I found it was lighter with less clots. I wasn't sure if I was meant to take the tablets while I was menstruating but since I'd had good results so quickly, I continued taking the one tablet daily.
Whether this can be attributed to the agnus castus or not, something else I have noticed is that I seem to have an increased sex drive and I no longer crave sugar (I have been a dedicated cake fan for a long time!), so that's got to be good too.
My mum said she heard that it can aid in weight loss - I can't comment on that, because after three months of being bloated and sore, I went down a dress size anyway once my period restarted and it looks to me to have stayed the same.
I have hormonal hair growth on my face (chin area) and do a daily check-and-pluck and I haven't noticed any difference in hair growth (slowing/stopping) since taking this, though I have only been on it a month, so we'll see.
I started this thread, because when I was trying to find out about people's experiences using this herbal supplement, often they posted when they started taking it, but I couldn't find follow-up posts to say how they'd got along with it.
Time will tell whether this helps conception, but for now, I'm just really pleased with all that HAS improved I think it's a natural wonder-drug and have been recommending it to friends/family with irregular periods, PMT, menopause.
Any questions welcome.
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