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Vitex and Acne
January 21 2007 at 7:51 PM littlemadison (Login littlemadison)
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Hey Everyone,
Just wondering for those of you that take Vitex, or have read enough information on it, does Vitex clear up acne? I have a friend who's been fighting it for a long time, and lately has been going to the hospital a couple times a month to get treatments. She has really sensitive skin and isn't even allowed to wear most types of make-up (they need to contain only a few key ingredients - so nothing can be bought in department stores.) As long as she isnt putting any foreign creams on her face I'm thinking it would be okay to take it. But does anyone know if it actually clears it up pretty quickly or know anything that does?
xlittlemadison
faerycat
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Re: Vitex and Acne
January 21 2007, 8:04 PM
Hi petal,
Listen, I am 42 and have been plagued with troublesome skin since I was 12. I cried soo much when I had my first breakout and asked my mum back then when it would clear up. She says it would all be gone by the time I was 18.
It didn't. 28 came and went. 38 came and went and it was still there. It blighted my life so much. I could never let anyone, not even my kids, see me without make-up on, and I had to trowel it on so heavily to cover everything up.
I tried every lotion and potion there was available with no luck. I tried every antibiotic, every type of BCP over the years. Cut everything I thought could be the culprit from my diet, but alas nothing ever worked.
Since taking vitex..... and am now on my 4th pot........my skin is clear!!!!! I don't even have to wear make-up any more. It's like a miracle has happened. It took about 6 weeks or so to see any real effect, but to have clear skin for the first time ever is just amazing.
I hope what I say will give some hope to your friend.
I feel that because vitex balances out your own hormones, it brings harmony back into your body again. I always felt that because my hormones were so unbalanced was the reason for never growing boobs and having awful skin. My boobs have grown more since being on vitex compared with the other herbs and programmes I've tried.
I hope it all works out for your friend.
Love
=^_^= x
littlemadison
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Thanks
January 21 2007, 8:12 PM
Thank you so much for you story. I think I'm gonna ask her what she thinks about it but I would definitaly buy this stuff for her if it's going to help her. It seems like anytime it seems to start clearing up, it comes right back and she's in the doctors office for another treatment.
xlittlemadison
littlemadison
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another question
January 21 2007, 8:31 PM
Just a quick question about side affects I'd like to add as well. When you start initially taking it, are there any side affects? Nausea, irregular periods, anything at all like that or does it just start working and clearing stuff up for you w/o a sign your even taking anthing?
Also, how much do you take? Is this something where she would have to take 4-6 pills a day or is it one in the morning and one at night?
xlittlemadison
littlemadison
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oops
January 21 2007, 8:58 PM
Hhaha I forgot one more thing:
Can it be taken with birth control? Don't know if she's on it but I wouldn't doubt it. So I should probably make sure ahead of time.
xlittlemadison
Breastfest
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Goodbye acne
January 21 2007, 9:03 PM
I've been on Vitex for about 1 1/2 months. My skin is clearer than it has ever been! I am so pumped about it. I have fought acne since I started menstruating at 11. The only thing that ever seemed to help me at least maintain some sort of order was Proactiv, which I discovered about 3 years ago while pregnant with our first child. My face was a wreck at the beginning of pregnancy, but it calmed down a bit during the third trimester.
I haven't had any side effects at all. I had been taking the Solaray capsules (3 in the am and 3 in the pm). I ran out of those and started a liquid yesterday. I am anxious to see how it will work. I do have to say that it tastes TERRIBLE, even in juice. But hey, it's worth it!
My measurements are actually up 1.5 inches since I started Vitex the beginning of Decemeber. I am due to start any day now, so it will probably disappear, but I am keeping my fingers crossed.
faerycat
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Re: Vitex and Acne
January 21 2007, 9:13 PM
No littlemadison, no side effects whatsoever. In fact everything has been so positive.......clear skin, no more PMS, lighter and shorter periods, no more sugar cravings, no more fatigue, booby growth.......I could go on and on :-)
The amount I take is 2 x 400mg in the morning and 2 x 400mg in the evening. That is the recommended dosage on the pot. It takes some weeks to kick in so she will have to have patience.
Not 100% about use with BCP, that question seems to be open for debate. Some say it's ok to use with it and others say no. Perhaps more research is needed before she goes ahead.
Sending her lucky wishes
x
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Re: Vitex and Acne
January 22 2007, 12:20 AM
Well I know for sure she does not want her boobs any larger. Do you think if she takes 800mg a day they will grow?
I could not really find anything about side effects either. I just don't want to recommend something and then all of the sudden her periods are a lot heavier for her first cycle on it. She probably wouldn't be too impressed with that, then she would quit taking it. Maybe it would be better if she took it the first day after her period ended and that would give it three weeks to kick in and get into her system making her first cycle on it a good experience.
xlittlemadison
faerycat
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Re: Vitex and Acne
January 22 2007, 8:00 AM
No, I don't think she will grow any more if she has already developed an ample sized bust.
What I would say vitex does is balance out your hormones. If like me, one's hormones are so out of synch to the extent that a bust never developed in the first place........OR they started to grow but stopped at a very small/under-developed size.........THEN vitex will cause the body to respond naturally and catch up on what it should do.
I have a friend who is a 46G bust and she started to take vitex at the same time as myself to help with PCOS and severe period problems and she hasn't gained any boobage. We are both into our 4th pot.
Your friend should be able to start vitex at any point in her cycle, but she must continue to take it every day without breaks to reap any benefits. As I say, it will take a number of weeks to show skin results so it won't happen over night.
Hope this helps.
x
littlemadison
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Thanks
January 22 2007, 9:03 AM
Thank you everyone for all your information and being so helpful. Of course, more success stories are always welcome. The more, the better. I ordered two bottles from Vitamin World today. Hopefully her doctor will okay it and she'll give it a try, and I hope she sees some improvement sooner than later so she doesn't get discouraged.
xlittlemadison
January 21 2007 at 7:51 PM littlemadison (Login littlemadison)
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Hey Everyone,
Just wondering for those of you that take Vitex, or have read enough information on it, does Vitex clear up acne? I have a friend who's been fighting it for a long time, and lately has been going to the hospital a couple times a month to get treatments. She has really sensitive skin and isn't even allowed to wear most types of make-up (they need to contain only a few key ingredients - so nothing can be bought in department stores.) As long as she isnt putting any foreign creams on her face I'm thinking it would be okay to take it. But does anyone know if it actually clears it up pretty quickly or know anything that does?
xlittlemadison
faerycat
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SENIOR MEMBER
Re: Vitex and Acne
January 21 2007, 8:04 PM
Hi petal,
Listen, I am 42 and have been plagued with troublesome skin since I was 12. I cried soo much when I had my first breakout and asked my mum back then when it would clear up. She says it would all be gone by the time I was 18.
It didn't. 28 came and went. 38 came and went and it was still there. It blighted my life so much. I could never let anyone, not even my kids, see me without make-up on, and I had to trowel it on so heavily to cover everything up.
I tried every lotion and potion there was available with no luck. I tried every antibiotic, every type of BCP over the years. Cut everything I thought could be the culprit from my diet, but alas nothing ever worked.
Since taking vitex..... and am now on my 4th pot........my skin is clear!!!!! I don't even have to wear make-up any more. It's like a miracle has happened. It took about 6 weeks or so to see any real effect, but to have clear skin for the first time ever is just amazing.
I hope what I say will give some hope to your friend.
I feel that because vitex balances out your own hormones, it brings harmony back into your body again. I always felt that because my hormones were so unbalanced was the reason for never growing boobs and having awful skin. My boobs have grown more since being on vitex compared with the other herbs and programmes I've tried.
I hope it all works out for your friend.
Love
=^_^= x
littlemadison
(Login littlemadison)
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Thanks
January 21 2007, 8:12 PM
Thank you so much for you story. I think I'm gonna ask her what she thinks about it but I would definitaly buy this stuff for her if it's going to help her. It seems like anytime it seems to start clearing up, it comes right back and she's in the doctors office for another treatment.
xlittlemadison
littlemadison
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another question
January 21 2007, 8:31 PM
Just a quick question about side affects I'd like to add as well. When you start initially taking it, are there any side affects? Nausea, irregular periods, anything at all like that or does it just start working and clearing stuff up for you w/o a sign your even taking anthing?
Also, how much do you take? Is this something where she would have to take 4-6 pills a day or is it one in the morning and one at night?
xlittlemadison
littlemadison
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oops
January 21 2007, 8:58 PM
Hhaha I forgot one more thing:
Can it be taken with birth control? Don't know if she's on it but I wouldn't doubt it. So I should probably make sure ahead of time.
xlittlemadison
Breastfest
(Login Breastfest)
Goodbye acne
January 21 2007, 9:03 PM
I've been on Vitex for about 1 1/2 months. My skin is clearer than it has ever been! I am so pumped about it. I have fought acne since I started menstruating at 11. The only thing that ever seemed to help me at least maintain some sort of order was Proactiv, which I discovered about 3 years ago while pregnant with our first child. My face was a wreck at the beginning of pregnancy, but it calmed down a bit during the third trimester.
I haven't had any side effects at all. I had been taking the Solaray capsules (3 in the am and 3 in the pm). I ran out of those and started a liquid yesterday. I am anxious to see how it will work. I do have to say that it tastes TERRIBLE, even in juice. But hey, it's worth it!
My measurements are actually up 1.5 inches since I started Vitex the beginning of Decemeber. I am due to start any day now, so it will probably disappear, but I am keeping my fingers crossed.
faerycat
(Login faerycat)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: Vitex and Acne
January 21 2007, 9:13 PM
No littlemadison, no side effects whatsoever. In fact everything has been so positive.......clear skin, no more PMS, lighter and shorter periods, no more sugar cravings, no more fatigue, booby growth.......I could go on and on :-)
The amount I take is 2 x 400mg in the morning and 2 x 400mg in the evening. That is the recommended dosage on the pot. It takes some weeks to kick in so she will have to have patience.
Not 100% about use with BCP, that question seems to be open for debate. Some say it's ok to use with it and others say no. Perhaps more research is needed before she goes ahead.
Sending her lucky wishes
x
Anonymous
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Re: Vitex and Acne
January 22 2007, 12:20 AM
Well I know for sure she does not want her boobs any larger. Do you think if she takes 800mg a day they will grow?
I could not really find anything about side effects either. I just don't want to recommend something and then all of the sudden her periods are a lot heavier for her first cycle on it. She probably wouldn't be too impressed with that, then she would quit taking it. Maybe it would be better if she took it the first day after her period ended and that would give it three weeks to kick in and get into her system making her first cycle on it a good experience.
xlittlemadison
faerycat
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Re: Vitex and Acne
January 22 2007, 8:00 AM
No, I don't think she will grow any more if she has already developed an ample sized bust.
What I would say vitex does is balance out your hormones. If like me, one's hormones are so out of synch to the extent that a bust never developed in the first place........OR they started to grow but stopped at a very small/under-developed size.........THEN vitex will cause the body to respond naturally and catch up on what it should do.
I have a friend who is a 46G bust and she started to take vitex at the same time as myself to help with PCOS and severe period problems and she hasn't gained any boobage. We are both into our 4th pot.
Your friend should be able to start vitex at any point in her cycle, but she must continue to take it every day without breaks to reap any benefits. As I say, it will take a number of weeks to show skin results so it won't happen over night.
Hope this helps.
x
littlemadison
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SENIOR MEMBER
Thanks
January 22 2007, 9:03 AM
Thank you everyone for all your information and being so helpful. Of course, more success stories are always welcome. The more, the better. I ordered two bottles from Vitamin World today. Hopefully her doctor will okay it and she'll give it a try, and I hope she sees some improvement sooner than later so she doesn't get discouraged.
xlittlemadison