Off To A Good Start??

vegangurl21 · 04-14-2005, 12:27 AM

Hi There,

I'm usually a "lurker" cyster around here, I just get nervous when I try and post. (It's ridiculous, I know.)
I'm currently on BCP's, and 1000mgs of Met a day. But I've decided with my next cycle next month, to begin a natural regimen and see if it works better. I have not had a visit from AF for about a year and a half now. I was going to start the natural stuff now, to hopefully bring on AF, but after talking to the doc yesterday, she says that it's great if I want to try to treat my PCOS more naturally, but she really wanted me to do one 10 day round of Prometrium this month, to get me really good and cleaned out, and get things going again. So I agreed to that, and then the next month, I start the herbs. I have done quite a bit of research, and this is what I've bought, and decided to start out on:

NPC, 3 weeks on 1 week off
Vitex Tincture
Dong Quai Tincture
Cinnamon Extract
Black Cohosh
Evening Primrose Oil

This seems like quite a lot, but they all help with different things, and I'm just going to jump in with both feet, and see which one's help. So does this seem like I'm off to a good start here? And also, for those of you with experience, is it better when using NPC, to go off the BCP's first? Or no? Which way has been better for you? Any other advice? Well, thanks so much in advance guys!

moonangel · 04-14-2005, 04:20 AM

that sounds all good to me. But I would also reccommend doing a detox first. Basically its just a really good way of starting afresh, of clearing out any 'junk' before you start with all the wonderful herbs. That way you know you will be staring with a clean slate, does this make sense to you? (Im a trainee naturopath so dont know a lot but do know that must naturopaths reccommend a detox before staring any sort of health programme.)
Make sure you read up about them though, dont just jump straight in and start fasting or anything

Good luck! Moonangel

Ajani · 04-14-2005, 10:13 AM

I'd second the detox. A liver cleanse would be a good place to start, or an overall cleanse that includes the liver and colon.