For those who are taking them. I had a D&C about a month ago and have been spotting ever since but I am thinking I might as well prepare for when I do eventually get back to a regular cycle. When do we take these things? ANy ideas? I haven't seen anything about Vitex other than here - and the search function on the board is not working! : ( What is Vitex supposed to do for us?
I just started Vitex. I am taking it every night before bedtime along with my Met XR. I take 500mgs. I also started NPC on cd5 because I know from recent u/s that I have some major cysts and af lasts around 2 weeks and my dr prescribed bcp's but they give me bad headaches. So, I decided to try NPC to see if it would help. I've been taking 1/8t at morning and at night. Others take more Vitex everyday and start NPC after 'o'. It depends what your needs are.
Good Luck,
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DD 7 (IVF)
TTC #2 for forever!
Dx PCOS in 1997
Dx Tubal Problems 2007
RE suggesting IVF only chance (again)
First of all, I don't think NPC and vitex should be used together...it's one or the other. Vitex is taken once a day usually all through your cycle...you can take vitex up to 18 months but you usually have to wait 3 months before seeing improvements. NPC has to be taken on day 12 to 26 of your cycle to produce a 28 day cycle.
I started taking vitex on Aug 1 1000mcg a day. 1 in morning 1 at nite. about a month later I started using the NPC. I didn't and never have had AF on my own so I just picked a day and started using the NPC twice a day along with the vitex. I used the NPC for 14 days..trying to mimic a natural cycle. About a week after I stopped the NPC, I got AF I was sooo excited the NPC and vitex worked. now i'm just waiting around till cd 14 to start the npc again. good luck. hope the vitex and npc works for you. it did for me.
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For some reason, my computer has this information stored in several different places. But long long time ago there was a website called "onna.org" that gave you a multitude of herbal combination information. I downloaded some of it. I was successful last year in conceiving with this "recipe". Unfortunately due to a misshapen uterus, the pregnancy was m/c.
Day 1 (first day of bleeding) - Day 5 of cycle
No herbs, gives body a chance to naturally use herbs that have already been taken, and gives your body a break from herbs.
Day 6 until Ovulation
Dong Quai (hormone regulator, blood thinner)
Red Raspberry Leaf (uterine tonic, hormone regulator)
Vitex (Chasteberry) (uterine tonic, hormone regulator)
Female Harmony (women's multi-herb formula, all around supplement)
Ovulation - End of cycle/first day of bleeding
Vitex (Chasteberry)
Female Harmony (women's multi-herb formula)
Wild Yam (promotes production of progesterone in second half of the cycle. Also known as a contraceptive. Should not be taken before ovulation, as it may delay or prevent ovulation.)
I can look up each herb individually if you want more information.
What cycle days do you take NPC and Vitex - 
