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about Vitex again
December 16 2006 at 8:34 AM bonnette (Login bonnette)
hello everyone using Vitex
do you follow the dosage recommended on bottle? i'm taking Prefemin pills which has 20 mg of extract in it but as i see others here are taking much more (although not extract). How do i know if it's enough or not?
i was recommended this in Pharmacy as it was said to very good and strong but it was quite pricely for 3 month supply (14 euros)compared to other as well.
curious Bonnette
waxingmoon
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Re: about Vitex again
December 16 2006, 1:51 PM
It is confusing. Dr Lee's book said to use Vitex as it is listed on the bottle. I have a bottle of liquid extract that says use 30 - 40 drops but does not indicate what dosage in milligrams this would give me. I have started using a pill form that has 400mg of herb per capsule. I found a pill extract form that was 250mg per capsule (and costing almost 3 times as much as the herb form).
20mg does sound low, but I would hesitate in assuming you should use it differently that the label states. It could be a very concentrated formula. Since you could purchase the Vitex without restriction, you may want to search the internet for other forms.
Corrie
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Re: about Vitex again
December 16 2006, 3:43 PM
I am taking 1 400 mg Vitex pill twice per day, for a total of 800 mg. That has been enough to stop my PMS, but I am not sure how it is affecting NBE. However, I have the strong feeling that it is helping, and not hurting my program.
Good luck to all!
Kari
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re: about vitex
December 16 2006, 6:28 PM
I took vitex a few weeks ago and its from the brand solaray. Each capsule contains 400 mg. According to the instructions on the bottle, it says take 4 to 6 capsules a day with meals or a glass of water. I thought that was waaayyy too much but thats what the bottle says. So if I did take 6 capsules a day, that would be 2400mg which personally, I think is too much to begin with. I started taking 2 a day but I have stopped since then. I would just take 2 or 3 to start with. Good luck!
Henri
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Re: about Vitex again
December 16 2006, 7:02 PM
Allright ~ I am going to add to the confusion:
My bottle of Vitex says to take 1-3 caps daily. Each capsule is 200mg Chasteberry Extract, 300 mg of Chasteberry. So what does that mean? or is it the obvious?
I have only started off with 1 cap a day, but by next week I'll move to two and stick with that.
bonnette
(Login bonnette)
Re: about Vitex again
December 16 2006, 7:35 PM
even more confused now
i just remember the pharmatist saying that it's very potent and that i should buy this and not the cheaper one which was recommended to take more per day (good marketing).
anyway i should probably not exceed it and will see.
can the strength of an extract vary? then it makes sense.
December 16 2006 at 8:34 AM bonnette (Login bonnette)
hello everyone using Vitex
do you follow the dosage recommended on bottle? i'm taking Prefemin pills which has 20 mg of extract in it but as i see others here are taking much more (although not extract). How do i know if it's enough or not?
i was recommended this in Pharmacy as it was said to very good and strong but it was quite pricely for 3 month supply (14 euros)compared to other as well.
curious Bonnette
waxingmoon
(Login waxingmoon)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: about Vitex again
December 16 2006, 1:51 PM
It is confusing. Dr Lee's book said to use Vitex as it is listed on the bottle. I have a bottle of liquid extract that says use 30 - 40 drops but does not indicate what dosage in milligrams this would give me. I have started using a pill form that has 400mg of herb per capsule. I found a pill extract form that was 250mg per capsule (and costing almost 3 times as much as the herb form).
20mg does sound low, but I would hesitate in assuming you should use it differently that the label states. It could be a very concentrated formula. Since you could purchase the Vitex without restriction, you may want to search the internet for other forms.
Corrie
(Login Corrie73)
Re: about Vitex again
December 16 2006, 3:43 PM
I am taking 1 400 mg Vitex pill twice per day, for a total of 800 mg. That has been enough to stop my PMS, but I am not sure how it is affecting NBE. However, I have the strong feeling that it is helping, and not hurting my program.
Good luck to all!
Kari
(Login PinkNika)
re: about vitex
December 16 2006, 6:28 PM
I took vitex a few weeks ago and its from the brand solaray. Each capsule contains 400 mg. According to the instructions on the bottle, it says take 4 to 6 capsules a day with meals or a glass of water. I thought that was waaayyy too much but thats what the bottle says. So if I did take 6 capsules a day, that would be 2400mg which personally, I think is too much to begin with. I started taking 2 a day but I have stopped since then. I would just take 2 or 3 to start with. Good luck!
Henri
(Login henriettahippo)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: about Vitex again
December 16 2006, 7:02 PM
Allright ~ I am going to add to the confusion:
My bottle of Vitex says to take 1-3 caps daily. Each capsule is 200mg Chasteberry Extract, 300 mg of Chasteberry. So what does that mean? or is it the obvious?
I have only started off with 1 cap a day, but by next week I'll move to two and stick with that.
bonnette
(Login bonnette)
Re: about Vitex again
December 16 2006, 7:35 PM
even more confused now
i just remember the pharmatist saying that it's very potent and that i should buy this and not the cheaper one which was recommended to take more per day (good marketing).
anyway i should probably not exceed it and will see.
can the strength of an extract vary? then it makes sense.