[EllaC]

Well I've been on Vitex for 1 month now. So far, I don't think I've really had any change in symptoms, good or bad. My cycle this month was 44 days, so it definitely hasn't helped with that (at least not yet). My acne is still there, breasts don't seem any bigger, still have night sweats... So yea, that's my progress with Vitex so far.

I have read that you should give Vitex a couple months to determine if it is helping though, so I'm not totally writing it off yet. (Although MzHobey's comment about the worsening acne has me really worried because my horrible acne is actually more concerning than my breast size for me at the moment! ?)

Hi. Yes I do think you need to give it 3 months at LEAST. That's what ive been told. I do tell you what though ive had 3 VERY good naturopaths all praise vitex very highly. Its always concerning when you read things like WebMD saying some bad things about vitex but then they say bad things about all natural substances. I'm leaning towards taking a bit more notice of what these "anti" natural organisations say about some herbs now after experiencing some nasty side effects. Maybe they aren't poo pooing over herbs for no reason..

Tell you what though, when I've asked any natural health shop or practitioner what to do to balance hormones, its VITEX not Maca that always comes up.. I'm regretting abit I switched over to maca, but for me right now I need energy primarily. And for what its worth my last cycle while on Vitex was shorter AGAIN..