[AthenaGirl]

so heres my story, I tried following an ebook... took milk thistle 2 weeks before my period, then start herbs. the herbs I was taking was fenugreek, redclover, and saw palmetto. few days later I got horrid acne. so I kept taking the fenugreek n the acne wouldn't go away so I stopped that too n I started drinking lots n lots of water to flush it out n lemon water in the morning (lemon water for ph balance in your body) then yes! went away. So I read just to take saw palmetto and theyre anti androgens so I took that n again, acne! so I thought maybe PC was the way to go cuz I felt like everything was giving me acne, so I tried 2 weeks before my period and started spotting, then started my period on like the 4th day. I stopped using it the day after and 2 days later I started getting pimples.. which I have now. its not as bad as what I got from the herbs tho! its just a couple here n there... I am now taking milk thistle to balance my body again, drinking lots of water, lemon water and ima starte drinking spearmint tea.

I really HATE pimples so I really just wanna balance my body.

and for PM... im not sure but I heard a lot of women got acne.. but u need to know if ur estrogen dominant cuz if u are, PM is not gonna help and will give u acne

Hey, Athena Girl

I just posted a similar situation to yours. I was taking SP a few months ago and a couple weeks into it I started breaking out in crazy acne like I never had before. I stopped the SP but it wouldn't go away by itself even after two months. I had PC on hand and tried it on days 18 through the 26 of my cycle (progesterone levels are naturally elevated on those days) and my face cleared up a lot, but the same thing as you, I got my period like the 2nd day using it?! I use to get my period around the 20th now I got it on the 8th. I really don't know why it happened. I used it for the 6 days anyways then stopped.

I thought maybe my system was just adjusting so I thought I'd take it again the next cycle, again on the days 18-26 of my new cycle, but I still got my period around the 2nd day of using the PC. So I got it on the 28th?! My face cleared up even more though like 98% clear. But I don't know if I should use it or when.

I've wonder if I should use it when I get my period, but at the same time I don't want to rely on PC to clear up my skin especially bc the acne gets less clear when I stop the PC but still better than before.

AbiDrew mentioned Vitex and I do have that on hand and it is suppose to balance you. I'm gonna read up on it more and get my hormones tested as well.

Do you have any other experiences like the ones I wrote? It's so crazy, I just want my skin to be clear first. Has your skin cleared up?