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Help! Dizzy spells
July 9 2007 at 5:28 AM
kieyah (Login kieyah)
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Ok I have been taking bo for 2 weeks now, also doing gy's for almost 2 months. Nothing else different. But lately I have started getting dizzy all the time and very tired and frequent headaches. Even though I am at my second week on bo I still get headaches soon after every time I take them. The dizziness has me worried the most. Is it an allergic reaction or something? It seems kind of late for the massages to suddenly start doing this to me. I stopped taking saw palmetto which I had been trying to add to my routine. Could it be the bo? anyone else have this reaction to bo or anything else? I think I may have to give up bo and start taking herbs again. I sure hate to as the herbs give me acne really bad
Any advice?
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Fennel Fairy
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 9 2007, 7:47 AM
Have you ever been on birth control pills and felt equally bad? This is estrogen/progesterone so I guess those who feel bad on BCP will feel bad on this too. I had headaches in the beginning, now only sometimes. With herbs I got migraines almost on a daily basis so I prefer it on BO. I guess we all react differently.
Are you getting enough iron? Lack of that can also cause a dizzy, tired feeling. Take a week break from the BO, get a god multivitamin/mineral product, drink plenty of water, eat on regular times and give BO another try before giving up.
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HP Hybrid
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 9 2007, 9:52 AM
Dizziness and fatigue are signs of unopposed estrogen in the body, which would undoubtedly be harmful to health. The dizziness could eventually lead to blackouts, so you better be careful.
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kieyah
(Login kieyah)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 9 2007, 5:44 PM
I did have dizziness, blackouts, and headaches during puberty and all through my teens. I also got dizzy and migraines during pregnancy. Could it be I may just be very sensitive to the hormones? I guess I am built backwards because have taken several kinds of bcp before and never had dizziness. Actually bcp helps prevent my migraines and makes them less severe. I didn't get dizzy or headaches on herbs either. So this is very odd. I'm thinking it must either be the bo or the gy's. It seems odd that I would just now start having this effect from gy's since I have been doing it for 2 months now. But I'm not ruling it out yet as I did just recently start having cholostrum during my massages possibly my body thinks I'm pregnant? No there is no possibility of actual pregnancy here. But I suppose the hormones don't know that.
I do take vitamins and other than puberty and pregnancy I have never experienced this dizziness with anything else. So I don't think it is lack of iron. I probably am not drinking enough water. I did not take my bo last night or this morning and so far no dizziness or headaches. I guess we'll see. How long did it take on bo for your headaches to stop? did it take more than 2 weeks? the only other thing I can think of is that I had stopped taking 1 bo 3 times a day and instead started taking 1 in the mornig and 2 before bed. It was just easier to remember that way. Would that be a problem?
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Ann5
(Login Ann5)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 10 2007, 11:54 PM
It could be that your not drinking enough water. I remember while I was on herbs I got dizzy a few times and noticed why. It was because I wasn't drinking enough water during the day.
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Kitty
(Login Kittyluv09) Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 31 2007, 5:57 AM
I know this topic was posted awhile ago, but I just woke up right now after falling asleep for about 2 hrs. I took 2 BO pills 2.5 hrs ago. When I got up to go to the bathroom I became extremely dizzy and my limbs felt really heavy. I also started feeling sick, but I'm not sure if it's just because this reaction is freaking me out.
Has anyone else had problems on BO where they feel dizzy? Is it possible to overdose on BO?
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Fennel
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 31 2007, 7:03 AM
Well, taking 3 pills a day can hardly be overdosing. But perhaps you are sensitive to the hormonal formula since you mentioned feeling similar during puberty. Perhaps BO just isn't compatible with your body in some way?
I have no other advice for you than to stop taking it.
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kieyah
(Login kieyah)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 4 2007, 8:41 PM
I have had no more dizziness since stopping BO. But I have a theory. I did work up slowly from one to three a day but then stopped taking 1 three times a day and did one am and two pm. It was just more convenient for me to remember twice a day than three times a day. maybe I just can't take 2 at the same time like that? Maybe I should have stuck with taking three times per day. Who knows. I am back on herbs for now but if I get no effect I may decide to give BO another try. After all I still have two bottles left. Thanks everyone
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Dizzy Lizzy
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 5 2007, 8:49 AM
Well BO makes me dizzy, even in small doses. I don't think this whole dizzy thing is anything to do with overdosing, but to do with how the individual responds to it.
Dizzy Lizzy
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Kitty
(Login Kittyluv09) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 5 2007, 4:11 PM
Yeah my dizziness went away after stopping BO... although it did take about 12 hours after my last dose to completely go away.
To start I was taking 2 pills a day, one in the morning and one 12 hrs later at night. On the third day I took one in the morning and 2 at the same time 12 hrs later. The night I took two is when I woke up really dizzy. It really scared me, so I stopped taking BO. A few days later I decided that I just couldn't take 2 at the same time so I tried taking 2 pills a day (12 hrs apart) again, but I just couldn't get over the fact that the last time made me sick so I stopped.
I think I'm going to order BB because I really wanna try BO. I'm hoping by switching to a different brand I can trick my mind into thinking it won't make me sick. I have a weird subconscious like that.
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Lisa
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 5 2007, 6:37 PM
I'm sorry you're having this trouble, it must be frustrating! One thing I would say is that it's VERY important to listen to what your body is telling you. If the BO is giving you dizziness, then it's not right for you. If you find that if you split the dosage up in taking 1 pill 3 times a day and your dizziness goes away, then perhaps like you said you just can't handle 2 pills at the same time, so don't even try. There are many things out there to try and along the way while you're experimenting and finding what's right for you never ignore symptoms that you have on certain NBE methods or you may do yourself more harm than good. Good luck! :-)
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Kitty
(Login Kittyluv09) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 6 2007, 3:36 PM
Thanks Lisa!
I think BO is my last chance though. I tried wonderup with no results, not even any tingles and I attempted to try natureday, but the Dong Quoi in it made my heart rate waaaay to low. Before I found this discussion board I started the Flat to Fab program, but the herbs interacted with my bcp.
I'll never try brava because I wouldn't have the money or time to do it and I don't ever wanna get breast implants. Oh, I also tried GYs but it just took up too much time and I didn't like the thought of lactating, especially since I've never had a kid.
I really think my main concern with DNE BO is that it comes from Denmark, which freaks me out due to vCJD. I didn't think this would bother me so I ordered a month to try it, but every time I took a pill I just felt like the pill was full of infected prions and I would start to worry. Although I must say, from the very few days I took BO last week my boobs have been firmer like before I get my period.
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Dizzy Lizzy
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 17 2007, 9:00 AM
I had to stop taking the BO. First it made me dizzy but then later it made my legs feel heavy.
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tgdonna
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells -- BE w/BCP? April 23 2008, 3:28 PM
In the posts I've read on this thread, it seems that people are mixing BE methods with BCP. I'm no expert, but I'm wondering if there are compatibility problems there. The hormones in the BCP could be interacting with those in the BE, perhaps making you estrogen dominant and/or vice versa. Maybe to be on a BE regimen you have to stop the BCP. And, if it's too much estrogen, perhaps a progesterone cream can be used to help balance things. Good luck!
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kieyah
(Login kieyah)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Help! Dizzy spells April 26 2008, 2:43 PM
I was not taking any kind of BCP while taking BO. I am now taking BCP with herbs and not experienced any kind of dizziness since stopping BO. It is definately BO that causes the dizziness, at least for me.
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Brenda (Princess Pearl)
(Login PrincessPearl) Re: Help! Dizzy spells April 26 2008, 8:50 PM
Hi K,
This salt water flush works for me. I will put it in USA measurements, hope that is OK.
Drink half your body weight in ounces of water plus 1/4 teaspoon SEA SALT (preferably Celtic Sea Salt) for every pint you drink.
So if you weigh 120 pounds, drink 60 ounces of water and after about every small water bottle (approx. 1 pint), take 1/4 teaspoon, about a pinch, of your Sea Salt. NOT table salt!
Sea Salt is healthy for you, it has many trace minerals you need. It works! It takes alot of effort to drink so much, but by the end of the day you will feel better. It is not instant! But you will feel more "normal" at the end of the day. It is a good cleanse for your kidneys, and to rid your body of toxins. Good luck! Hope you feel better. I have also found PO to have less side-effects than BO.
http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/drshevin.html
this is a link to a different Salt flush, this works on heavy-metal detox even.
But the first method is tried and tested by myself, I found it to work very well.
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Alley
(no login) Dizzy on BO April 30 2008, 12:39 AM
Hi.
I became dizzy and very foggy headed on BO. Gave it a break for a while and now I am trying PO. The PO seems to be working better and I do not have the horrible side effects as I did on BO. Maybe a switch to PO might help.
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Alley
(no login) Dizzy on BO April 30 2008, 12:43 AM
Also forgot to mention that I am on BCP as well. The PO has not affected me in anyway with this.
Princess Pearl
(Login PrincessPearl) Re: Help! Dizzy spells May 7 2008, 8:41 PM
Dear Alley, that is good to hear. Yes, the PO seems more delicate to me. Much less brain fog and all that. Good luck!
July 9 2007 at 5:28 AM
kieyah (Login kieyah)
SENIOR MEMBER
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Ok I have been taking bo for 2 weeks now, also doing gy's for almost 2 months. Nothing else different. But lately I have started getting dizzy all the time and very tired and frequent headaches. Even though I am at my second week on bo I still get headaches soon after every time I take them. The dizziness has me worried the most. Is it an allergic reaction or something? It seems kind of late for the massages to suddenly start doing this to me. I stopped taking saw palmetto which I had been trying to add to my routine. Could it be the bo? anyone else have this reaction to bo or anything else? I think I may have to give up bo and start taking herbs again. I sure hate to as the herbs give me acne really bad
Any advice?
Author Reply
Fennel Fairy
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 9 2007, 7:47 AM
Have you ever been on birth control pills and felt equally bad? This is estrogen/progesterone so I guess those who feel bad on BCP will feel bad on this too. I had headaches in the beginning, now only sometimes. With herbs I got migraines almost on a daily basis so I prefer it on BO. I guess we all react differently.
Are you getting enough iron? Lack of that can also cause a dizzy, tired feeling. Take a week break from the BO, get a god multivitamin/mineral product, drink plenty of water, eat on regular times and give BO another try before giving up.
Edit Message Delete Message
HP Hybrid
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 9 2007, 9:52 AM
Dizziness and fatigue are signs of unopposed estrogen in the body, which would undoubtedly be harmful to health. The dizziness could eventually lead to blackouts, so you better be careful.
Edit Message Delete Message
kieyah
(Login kieyah)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 9 2007, 5:44 PM
I did have dizziness, blackouts, and headaches during puberty and all through my teens. I also got dizzy and migraines during pregnancy. Could it be I may just be very sensitive to the hormones? I guess I am built backwards because have taken several kinds of bcp before and never had dizziness. Actually bcp helps prevent my migraines and makes them less severe. I didn't get dizzy or headaches on herbs either. So this is very odd. I'm thinking it must either be the bo or the gy's. It seems odd that I would just now start having this effect from gy's since I have been doing it for 2 months now. But I'm not ruling it out yet as I did just recently start having cholostrum during my massages possibly my body thinks I'm pregnant? No there is no possibility of actual pregnancy here. But I suppose the hormones don't know that.
I do take vitamins and other than puberty and pregnancy I have never experienced this dizziness with anything else. So I don't think it is lack of iron. I probably am not drinking enough water. I did not take my bo last night or this morning and so far no dizziness or headaches. I guess we'll see. How long did it take on bo for your headaches to stop? did it take more than 2 weeks? the only other thing I can think of is that I had stopped taking 1 bo 3 times a day and instead started taking 1 in the mornig and 2 before bed. It was just easier to remember that way. Would that be a problem?
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Ann5
(Login Ann5)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 10 2007, 11:54 PM
It could be that your not drinking enough water. I remember while I was on herbs I got dizzy a few times and noticed why. It was because I wasn't drinking enough water during the day.
Edit Message Delete Message
Kitty
(Login Kittyluv09) Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 31 2007, 5:57 AM
I know this topic was posted awhile ago, but I just woke up right now after falling asleep for about 2 hrs. I took 2 BO pills 2.5 hrs ago. When I got up to go to the bathroom I became extremely dizzy and my limbs felt really heavy. I also started feeling sick, but I'm not sure if it's just because this reaction is freaking me out.
Has anyone else had problems on BO where they feel dizzy? Is it possible to overdose on BO?
Edit Message Delete Message
Fennel
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells July 31 2007, 7:03 AM
Well, taking 3 pills a day can hardly be overdosing. But perhaps you are sensitive to the hormonal formula since you mentioned feeling similar during puberty. Perhaps BO just isn't compatible with your body in some way?
I have no other advice for you than to stop taking it.
Edit Message Delete Message
kieyah
(Login kieyah)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 4 2007, 8:41 PM
I have had no more dizziness since stopping BO. But I have a theory. I did work up slowly from one to three a day but then stopped taking 1 three times a day and did one am and two pm. It was just more convenient for me to remember twice a day than three times a day. maybe I just can't take 2 at the same time like that? Maybe I should have stuck with taking three times per day. Who knows. I am back on herbs for now but if I get no effect I may decide to give BO another try. After all I still have two bottles left. Thanks everyone
Edit Message Delete Message
Dizzy Lizzy
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 5 2007, 8:49 AM
Well BO makes me dizzy, even in small doses. I don't think this whole dizzy thing is anything to do with overdosing, but to do with how the individual responds to it.
Dizzy Lizzy
Edit Message Delete Message
Kitty
(Login Kittyluv09) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 5 2007, 4:11 PM
Yeah my dizziness went away after stopping BO... although it did take about 12 hours after my last dose to completely go away.
To start I was taking 2 pills a day, one in the morning and one 12 hrs later at night. On the third day I took one in the morning and 2 at the same time 12 hrs later. The night I took two is when I woke up really dizzy. It really scared me, so I stopped taking BO. A few days later I decided that I just couldn't take 2 at the same time so I tried taking 2 pills a day (12 hrs apart) again, but I just couldn't get over the fact that the last time made me sick so I stopped.
I think I'm going to order BB because I really wanna try BO. I'm hoping by switching to a different brand I can trick my mind into thinking it won't make me sick. I have a weird subconscious like that.
Edit Message Delete Message
Lisa
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 5 2007, 6:37 PM
I'm sorry you're having this trouble, it must be frustrating! One thing I would say is that it's VERY important to listen to what your body is telling you. If the BO is giving you dizziness, then it's not right for you. If you find that if you split the dosage up in taking 1 pill 3 times a day and your dizziness goes away, then perhaps like you said you just can't handle 2 pills at the same time, so don't even try. There are many things out there to try and along the way while you're experimenting and finding what's right for you never ignore symptoms that you have on certain NBE methods or you may do yourself more harm than good. Good luck! :-)
Edit Message Delete Message
Kitty
(Login Kittyluv09) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 6 2007, 3:36 PM
Thanks Lisa!
I think BO is my last chance though. I tried wonderup with no results, not even any tingles and I attempted to try natureday, but the Dong Quoi in it made my heart rate waaaay to low. Before I found this discussion board I started the Flat to Fab program, but the herbs interacted with my bcp.
I'll never try brava because I wouldn't have the money or time to do it and I don't ever wanna get breast implants. Oh, I also tried GYs but it just took up too much time and I didn't like the thought of lactating, especially since I've never had a kid.
I really think my main concern with DNE BO is that it comes from Denmark, which freaks me out due to vCJD. I didn't think this would bother me so I ordered a month to try it, but every time I took a pill I just felt like the pill was full of infected prions and I would start to worry. Although I must say, from the very few days I took BO last week my boobs have been firmer like before I get my period.
Edit Message Delete Message
Dizzy Lizzy
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells August 17 2007, 9:00 AM
I had to stop taking the BO. First it made me dizzy but then later it made my legs feel heavy.
Edit Message Delete Message
tgdonna
(no login) Re: Help! Dizzy spells -- BE w/BCP? April 23 2008, 3:28 PM
In the posts I've read on this thread, it seems that people are mixing BE methods with BCP. I'm no expert, but I'm wondering if there are compatibility problems there. The hormones in the BCP could be interacting with those in the BE, perhaps making you estrogen dominant and/or vice versa. Maybe to be on a BE regimen you have to stop the BCP. And, if it's too much estrogen, perhaps a progesterone cream can be used to help balance things. Good luck!
Edit Message Delete Message
kieyah
(Login kieyah)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Help! Dizzy spells April 26 2008, 2:43 PM
I was not taking any kind of BCP while taking BO. I am now taking BCP with herbs and not experienced any kind of dizziness since stopping BO. It is definately BO that causes the dizziness, at least for me.
Edit Message Delete Message
Brenda (Princess Pearl)
(Login PrincessPearl) Re: Help! Dizzy spells April 26 2008, 8:50 PM
Hi K,
This salt water flush works for me. I will put it in USA measurements, hope that is OK.
Drink half your body weight in ounces of water plus 1/4 teaspoon SEA SALT (preferably Celtic Sea Salt) for every pint you drink.
So if you weigh 120 pounds, drink 60 ounces of water and after about every small water bottle (approx. 1 pint), take 1/4 teaspoon, about a pinch, of your Sea Salt. NOT table salt!
Sea Salt is healthy for you, it has many trace minerals you need. It works! It takes alot of effort to drink so much, but by the end of the day you will feel better. It is not instant! But you will feel more "normal" at the end of the day. It is a good cleanse for your kidneys, and to rid your body of toxins. Good luck! Hope you feel better. I have also found PO to have less side-effects than BO.
http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/drshevin.html
this is a link to a different Salt flush, this works on heavy-metal detox even.
But the first method is tried and tested by myself, I found it to work very well.
Edit Message Delete Message
Alley
(no login) Dizzy on BO April 30 2008, 12:39 AM
Hi.
I became dizzy and very foggy headed on BO. Gave it a break for a while and now I am trying PO. The PO seems to be working better and I do not have the horrible side effects as I did on BO. Maybe a switch to PO might help.
Edit Message Delete Message
Alley
(no login) Dizzy on BO April 30 2008, 12:43 AM
Also forgot to mention that I am on BCP as well. The PO has not affected me in anyway with this.
Princess Pearl
(Login PrincessPearl) Re: Help! Dizzy spells May 7 2008, 8:41 PM
Dear Alley, that is good to hear. Yes, the PO seems more delicate to me. Much less brain fog and all that. Good luck!