Vitex...really thirsty??

asm71110

Hello all,

So after doing lots of research I decided to start taking Vitex this month. My DH and I are TTC and my cycles are not totally out of whack or anything but they are a tiny bit inconsistent and I usually get a long period of  severe pms symptoms. Anyway to make a long story short, Vitex looked promising as far as helping with all of these things, but every day that I take it I am SOO thirsty, and have had a slight headache, almost a dehydrated feeling. Obviously this can't be good. I found a post on yahoo where someone else said they were extremely thirsty as well taking this herb. I was curious to know if anyone on here has had a similiar experience; and if so, did you drink a lot of water to make it better? Was it better? Not sure if my body reacting this way is telling me the Vitex isn't a good thing...but I don't want to miss out on the benefits if it's just a matter of taking in more water (which I know I probably don't do enough of...)

Ladybug720

Yes, it made me thirsty. No, it did not give me a headache. I did drink more water. My OBGYN said few people actually benefit from Vitex while TTC, so I stopped taking it after like two months.

Everyone's cycles tend to be inconsistent at times. It can take months for Vitex to regulate your cycles. Can we have some back ground information? How long have you been TTC? Im sorry if you have posted an intro, I missed it. Do you have a chart? Are you using OPKS? Do you have any indication that you are ovulating? 

 

Wild_flower25

nope, I haven't noticed any side effects from vitex