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Supplements to regulate hormones?

texasmeg1texasmeg1 member
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Are any of you taking supplements to get your hormones back to normal after m/c? I've read about evening primrose oil in addition to your prenatal can do wonders.... any input?

Ugh waiting for our fetal chromosome analysis is going to be torture. 3-4 weeks will feel like an eternity...

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Re: Supplements to regulate hormones?

  • egsquaredegsquared member
    I don't have any advie, but just wanted to say I'm sorry for your losses.  I remember seeing you on May 2012 and 1st tri because I noticed your betas were so similar to mine in the beginning (doubling, but low).  So sorry to meet you again over here.  Hope the next few weeks go by fast for you! 
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    Sorry to see you over here as well :(

     

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  • katiem1025katiem1025 member

    So sorry for your loss. I remember you from the May board as well-so sad.

    I did acupuncture and chinese herbs before my bfp so really wanted to start doing them again. My OB said she highly recommends acupuncture for ttc and she said I could start again as soon as I wanted.

    My acupuncturist is having me take Apex Energetics Progestaid  (2 capsules per day) to help regulate my cycle. BUT I had really long cycles before my bfp which she said is due to low progesterone (108 day cycle, 62 day cycle).

    I don't know if it's the m/c that is helping regulate my cycle or the progestaid (everything I've read said they do not kick in right away) but I started them on cd3 (the day I m/c) and have had partial ferning on my scope for three days in a row now and am hoping that means I will have full ferning in a day or two...which would mean I **may** ovulate super early for me (cd 25ish vs my previous cd 98 and cd52 ovulations).

    Before my bfp, I was seeing a diff acupuncturist and she put me on herbs for each part of my cycle (they were a combo of herbs) and then the last set of herbs I was taking before my bfp was shen gem for anxiety and I swear that is partly what helped me to ovulate and get pregnant.

    Anyway-sorry to be all over the place. I would just be sure to check in with your doctor or your acupuncturist to see what they recommend. They know you and your cycles and will know exactly what to recommend.

    Good luck! 

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  • lisaNDmike08lisaNDmike08

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    First, big hugs to you and I'm so, so sorry.  :-(  After my second m/c, I was a hormonal disaster.  I gained 15 lbs in a period of a few weeks, had welts all over my body, wasn't sleeping, cried all the time and often had suicidal thoughts.  I checked with my doctor first, but his recommendation was two weeks of Prozac per month.  Definitely not the holistic solution I was looking for!  A friend recommended the herb Vitex (also known as Chasteberry) to me and I swear I noticed a change almost overnight.  I was a completely different person by the end of that first cycle, both mentally and physically.   I've recommended it to some friends who aren't ttc but have wonky cycles and they're now believers too.  

    Again, my heart breaks for you but I hope you will be able to at least get some physical relief soon.

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