what otc supplements do you take?

Re: what otc supplements do you take?

• rspalding001 member

  February 2016

  I also add Maca to my morning smoothie and drink a fertility tea. I also do the Prenatal and COQ10 like you. Was thinking about looking into Royal Jelly next perhaps.

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• happyktmom member

  February 2016

  @rspalding001 - I took Royal Jelly but haven't been consistent about it recently.
  I have taken Vitex/Chasteberry, Saw Palmetto, DIM, Vit D 10,000IU, PNV, Spearmint, Licorice, White Peony, Dandelion Tea
  Currently, I am taking Goats Rue (what Metformin is made from) for my PCOS, PNV and Vit D.
  FYI -RE's seriously do not like to hear about all the herbals, though they have worked for so many people! 
  

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  Me(38)PCOS/Hypothyroid   DH(43)Low T/ED
  MMC at 10 weeks 03/2011 DD born 01/2012   TTC #2 since 04/2014
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• ferlanna member

  February 2016

  Interesting.  How much Co-Q 10 do you take?  I am also taking Magnesium, I forgot to say.   I guess I could google it, but what is the deal with Royal Jelly...is it a bee product of some kind?
  thanks

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• rspalding001 member

  February 2016

  I take 600 mg of COQ10 once a day. Royal Jelly is a bee product. Its supposed to help with egg quality. Its produced by bees to feed to the queen bee who lays all the eggs in the hive. Its supposed to be a superfood for fertility.

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• thistle8677 member

  February 2016

  Rainbow light prenatals (although I need a new one without copper)
  vit. D 5,000 IUI
  Coq10 800 mg
  Omega-3 DHA 1,000mg
  vit. A 10,000 IU
  Calcium/magnesium/zinc (can't remember dose I just ran out)
  
  I'm gonna check out the Royal Jelly info. 
  
  
  
  

  

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• ferlanna member

  February 2016

  Holy 800 mg of Co-Q 10!  Does one really need to take that much for it to work?  Yikes, I just upped it to 200 mg from 100...hm.  I cannot find reliable-seeming info on dosages to help with egg quality or female fertility...did a health care practitioner of some kind suggest this dose?  I don't mind taking more tablets, but it is interesting to see how much more I should potentially be using!
  
  Thanks womyn.

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• thistle8677 member

  February 2016

  @ferlanna I worked my way up to 800mg. If you are unsure the best dose to take you might consider talking to your dr or a naturopath. Good luck! 

  

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• Happilili member

  February 2016

  Rainbow light Prenatal Complete One
  CoQ10 60 mg
  vitamin D 2000 IU
  Calcium 600 mg vitamin D 400IU
  GNC DHA 600
  Starting 400 mcg Folate tomorrow
  I have Royal Jelly as well but I've only taken it once.  Not sure of when or how I should work it into m regimen

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• ferlanna member

  February 2016

  okay, this is kind of lame but I am starting a new "supplement".  cough syrup.  That's right, it will be like the summer of 1998 around here.  It can't hurt, I suppose... 
  
  I'll let you know how that goes!
  

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• PoeMasque member

  February 2016

  For those taking supplements: are all of your supplements USP certified? With all of the recent testing of uncertified supplements proving they are nothing close to what they are supposed to be, I am terrified of putting anything non-certified in my body (who knows what's in there!). 

  Me: 39 SO: 36
  
  

  Dx: low progesterone, possible DOR - officially "unexplained"
  
  TTC#1 since November 2015
  9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
  10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
  1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
  March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
  
  TTC #2 since July 2018
  May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
  

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