Where did you buy Vitex?

[BeadinMom]

No, I didn't have any issues...but one of the good things about Vitex is a much lighter AF.

[ThreeMenAndALAdy]

Did you have a lighter af right away, or after using it for a while?

[BeadinMom]

The first time I used it was probably the day AF started...I thought it was stopping...made it MUCH lighter. (It just happened to be when I bought it and wanted to start it right away.)

[atomic sagebrush]

I got it yesterday at GNC. Did anyone have any initial reactions when you started taking it? I had a CRAZY few days a week or so ago. I had TONS of ewcm. It was absolutely disgusting to be honest with you. I have not had my 1st ppaf and my son turned one last Friday. I stopped night nursing and afternoon nursing a few weeks ago. I have ov sticks and checked to see if O was here, but didn't get a smiley face. If Atomic is correct, which she always seems to be, I may get my 1st af Sat or Sun. Unfortunately, I'm in NY for a baptism and am a bit worried about having it away from home. The plan is to start taking Vitex on Sat, when my cycle usually starts. If af doesn't show, I just wanted to make sure I didn't have any issues taking Vitex for the first time.

If you didn't get a smiley though, remember that may have been a fake ovulation and not the real deal. I had a fake O while breastfeeding that was more realistic than many of my actual ovulations have been!! Go ahead and start the V on Saturday but I do think you should take a pg test just to be on the safe side.

[atomic sagebrush]

No, I didn't have any issues...but one of the good things about Vitex is a much lighter AF.

I found Vitex made me a bit bitchy and also had very light AF while taking it. For me it took a few cycles to kick in, if memory serves it took 3 cycles and then started getting lighter.

[NCBeachyGrl]

I found Vitex made me a bit bitchy and also had very light AF while taking it. For me it took a few cycles to kick in, if memory serves it took 3 cycles and then started getting lighter.

Maybe that is what is wrong with me. Seriously....DH has said he has had enough of me and I just can't help myself with how I react to things. LOL!!!!!

[atomic sagebrush]

I was understating the case when I said "a bit" bitchy!!! Vitex really can affect a person that way and you're so right, it feels totally beyond control!!

[NCBeachyGrl]

Did you have a lighter af right away, or after using it for a while?

I started it mid cycle in May and had started Saw Palmetto too. My first AF was HEAVY due to the SP. I took Vitex all the way through until AF in June. That cycle was heavy as well. This is my 3rd cycle and today was day 1 of AF...but I think now I am only down to spotting. So I am guessing it is making it much lighter.

AS - did Vitex or SP cause boob pain and bloating? I have both pretty bad and I can only imagine it is a side effect of one or both.

[atomic sagebrush]

It didn't have that effect on me that I noticed NC, but it's entirely possible (I was BF when I took vitex, so my boobs were all out of sorts and grumpy anyway LOL). Anything that affects hormones, can have those types of effects.