I want to start taking Fenugreek & Saw Palmetto.
I was using Breast Success at a higher dosage and getting some results, probably because I upped the amount of herbs I was taking. I know that Fenugreek & Saw Palmetto are the 2 main ingredients in Breast Success, so they should work for me. Before BS, I was taking Fennel, Fenugreek & Wild Yam. That threw my menstrual cycle off a lot... A LOT, thats the reason I switched to BS. Currently I massage with Fennel & I use heat. I ran out of BS so Im looking into Fenugreek & Saw Palmetto so I dont have to pay the price of BS again...

But how much of each herb do I start on, and how much would I ramp up by at a time??

Hope to find out soon. Massage & heat are working well. I am seeing growth but don't have pains. I'd like to get optimal results.



~~Lyn

Oh, I forgot to include that Im also thinking of making a Dong Quai tea since that herb helps balance hormones. I'll simply mix the powder or extract in some Spearmint tea. I don't wanna throw my cycle off anymore, its kind of becoming regular, in its own little way (HA HA HA...)
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I don't mind gaining weight, I'm skinny and the extra pounds would be nice. So the Saw Palmetto intake shouldn't be much of a concern, I just dont know how much to start on.

~~Lyn

How much of each herb were you taking before BS, and what effects on your cycle did they have?

I was taking 2 capsules of fenugreek(610mg each), 2 fennel seed(480mg each) and 2 capsules of wild yam(500mg each) but ended up switching to the wild yam tea... the doses werent much...
But my period got thrown off, I never was too regular, but I skipped almost 3 months and was terrified because I never skipped for that long before, EVER. The flow of my cycle was weird too. Sometimes it would be very heavy. I read that herbs could have caused this, and I believe my combination of those 3 herbs is what did it for me.

I started taking 3 capsules of BS, then moved up to 4, then 5. then back to 4 because I was on a month of Zoft gum. I was getting my period every month on BS, and my cramps were under control, with the exception to a few every now and then. I kept the dosage at 4 pills and added massage with fennel twice a day. I ran out of DS pills and dont want to spend so much money on more bottles if 1 or 2 simple herbs and massage will work for me. I didnt gain much but I definitely gained something, and I didnt want to lose that so I added heat to the massage recently, about a month ago, thanks to posts from this forum, and I think its been really helping and I'm glad....

Since Fenugreek and Saw Palmetto are the strongest in BS & I haven't had drastic issues in regards to my cycle. I think those with a little Dong Quai will work... But some of you know much more about this than I do, so I'm looking for a bit of guidance and a recommended dosage.

~~Lyn

Bump

~~Lyn

Lyn,

Were there any other issues that appeared at that time besides a scrambled cycle?

Wahaika

No, there were no other issues regarding my health, that was it.

~~Lyn