Agnus Castus and PMS - making it worse!

[Julykthat]

I get horrible physical PMS from at least 2 weeks before my period (bloating, constipation and horrendously bloated, painful breasts). In the absence of any practical help from a Gynacologist (offer of a Mirena which anecdotally, can make it worse which is not a risk I want to take) I started taking Agnus Castus and Vitamin B complex on June 1st.

I did read that it can take up to 3 months to work but I have had the usual symptoms for 3 weeks now and was woken up last night with the pain from my boobs. I've just taken Nurofen and am trying not to move too much to avoid the pain.

I suppose I'm wondering if anyone has had a reaction to Agnus Castus like this or have tried anything else that works. At this stage I am enjoying one whole week a month without symptoms of PMS. I had no success with Starflower oil capsules and have yet to try Magnesium. Any and all suggestions welcome!

Go and see a proper medical herbalist if you want to take Agnus Castus. You can do more harm than good and mess up your cycle completely if you don’t know what you’re doing. A herbalist can advise you on proper dose and may recommend other herbs entirely for your situation. Angus Castus is no joke.

Or if you really don’t want to see a herbalist then try evening primrose oil instead, it’s much safer to take.

Vitamin B6 is good for the nervous system too, I took this for a time after ny GP recommended it for PMS symptoms. Vitamins do take a while to kick in and also try to take them at the same time each day to spread the dosage correctly.

Agnus Castus made my PMS about 10 times worse. It’s not the miracle cure that it’s claimed to be

I hope people don't mind me reviving an old thread but I came across this today when looking for similar experiences to my own.

For the past 18 months I've had severe PMS which is probably PMDD, agnus castus was reccomended to me by a few people. I've been taking it for a little over a week and it has made my symptoms 10 x worse.

Insomnia
Painful body aches which I never usually got
Stomach ache
Anxiety to the point of panic attacks
The usual 'fluey' feeling I get with PMS but worse
I've also got reactive lymph nodes which I'm fairly sure is a direct result of the herb.

I'm on day 2 of my period and usually my PMS symptoms would be tailing off by now.

Never again.

Hi I've been taking femlieve agnus castus 2 weeks tomorrow, second day period as suffer with sore boobs , but now after ovulation boons pain/tingling much worse. This happened to anyone else?

Yeah been on fenlieve Angus castus 2 weeks tomorrow second day period, and now my breadt so sore and tender, taking it as getting sore breasts while on period but now it's gone much worse. Tingerling and shooting pains