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Supplements messing up cycle

20 replies

Sunch · 09/01/2025 08:39

Hi ladies,

im wondering if what I’m experiencing is a genuine thing. I’ve been taking pregnacare and I’ve noticed that for the last 4 months my cycles have become longer. I used to be 28 days give or take a couple days but lately my cycles are ranging between 30 and 36 days!!! Currently waiting for AF to arrive and I’m now on CD31. I’ve read on some of the boards that pregnancare can cause this and a lot of women as soon as they notice tend to stop taking, wondering if I should too or I should give it a few more months to rebalance itself? I’ve recently read it starts with an egg and started taking the recommended supplements for my situation this month as well as pregnacare and don’t know what to do. My cycle already was messed up when I was just on pregnancare so I’m thinking it could be the issue - thinking about stopping it. What do you think? Anyone had similar experiences?

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TheseCalmSeas · 09/01/2025 08:48

Yes! Had the same with Seven Seas. I take simple old Boots folic acid with vit D now and my cycle is stable at 29 days.

FenellaFurchester · 09/01/2025 08:54

I’ve heard the same. Also, I found that for some reason (stress, maybe) my usually clockwork cycles changed when I started ttc.

They seem to have stabilised now and I’m taking Naitre (pricey 😬) I think the vitamin e particularly in it is doing me good.

KittyFantastica · 09/01/2025 09:07

I've been on them (with a break as I changed to different ones each time I actually fell pregnant) since August 2023 and haven't seen any change in cycle beyond when my MMC messed it up for 8 weeks. My cycle is 25-28 days, with an outlier of 31 days in November, but I'd only given birth 8 weeks previously, so I don't think it counts.

I think it does say on the packet that there can be some cycle changes, but I never had any owing to the vitamins.

Abs8 · 09/01/2025 09:41

I think this is what happened to me! I began taking conception vitamins in August and my cycle went from 27 days to 40 days! I stopped taking them last month and it looks like I've ovulated at the usual 14 days this month 🤞🏼

Sunch · 09/01/2025 10:38

Thanks ladies for sharing your experiences - I agree that stress is a factor whether I want to admit it or not, ttc journey is obviously always on my mind and so could be affecting my cycles. I don’t know …. may cut out the pregnacare, it’s an expensive habit to keep up with anyway lol. Hopefully I rebalance next month - if I don’t, I’ll just cut right down to folic and vitamin d. Already stressful enough without accumulating new problems in this case long cycles 🥲

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Sunch · 09/01/2025 10:40

FenellaFurchester · 09/01/2025 08:54

I’ve heard the same. Also, I found that for some reason (stress, maybe) my usually clockwork cycles changed when I started ttc.

They seem to have stabilised now and I’m taking Naitre (pricey 😬) I think the vitamin e particularly in it is doing me good.

How long have you been on the naitre and how are you finding it?

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tiffxxx · 09/01/2025 10:45

Yeah I was taking pregnacare but when I was reading up about it I stopped taking them and carried on taking my folic acid and ferrous sulphate plus vitamin d that the doctor gave me as I was low on everything before ttc

FenellaFurchester · 09/01/2025 11:04

Sunch · 09/01/2025 10:40

How long have you been on the naitre and how are you finding it?

Second cycle on them, however due to cost and Christmas post it has ended up that I’ve only taken them in first half of each cycle, they’re fortnightly boxes. Generally I feel like I’ve got more energy and (tmi) cm is generally better and lots of it - I think that’s the vitamin e.
I like them and they’re good quality, the folic acid is the one that we can actually absorb.

Sunch · 09/01/2025 11:14

tiffxxx · 09/01/2025 10:45

Yeah I was taking pregnacare but when I was reading up about it I stopped taking them and carried on taking my folic acid and ferrous sulphate plus vitamin d that the doctor gave me as I was low on everything before ttc

What did you find out about them? I’m also now really concerned because both me and hubby are taking them (him on the male version) and if it’s the cause of these adverse affects on me, only God knows what it’s doing to his little swimmers eeeekkkk!!!!

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Sunch · 09/01/2025 11:15

FenellaFurchester · 09/01/2025 11:04

Second cycle on them, however due to cost and Christmas post it has ended up that I’ve only taken them in first half of each cycle, they’re fortnightly boxes. Generally I feel like I’ve got more energy and (tmi) cm is generally better and lots of it - I think that’s the vitamin e.
I like them and they’re good quality, the folic acid is the one that we can actually absorb.

Okay - I’ll read up on them and see whether I should incorporate. I’m on so many supplements at the moment though - my poor body 😕

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FenellaFurchester · 09/01/2025 12:02

Sunch · 09/01/2025 11:15

Okay - I’ll read up on them and see whether I should incorporate. I’m on so many supplements at the moment though - my poor body 😕

This is why I opted for them despite the eye watering cost. I felt like getting the correct dosage on all the different supplements was too tricky and could end up working against me (too much of one blocking absorption of another, etc). These have just the right amounts of everything so I’m sticking with them - hopefully not for too much longer 😂 but they do claim to have things that protect the developing embryo too.
Wild nutrition looks good as well, all the conception specific ones are expensive though.

FenellaFurchester · 09/01/2025 12:04

I spent last night and much of this morning reading up on the possible benefits of Mucinex (guaifenesin in the UK) to improve cm. Lots of people raving about it but no clinical data (apart from a quite flawed trial in 1982)

tiffxxx · 09/01/2025 13:34

This is what I seen straight away

Supplements messing up cycle
Sunch · 09/01/2025 14:11

tiffxxx · 09/01/2025 13:34

This is what I seen straight away

Oh wow!!!!! I’ve literally had the strangest symptoms over the last few months (I have posted about them here and there - you may have seen). From spotting randomly (I’ve never ever spotted in the past), super tender breasts that went on for weeks and at random stages of my cycle, long cycles/delayed AF, evaps, and weird periods. Definitely stopping!

What a carry on 😣

Thankyou for this.

Thank God for MN, honestly - imagine going through this journey alone.

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tiffxxx · 09/01/2025 18:28

Your welcome and yeah could you imagine not having a group like this

KittyFantastica · 09/01/2025 20:40

tiffxxx · 09/01/2025 13:34

This is what I seen straight away

@Sunch Be careful with Googling stuff like this. This isn't clinical information, it's here-say on the internet, and the question it comes under is whether Pregnacare can give you a false positive, which is obviously absurd. I can't see the actual question Google was asked, but that can also provide biased answers. If you're looking for a specific answer that something is bad, Google will show that. If you look for clinical evidence, it will show you something closer to fact. I work in pharmacology medical research and publishing, so this is my bread and butter.

Pregnacare is just a vitamin tablet with relatively minor amounts of fertility boosting vitamins. There is nothing harmful in it, or it would not be available on the U.K. market. Yes, it can affect some peoples cycles, as it says in the box, but that is the case for any vitamin really depends on each person. It's why all guidelines recommend talking to a doctor before adding a vitamin to your regime that can cause changes. There was an article about vitamin B6 causing nerve damage and hand/foot cramps this week because people were taking too much of it without realising. Multivitamins are designed to have a safe balance so those kinds of things don't happen. Pregnacare can't cause damage to sperm if he's taking the one designed for men, so please don't panic about that, lovely.

As an outside example, Papaya can cause uterine contractions, but you don't see everyone currently trying to conceive panic about eating a fruit salad that might contain a bit of papaya because the effect would be minimal.

By all means, change to something else you feel more comfortable with, but don't be panicked. Bear in mind, other multivitamins with similar compositions may have the same effect, or they could have no effect at all, it's all down to your own body and how you react to the combination. Hope this helps you :)

Sunch · 09/01/2025 22:36

KittyFantastica · 09/01/2025 20:40

@Sunch Be careful with Googling stuff like this. This isn't clinical information, it's here-say on the internet, and the question it comes under is whether Pregnacare can give you a false positive, which is obviously absurd. I can't see the actual question Google was asked, but that can also provide biased answers. If you're looking for a specific answer that something is bad, Google will show that. If you look for clinical evidence, it will show you something closer to fact. I work in pharmacology medical research and publishing, so this is my bread and butter.

Pregnacare is just a vitamin tablet with relatively minor amounts of fertility boosting vitamins. There is nothing harmful in it, or it would not be available on the U.K. market. Yes, it can affect some peoples cycles, as it says in the box, but that is the case for any vitamin really depends on each person. It's why all guidelines recommend talking to a doctor before adding a vitamin to your regime that can cause changes. There was an article about vitamin B6 causing nerve damage and hand/foot cramps this week because people were taking too much of it without realising. Multivitamins are designed to have a safe balance so those kinds of things don't happen. Pregnacare can't cause damage to sperm if he's taking the one designed for men, so please don't panic about that, lovely.

As an outside example, Papaya can cause uterine contractions, but you don't see everyone currently trying to conceive panic about eating a fruit salad that might contain a bit of papaya because the effect would be minimal.

By all means, change to something else you feel more comfortable with, but don't be panicked. Bear in mind, other multivitamins with similar compositions may have the same effect, or they could have no effect at all, it's all down to your own body and how you react to the combination. Hope this helps you :)

Thankyou for this insight - really reassuring. So in my case do you think it’s best to stop or continue?

like, will the effects balance themselves out eventually or ….?

Im just confused on what to do because i agree with you looking at the quantities of each vitamin, there’s actually not much in pregnacare.

P.S. I love papaya 😋

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KittyFantastica · 09/01/2025 23:48

It's entirely up to you and what you feel is right for your body. There's no evidence to suggest prenatal vitamins have any lasting effects on menstrual cycles, but if you feel your longer cycles may be linked to a vitamin change, you might want to try an alternative.

The way we decided to do it was to see how things went and if we didn't want to continue with a particular brand, we said we'd find a different one once we'd finished the first box. That way, the ones we already had didn't go waste and we could explore alternative options next time. For us, the Pregnacare has been fine, so we never switched.

Basically, the Pregnacare won't do any harm, but if you'd prefer to try something else and see how it goes with your cycle, there's no harm in that either.

Sunch · 14/01/2025 16:57

Hi ladies

I hope you’re well. Just thought I’d come in for a quick update - I’m on CD36 and AF is a no show.

Don’t really know what to do, if anything at all. 🥹

weirdly enough I’m not anxious or worried (I guess I’m just burying my head in the sand), because I guess the most logical thing to do at this point would be to do a pregnancy test, but I don’t know. I’m just not wanting to get onto a rollercoaster of emotions. 80% of me is like just wait it out, and the other 20% that should want to do something can’t be asked.

I don’t want to spend more money on a test, I don’t want to get a test and then low key start hoping for good news and then nothing.

#ttcproblems

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Lordessane · 19/08/2025 23:45

Hi everyone, I am new here and I just found this thread. I wish I had found it three weeks earlier cos I started taking pregnacare then. Now my once super regular cycle of 31 days has changed, I'm currently on CD 40 without a single sign of AF. Hoping my cycle returns to normal soon.

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