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Is chasteberry safe to try without dr consult? very lite periods, pain in between periods n more pain during the absence of flow?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Unknown: "Therefore, like any other drug, it should be taken at a therapeutic dose to be determined, since it has been found to increase electrolytes level and may help in replenishing loses." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24506056 relatively little out there; relatively new in the west. has many really active ingredients known to do things. so...... safety is really not clear.

Answered 8/11/2014

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What for?: What do you want to take chasteberry for? It can sometimes cause menses to be irregular so if you are having difficulty with getting your cycle regulated this might not be the herbal for you to take.

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