Acne
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Evening Primrose Oil Side Effects
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Hair Loss
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(Los Angeles, Ca)
04/16/2010
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I have always had very thick curly hair, but when I went into menopause, I surely lost half of it. My hair was falling daily by the hundreds. I decided not to freak out because I figured the stress would worsen the problem. I satured my hair with EVCO, Olive oil and West African Shea Butter overnight before washing, and although this softened my hair and made my curls more luscious, it did not entirely stop the falling hair. What seemed to stop the excessive falling hair is when I started taking about 2 grams of Evening Primrose oil daily. I heard you could go up to 4 grams, but I use 2 grams. It's definitely worth a try for those of you who are experiencing alot of falling hair. I also tried mashing a banana, and leaving in my hair for about 30 minutes before washing. I heard it supplied the hair with the necesssary nutrients it needed. I can say it made my hair very soft. Will it also help with falling hair? I can't say for sure, but I do believe the Evening Primrose did, and everything else is icing on the cake.
EC: Conversion: 1 teaspoon = 4.2 grams
(Anon, USA)
04/18/2010
You might look into getting more iodine.
Kelp/seaweeds/seafood for starters.
I am learning about the importance of all this just recently and came across a hair-loss connection, among
a lot of other things.
I like seaweeds because they have a lot to them, just the same. Iodine yes, they say kelp is highest in this...but they have a way of centering. Like zen in a cup of tea and seaweed salad.
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(Los Angeles, Ca)
07/08/2010
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Your suggestion, Anonoymous, made sense to me. The combination of menopause and lab work which revealed slightly lower thyroid values caused me to think part of the hair loss problem was hormonal/endocrine in nature. I did add kelp, and other seaweeds to my diet. My hair loss did stop after supplementing my diet with evening primrose oil, and further, since adding sea vegetables to my diet, I have not had any falling hair problem at all in many months. I believe my hair, so to speak, has completely stabilized. Thank you for your intelligent suggestion. Much appreciated.
(Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France)
07/08/2010
How do you take the evening primrose oil, Constance?
Menstrual Cramps
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I have one question for those in the know: does it delay your period? I've heard it said that it can delay ovulation. Does this mean I'm taking too much? I don't want to get pregnant or anything, I just want to know if this is potentially bad.
Neuropathy
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When first starting EPO, it takes a week before the EPO starts soothing the nerves. It acts somewhat like fish oil without the stink.
EPO was once considered to be the Royal Herb in Elizabethan times, and was used for many ailments. EPO will make one feel better in general.
(Bloomfield, New Mexico)
02/25/2013
I have schwannomatosis, osteo and rheumatoid arthritis. I go to pain management and was recently given gabapentin. I immediately had severe crying jags and paranoia. It took 1 and half days to detox off of 2 pills. I will try evening primrose oil. Any more information on this remedy would be appreciated.
PMS
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Psoriasis
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Please try Evening Primrose Oil 6 - 9 grams (6-9 capsules, each containing 1,000-1,200 mg) of evening primrose oil (EPO) daily. It'll take months before you see a drastic improvement, but the improvement will occur and once it starts, you'll see rapid changes like I did.
I am clear except for a couple of pencil eraser-sized spots. Before, I was anywhere from 50-75% covered and my case was very, very, VERY resistant to treatment. I had been on: topical steroids, PUVA, Enbrel, Humira, Raptiva, Remicade, and Stelara. I failed them ALL. My dermatologist even ran tests to make sure I had psoriasis!! (Which, tests showed, I definitely had. In spades.)
So, please give this a try. This $20/month supplement I bought at the grocery store has been truly a miracle and a life-changer. Three other things I recommend, too:
a) Apply a moisturizer immediately after your shower or bath. "Immediately" as in before you've even stepped out of the shower.
b) Use a gentle soap. I use geranium-scented.
c) When I use oil in cooking, I almost always use safflower oil.
I know that EPO is the main helper -- if I leave off of it for a few days, the spots return.
(Phoenix, Az)
10/02/2014
I had bad psoriasis when I was taking meds for depression and for tremors. I stopped taking the meds and my body is clear. Amazing! You might check any meds you are taking.
Seborrheic Dermatitis
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I suffered Seborreich Dermatitis on my scalp for the last 7 months and I thought I had to live with this disease for the rest of my life. I had huge, itchy, tight scales on my scalp and I was loosing my hair... I went to 3 different dermatologist and they just prescribed me shampoos and lotions. Completely unsuccessful. Then I decided to have a holistic approach to fight this. First, I read that most of the times SD it's cause due to a "leaky gut", which means the gut is so toxic, that leak the toxins to the bloodstream causing skin problem.So, I decided to have a colon cleanse (2 days) and I stop eating dairies, wheat, coffee, sugars and meats. I did this for one week. At the same time I was taking Evening Primrose oil in caps (1,000 mg), one at breakfast, another at dinner. Almost intermediately my scalp stop itching. That was the first sign I was in the path to recovery. I continued washing my hair with special shampoos, but this time the scales were very soft and were loosing without hair attached. Today I'm cured. Free of this disease. I'm also taking a cocktail of necessary supplements to keep myself healthy (Oil, fish, B-Complex, Multivitamin, Probiotics, and of course, Evening Primrose Oil). Make sure your supplements are high quality and the oils, cold pressed. Hope this helps.
(Columbia, Md)
03/13/2012
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I also suffered from Seborrheic Dermatitis on my scalp for 15 years. I tried the typical dermatologist's topical remedies and many of the topical, diet and internal remedies mentioned on this site and others with no improvement. Eventually I tried Evening Primrose Oil. I started with 3 capsules (the symptoms totally disappeared within 3 weeks) and quickly decreased to one. It does come back in the winter months so I up the dose back to 2 to 3 capsules until spring.
(Scranton, Pa)
11/17/2012
It cured my lesions on legs but they came back and I am taking 6000 mg a day. Dont know what else to do. Have a flaky scalp too doesnt itch at all but crust forms in places. Any cures I am so tired of having round lesions like ringworm on my legs and arms, the doctor says it is some kind of keratosis or something and gave me a cream which does no good, it doesnt itch but looks god awful.
(Rustenburg, North West, South Africa)
11/18/2012
Hi A. M., Try urine therapy. Look it up on the net & will tell you about its uses & benefits & does not cost you anything. A friend used it on his scalp with great success. Also elimanate all starches, sugars etc. From your diet, it is acid forming & worsens your problems so change your diet & stick to protein & veggies. You can also start taking bicarb to get your body alkaline & you can check with acid/alkaline ph test strips & adjust the bicarb dosage accordingly. Acidity is our big enemy & can cause all kinds of problems. Usualy when your kidneys are overwhelmed your skin suffers.
Severe Menstrual Cramping
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Any way, thru many different trial and errors and trying things I finally found something that truly works!!
Evening primrose oil. Thank my lord, for putting this in my path. I use the one that comes in soft gels 1000 mgs. Any brand should be fine, but the best are stronger mgs and cold pressed. But if your broke like me than you can find some at Walmart. I take it as soon as I get the pain and keep taking them as needed. Approximately 3 per meal and snacks or as you need. I've been doing it for 2 months now and seen an improvement in pain of 80%. I took no pain killers!!!!!!!!! ( this is huge for me!!!! ) and with all my tying things I always gave into them because I could just not take the pain. I do not know about taking too many so you have to do that research, but truthfully I kind of do not care. Because of the pain in my prior periods I would take pain killers like candy. I figure, I rather take many of this natural remedy than many pain killers.
And beautiful ladies, it also helps with regular headaches, migraines, and menstrual headaches. You can try taking3 at start of headache, then more as needed.
Let me know your result beautifuls. This oil if a blessing from God, thank you father.
Pass the love forward if this helps, remember to pass on kindness. Love, Sunny
Sunny. EPO helps the body regulate prostaglandins in the body. It's an "out-of-whack" prostaglandins that causes those bad side effects which are primarily inflammatory in nature. I would encourage you to also try supplementing w/ other healthy oils like Fish, Krill, Walnut, and Flax. Whichever of these you can get a best buy will likely reduce your high need of EPO. Lifestyle, along w/ a good diet & supplementation plus reduction techniques for stress & inflammation will also help. Diet must be low in saturated fat. A gallbladder cleanse or supplementing triple strength soy lecithin will likely also help, as women have an exaggerated tendency to produce harmful gallstones (which causes the harmful metabolic and inflammatory processes). Drinking lemon water and/or ACV also helps open up metabolism and reduce inflammation.
