User Reviews for black cohosh

Ive been using this for over five years. No side effects except If I don’t take it more than two days my symptoms come back. I absolutely love using black cohosh

I take 1 tsp every night before bed. I noticed a difference within 3 or 4 days of taking it. A full week into, zero hot flashes. I buy it in bulk extract powder, so there is no fillers. Just the Black Cohosh. I've been taking it for about 2 months now. Just ordered more. Great stuff! I haven't had any side affects.

I took Remifemin. It worked to drop my start of hot flashes by 50%. I was excited for this. Then after no period for a full year. (Menopause) I started to spot. I made a dr appointment and ended up getting a hysterectomy. They found I had precancerous cells on my Cervix. Good or bad? I cannot truly say.

It has help with the change of me going though menopause.

I am 47 and just noticed that i have been getting hot flashes

After 2 weeks of taking this I've experienced severe nausea, dizziness, a rash and nightmares.

I'm a handful of months in to hot flashes (peri-menopause). I'm 48 years of age and my period is about every 45 to 60 days. Hot flashes came on all of the sudden. I was having up 10 to 12 a day - didn't last long, but they were horrible. Flushing, light sweating, overall feeling of being out of control for about 3 to 5 mins. Initially I was monitoring them, but after about a month, I realized it was no way to live. Professionally, it was tricky as they are so unpredictable. My doctor suggested I try Black Cohosh. I didn't want estrogen out of the gate (thought she is open to it for up to five years - a low dose patch). My mom took Premarin for 30 years and I believe it contributed to a host of health / immune related issues including cancer. I began Black Cohosh but noticed nothing for about 4 weeks -- discouraged I reached back out to my doctor. She offered the patch again, but in my resistance I kept going with BC. All of the sudden, hot flashes are gone. No night sweats, no flashes in the day. Literally gone. Everyone once in a great while I'll have the feeling one may be coming on but then it doesn't and it's usually in a high pressure situation professionally or some emotional situation personally. I realize there are questions about the efficacy -- but I can tell you for me it works. I also realize there are concerns - which I will monitor with my doctor through blood work and overall health assessment. Hot flashes 10 to 12 times a day is no way to live. Give it a shot if your doctor things it could suit and your health history enables it (i.e., no blood clots, etc.)Read More Read Less

My friend recommended this herbal treatment for relief of hot flashes. She said it could take about a month to see results. I noticed the change within three days. Within a week the hot flashes were gone and now I can sleep through the night again. Itâ??s a fantastic treatment and I havenâ??t experienced any negative side effects. I am into my second month of taking it and will continue to do so.

The writer used the word deceased instead of decreased. Disappointing so see spell check not used in articles concerning women’s health.

It’s a dangerous product, research it, it caused an elevation in my liver enzymes!

After 1 day of use, the hot flashes were gone. I've been taking it for over 2 years and I haven't noticed any side effects.

Started for hot flashes and moods for premenopausal symptoms. Noticed horrible headaches, dizzy, light headed(almost passed out while driving) horrible nausea and hives. This is with one a day. I�m afraid of what 3 would do. Discontinuing use, too many side effects and dangerous. I do not recommend.

Not only did taking black cohosh NOT improve my hot flashes, it made them worse. To the extent that, I used to get them before but I just got very hot but didn't sweat. After 2 weeks of taking black cohosh, not only was I getting hot but was literally dripping with sweat -- 15-20 times a day. I stopped taking them and, within 3 days, my body went back to normal. Still getting hot flashes but no longer sweating profusely. So, for me, black cohosh was not only a waste of time, it made my menopause symptoms far worse.Read More Read Less

I understand that it looks as though there's a conflict in my #2 responses. However, after taking the Black Cohosh for almost a year, I started to feel extremely tired and had other issues. I went to my doctor and a blood test revealed I had high liver enzymes. My Dr. had me stop everything I was taking, all supplements, etc. I couldn't even take an aspirin. After 5 weeks, another blood test revealed everything was fine. The prior year, my blood work was fine. I started taking the Black Cohosh right after the blood test in 2018. I truly believe that the Black Cohosh affected my liver. I only took 1 capsule per day and the instructions were to take 4 throughout the day. I can't imagine what would have happened if I took the full dosage. I highly advise anyone interested in taking this to find something else. I switched from Estoven to straight Black Cohosh from the Health Food store. I may, or may not go back to the Estroven, which did work fine but costs a little more than the health food store brand Black Cohosh. After the 5 weeks, I found that I didn't have any hot flashes anyway. They must have stopped somewhere along the way while I was taking the supplements and I didn't know it because I was always taking them. My routine now will be to exercise more. That definitely helps. The brand that I used was the local Health Food store brand near me. It's not on the list. It's Black Cohosh Extract Plus 40mg. Standardized to 2.5% (1mg) Triterpene glycosides. Hope this is helpful.Read More Read Less

I have been using Nature's Bounty brand 540mg for approx 1 month, I'm 170lbs & 50yrs young (lol) I pd 12.00 for 2 bottles of 100 at Walgreen's on sale. This has been a wonderful help for me w/hot flashes & mood swings. Missed a day 2 dif times and by end of day flashes were back! Works GREAT!

I get really hot at night and have to sleep with 2-3 icepacks. I was told Black Cohash "really cooled you off" so I tried it. First night, I got through the night with 1 icepack. I thought, "Wow! It works!" but the next night I went through 4 icepacks, and that is where it is, every time I take one, so I've stopped, and now I'm back to 2-3. I've long felt that herbal supplements are nothing more than placebos, and now I'm convinced.

I can definitely tell the difference between when I take it and when I do not.

Well i think it works for me. I see less hot flashes at night and also i feel better. It was a great idea to try this herb.

PLEASE READ. ALA (alpha lipoic acid) is a true medical HEAVY METAL chelator. It is very dangerous if if it is not taken in correct does and according to how long it is active in the body. If you have heavy metals (and probably everybody do to some degree), you will move metals around in the body, maybe from a benign place to a more sensitive place (like the brain), and not be able to excrete it from the body, due to how long it is active in the body. If you suspect heavy metal poisoning (from amalgams or any other source) please read about the Andrew Cutler protocol that uses true chelators in very low doses according to it’s half life and 3 day intervals, over a good periode of time, so that it is safe. It is not difficult, it is very easy to do yourself, especially with the help of the community on Facebook:) You can find the information if you google «andy cutler success stories» and info and support a lot of good info in the Facebook group «Andy Cutler Chelation: Safe Mercury and Heavy Metal Detox», (I don’t have any association with this protocol, other than learning from it, I just care about your safety). Wish you all good health! Read More Read Less

Black cohosh got rid of ALL MY MENOPAUSAL symptoms within weeks...HOWEVER had to phase off completely because bleeding HEAVILY again, severe exhaustion and headaches began taking over...Sooooo disappointed...have to weigh now how long I’ll be using and when to phase off completely at 20 mg twice daily... have to find correct dose that works for you as each body reacts differently