EPO: Evening Primrose Oil - Or why Jaypo is always right.

Jun 19, 2009 at 7:12 AM
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Do. Not. Like.

It makes my stomach hurt, like rot gut. Even taken with a full meal. Nor do I care for the way it generally makes me feel - Like I had too many cups of coffee and now my stomach hurts. I'd deal with it if it did anything, anything at all to help night sweats, but it doesn't.

I called Nature's Bounty to ask about their return policy. A very nice, friendly and helpful CSR said she'd send me a pre-paid label and I could return the product direct and they'd issue me a refund, but I said I'd see if Walgreen's wouldn't just let me return it at the store, and if not I'd call her back. I may not have liked their EPO pill, but I do like the great customer service from Nature's Bounty.

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Why didn't I just listen to Jaypo about the Flax? Well, I'll tell you. Only two people said flax, a dozen said EPO, so I went with the majority rule. Perhaps a tincture and not a pill would work for the EPO, a coworker said she's heard many people say EPO in pill form bothers their stomach. But I'm not trying it. I am just going to get the damn ground flax seeds like Jaypo said to do in the first [expletive beginning with F deleted] place.

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Aww, poor gb, all the sleep you've lost when you could be well on your way to good snoozin'. Why did it upset your stomach? Do you have a sensitive tum? I hope the flax doesn't do that. Oh, and btw, the flax is MUCH cheaper than EPO.

p.s. I've been know to be wrong. ;-)

thegrumblebunny replied to jaypo’s comment:
Jun 19, 2009
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Sort of sensitive, but not usually. I could eat a tin can and not have it bother me, but somethings ... I've both read and heard that EPO in pill form bothers people, so I must be one of them.

Could be because it was standardized too.

I need a new watch, look - it's 8:10 and I should have left 5 mins ago...

ground flax is fine sprinkled on oatmeal
just a little nutty

Don't know what your ailment is, but maybe a smaller dose? 1000mg seems like a lot. I use EPO for motion sickness with no complaints. Guess it depends on a person's individual chemistry. Flax seed is also great for adding fiber to your oats - in case you're not getting enough sticks and bark in your diet.

thegrumblebunny replied to Doug’s comment:
Jun 20, 2009
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At the risk of offering poor Doug too much information aka: TMI... perimenopausal night sweats.

I returned the EPO, and it was a liquid filled pellet so I couldn't have cut them in half. I may eventually look into another form, like a tincture liquid, but am going for the ground flax next.

Doug replied to thegrumblebunny’s comment:
Jun 20, 2009
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Same thing around our homestead - unfortunately there isn't much that really helps. We have lots of nights spent here with the windows open and the fan blowing while she searches for relief.

EPO: Evening Primrose Oil - Or why Jaypo is always right.

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