Re: Black Cohosh; side effects? Perhaps, plus other herbal problems

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[ Home ] [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followups ] [ FAQ ] [ Back to Messages ] Message Posted by angela on November 21, 2000 at 13:05:53: In Reply to: Black Cohosh; side effects? posted by wheaten on November 17, 2000 at 03:50:06: : My wife was taking a well known menopausal medication, a combination of black cohosh, : dong kwai, soy extract, and st. john's wort. : She increased the dose two weeks ago to two capsules per day (about 200mg of black cohosh in total), and then experienced irregular heart beats (pvc's more than 15/min). : She discontinued the meds, and the heart has : gradually returned to normal. Does anyone have : experience of heart related side effects from black cohosh or the combination.?? I'm 47 and have been taking a similar herbal preparation for nine mmonths but instead of st. john's wort it contains vitex (chasteberry) and licorice root. Last week, my blood pressure was super high for me--175/105--my normal is 120/80. My husband asked me exactly what herbs I'd been taking and said he thought licorice was a problem for high bp. Investigating it on the internet yielded seven sites that implicate long term use of licorice root for raising bp. The black cohosh may have aggravated it--one of my symptoms along with the elevated bp has been an awareness of seemingly irregular heart beats. So far on my internet searches of herbs have I found this to be a known side effect of black cohosh but I continue to search. Since I've been off the herb, (5 days) my bp has been dropping about 6 points both diastolic and systolic each day. If you find anything, let us all know and I will pass on any other info I obtain. Follow Ups Re: Black Cohosh; side effects? Perhaps, plus other herbal problems Jan 23:26:01 12/11/00 (0) Post a Followup If you post a followup: Please review our message board guidelines. Please keep messages on topic. Advertising messages are not permitted on this board. Please report any violations to webmaster@healthboards.com Name: E-Mail (optional): please note: your e-mail address will be visible for others to see. Subject: Message: (add your reply here) : : My wife was taking a well known menopausal medication, a combination of black cohosh, : : dong kwai, soy extract, and st. john's wort. : : She increased the dose two weeks ago to two capsules per day (about 200mg of black cohosh in total), and then experienced irregular heart beats (pvc's more than 15/min). : : She discontinued the meds, and the heart has : : gradually returned to normal. Does anyone have : : experience of heart related side effects from black cohosh or the combination.?? : I'm 47 and have been taking a similar herbal preparation for nine mmonths but instead of st. john's wort it contains vitex (chasteberry) and licorice root. Last week, my blood pressure was super high for me--175/105--my normal is 120/80. My husband asked me exactly what herbs I'd been taking and said he thought licorice was a problem for high bp. Investigating it on the internet yielded seven sites that implicate long term use of licorice root for raising bp. The black cohosh may have aggravated it--one of my symptoms along with the elevated bp has been an awareness of seemingly irregular heart beats. So far on my internet searches of herbs have I found this to be a known side effect of black cohosh but I continue to search. Since I've been off the herb, (5 days) my bp has been dropping about 6 points both diastolic and systolic each day. If you find anything, let us all know and I will pass on any other info I obtain. Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Note: The moderator has the right to delete any message deemed inappropiate for this board. Repeat violators of healthboards policy will be permanently barred from the boards. Reminder - No ad messages permitted!

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