NOW Supplements, Super Primrose 1300 mg with Naturally Occurring GLA (Gamma-Linolenic Acid), 120 Softgels

Helps Severe PMS

I'm writing this review for women who are suffering as much as I did from severe PMS symptoms and who are trying everything. Hope this help you: These pills have changed my life as corny as that sounds. I believe I have PMDD the severe version of PMS since my PMS symptoms very much used to interfere with my work and social life. I would be so irritable I thought my head would explode and I felt I had to avoid my family, friends, and ANYONE to avoid a falling out over nothing. I also would get bad depression--all of this during the PMS period of the month. It was awful and I felt helpless. I tried many things including other supplements and was even prescribed medication for it. Nothing helped. I tried primrose oil by Nature's Way brand and it gave me terrible headaches but I noticed an improvement in mood. I tried the Now brand 500mg primrose oil and it wasn't enough. I definitely need the 1300mg Now version and I don't get headaches with these! I have been taking these for several months now. I take it twice a day and three times a day if it's getting particularly bad at night and only need to take them during PMS. I notice one pill can carry me through 5 to 6 hours symptom-free. My mood is completely normal during that time! To me this is a miracle that has turned my life around. My most important relationships have improved a lot. I'm so thankful to have finally found something that helps so tremendously

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They work for me

I have been taking these for over a year now. I am now menopausal and I know if I skip a day. I have been very healthy after going gluten free for the last 25 years. But as I started to go through menopause, I began to have occasional migraines, which I believe were due to hormonal imbalance. I am not sure how they work, but as soon as I start to get a symptom of migraine, I take two of these and within 10 minutes(!) they would go away. The migraines only happen in the first place if I forget to take them every day. Also and this might be TMI, but if I drink coffee or caffeine on a regular basis, my breasts would ache. NO problem with EPO. I only have one cup in the morning, but I wouldn't be able to enjoy it at all without these soft-gels. I also do not suffer at all from hot flashes as long as I take these. Love them and very grateful to have them. I realize not everyone is the same, but as for me they are wonderful. I also take Magnesium every day. These are the only two supplements I take regularly and they really seem to help me

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Super Primrose to my Rescue!!!!!

I turned 50 in February! I didn't know that some months later I would be bombarded with hot flashes. The hot flashes have made my life miserable and almost unbearable. Taking hormones are not an option for me; so I got on line to see what I could possibly take that was natural, that might help. While visiting Amazon site, I came across the NOW FOODS SUPER PRIMROSE. I read the reviews and decided to try them. Let me make it very clear that I don't write reviews, but I do read them. This product forced me to write this review in an effort to help some other women who are experiencing the hot flashes. I started using them exactly 18 days ago. My hot flashes have decreased substantially. I take two in the morning and two in the evening and feel like myself again. My plan is to do this for another week and then reduce to two soft gels per day. Otherwise, I will have to purchase a bottle per month. Ladies, they have helped me so much! I still have some hot flashes but not nearly as frequent or severe. It's worth a try if you are as miserable as I was! Now, I don't always look like someone has thrown a bucket of water on me. LOL Signed, SINCERELY GRATEFUL FOR THIS PRODUC

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Love it

I have been dealing with diff issues for a while, I am 31..having headaches , muscular pain, Mood, and then all that got worse...I recentlt miscarried and my hormones were ridiculous! I bought 3 of these one for myself mom and mother in law....and told my friend about it...and now Many moree....I have felt bettee then I have in a while...I struggle with thyroid being a little high and I feel this has helped balance alot of what I was feeling as far as hormones, pain, moosld...I think my hair is growing :) skin is a little oily but I am taking a.Bcomplex that has biotin so could be the combination.......but whatever I will take the oily skin.....I feel happier..my mood is better...I try to be a very positive person but I would get moody and knew something was wrong...this has truly helped me and I keep telling everyone about it..this is my 2nd week and I havr been consistent..1 in am and 1 in afternoon...I forgot to take yesterday and my headache returned lightly and once I took it it was gone....This is my 1st review on Amazon but this product truly deserves a great review! I have herniated disc and scoliosios so have joint and muscular pain...that has gone down tremendously! I love this product

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Miracles came from this! Highly rec for any hormone balancing!

I started taking this after being off birth control for about a month straight. Before taking primrose oil, my obgyn thought or “says” I have PCOS. I took birth control for 6 years and my hormones were out of wack. I didn't get my period for an entire year! My ob told me to stay on birth control because of my pcos in order to keep my period. My gut instinct was telling me to stop. I felt as if the added hormones would never let my body catch up on its own. I went back off birth control anyway... and took these for about a month. I got my period back normally since then and I'm so happy to have my body at its natural rhythm again

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SUPER impressed!

These are amazing! I had a horrible allergic reaction to a dog and unfortunately it created an awful eczema flare up on my neck! I was miserable for a week before deciding to purchase this. I researched and researched and this brand seems to have the best reviews. It didn't take but a few days to start to notice a difference. I didn't itch so much and the redness started to go away. Super impressed with this brand and would hands down recommend

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Works miracles for painful breasts

For the better part of a year I was getting very swollen and painful breasts, pretty much all month long except for maybe the week of my period and couple days after. I started taking one 1300 mg softgel daily and noticed an immediate difference. I actually cut back to every other day because it was a little scary how quickly it worked. I take a lot of supplements but am not used to experiencing such drastic results

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Someetimes Super Isn't Good.

Fabulous product with so many great benefits. However, users should note this is a SUPER Primrose, which means each oil capsule contains 1300 mg of primrose oil. We always think "More must be better," right? It's what I thought until I started getting headaches (most centered around my eyes & eye muscles) for several days in a row. After thinking about what had changed, realized I'd started taking this Super Primrose, stopped... no more headaches. After doing a little checking, sure enough, headaches/migraines are one of the side effects of Primrose oil use. So just a note for people who are interested.... maybe start with a lower, more normal dosage before leaping straight into SUPER Primrose to see how your body handles it

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The many benefits of evening primrose oil.

Evening primrose oil (EPO for short) does not get the attention it rightfully deserves. Many women have heard of or used evening primrose oil, as it is anecdotally famous for alleviating PMS and menopause symptoms, though most clinical trials have shown no scientific evidence of this. Evening primrose oil, as it sounds, is the oil that comes from the seed of the evening primrose plant, which is native to Europe and North America. It has been said to also be an effective treatment for psoriasis, eczema, and arthritis, among other things. Early Native Americans recognized and utilized the healing properties of the plant for many ailments. Nowadays people like to focus on the importance of the almighty omega-3 fatty acids, but oft-forgotten are omega-6 fatty acids, which are what evening primrose oil provides as a natural highly concentrated source of GLA (gamma-linolenic acid). These essential fatty acids are required, but are not produced by the human body. Moreover, evening primrose oil is anti-inflammatory in nature. This makes EPO a great acne treatment. Evening primrose oil can be taken orally in gel capsule form (like these here) or applied topically as a moisturizing oil, and there are no known adverse side effects. As weird as it may sound if you are not familiar with the idea, using oil as a moisturizer works very well for dry, oily, acne-prone skin, or any type of skin for that matter. Your skin produces sebum and oil in an attempt to moisturize itself and correct imbalances, so using oil as a moisturizer tells your skin that it is already hydrated and doesn't need to produce any more oil, thus your skin actually becomes less oily throughout the day. I like to use 2 drops of evening primrose oil combined with 2 drops of almond oil topically as a morning moisturizer. Both of these have anti-inflammatory properties and are quickly and easily absorbed into the skin, so your face does not feel or look oily or shiny. At night before bed, I do the same thing combined with an additional 2 drops of tea tree oil and 2 drops of sea buckthorn oil. If you already use a "regular" facial moisturizer, you can easily just add a couple drops of evening primrose oil and mix it in your palm. These EPO softgels from NOW Foods provide a 'megadose' of evening primrose oil. I take one daily, along with using topical EPO as a moisturizer as mentioned above, and my skin looks and feels great

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This stuff is AWESOME!

I have been taking this brand of Super Primrose for about a month now in conjunction with Vitex from a brand called Natures Way, I was hoping for some more hormonal balance in my body, and heard these together can really help. At first, I did not notice much of a difference, but then after a few weeks, I started noticing changes! I just got my period and I had no idea it was even coming (this is a good thing), normally my PMS and emotions are a rollercoaster beforehand and I can always tell its because I am going to start my period! I also usually get terrible cravings and my skin becomes a wreck! I had none of those, except for a really small breakout, which is nothing like normal..Now that I am on my period, its incredibly light, and my cramps are barely even noticeable, I feel really good honestly compared to normal! I will definitely continue taking them daily. I currently take 2 Prim Rose Oil Capsules in the morning, and 3 Vitex in the morning. I'm sure you could spread them out throughout the day if you wanted but with my work schedule this was the best time for me! Hope it helps someone like it's helped me

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