Hello all,

I suffer from hormonal acne. I took Dong Quai to stop it and it worked really well with my first bottle of 90 capsules 1000mg.

I generally break out on my chin, mouth and eyebrow area. I know this is normal because of they type of Acne it is.

I eat a clean vegan diet, and am intolerant to gluten and soy.

My only con with it is, the amount of cramping I got with Dong quai. I feel like I'm borderline when it comes to endometriosis already, so this last period was hell! So I stopped taking it for about a week and a half.

Once I stopped I was getting a radiating pain through my left side coming from my ovary. Everytime I would step it hurt. When I would lay down it would hurt my hip bone, all the way to the left of my lower back

I generally always get ovary pain during the time of my ovulation. THis was just extreme. (I usually REFUSE to take anything for pain unless it's absolutely unbearable.)

I recently found out you should NOT take during your cycle.
So I felt a little better about maybe easing back into it. decided to take it every other day.

With that, I have been having major PMS binging habits, craving FAT(nuts, almond milk, olive oil, avocados) and starch! (potatoes, corn pasta, etc) And along with it, some major hormonal acne.

I was taking a dongquai dose here and there. But 2 days ago I binged so much that I just said I'd wait it out till the hormones calm down...
I'm hoping it will maybe clear my skin once again...

Has anyone had a similar experience with DongQuai?

It really cleared my skin which is really important to me since I am a makeup artist, and want to get into skin care.
Also, Acne is so physically painful.

If none of you have used dongquai has there been any other herb you'd suggest?
Thank you
-Scarielle