MSM-I'm jumping off the bandwagon

[ArrrBeee]

I have been taking MSM for 6 weeks. I have noticed that my nails are growing but I am now having horrible menstrual cramps. I am on my second cycle since starting MSM and I have to load up on Aleve. My skin has also changed for the worst. It used to be smooth but I am having more breakouts.

Has anyone else experienced similar undesirable side effects?

 

[sunnyjohn]

The MSM is helping your body detox. That's why all the breakouts and probably the cramps.

Still if the pain is too much, you are smart to stop. Only you know what tyou can take and it is certainly not worth severe discomfort!



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[Healthb4Length]

Yeah I took MSM before and it made me get my cycle every 14 days on the dot (no pun). It was horrible, my skin would flake and I had bad headaches. I taught all this was happening because I got stuff that was pure. SO again I tried MSM, I ordered the real Pure type, did the test and all. And guess what I got my Period every 12 days this time! Horrible, heavy painful ones too. Right now I have like 2lbs of MSM sitting in my cabinet. I plan on going on BC pills and I'm wondering if that would negate the horrible side effects of MSM.

 

[ArrrBeee]

Yeah I took MSM before and it made me get my cycle every 14 days on the dot (no pun). It was horrible, my skin would flake and I had bad headaches. I taught all this was happening because I got stuff that was pure. SO again I tried MSM, I ordered the real Pure type, did the test and all. And guess what I got my Period every 12 days this time! Horrible, heavy painful ones too. Right now I have like 2lbs of MSM sitting in my cabinet. I plan on going on BC pills and I'm wondering if that would negate the horrible side effects of MSM.

Whoa! Mine actually went from 24-29 days this time. I read in another post that calcium and magnesium help with cramping. Maybe I will try one more month, take the cal/mag and see what happens.

 

[WomanlyCharm]

How much MSM are you taking? I know the amount you start out with can make a big difference in how much you breakout, and the other problems.

 

[ArrrBeee]

I started off slowly and moved up to 4000 mg over the course of 6 weeks. I think I may also need to drink more water.

I forget how much water a day I drink, so today I took out 4 bottles of water and numbered them. So far, I am on bottle 3.

 

[Tee]

I finally found a way to make MSM work for me. I started taking the tablets. (2000 mg a day) Then I saw how some of the ladies raved about the liquid and powder forms being so much better. So I ran and got the liquid. My face went crazy. I just stopped taking it. I started on it again (back to tablets) and have no problems. So I am sticking with my cheaper Kroger brand tablets. They work for me.

Yes, I drink plenty of water.

 

[Proudpiscean]

I'm going to try the MSM, hopefully if I drink plenty of water, and start of with a low dose slowly working my way up I won't break out. I'll keep you ladies posted on how it works out.

 

[Brownshugaz]

I think you may have ramped your dosage up too fast. 6 weeks might not have been enough. I suggest that you start at 1000 and stay on each for about 2 weeks to make sure your body is used to it before increasing the dosage.