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[eviltwin07.livejournal.com]

i've done some research and decided i'm taking no chances. my only question now is, where can i get vitamin c with no bioflavonoids? i can't get them off the internet but there's a gnc close by and i've looked at the gnc website so far. and all they appear to have is *with*. i've heard vague references to being able to get them at cheapie-stores but, like where? dollar general? and... how do i *know* that it's the kind without bioflavonoids?
the search continues. thanks ladies in advance for any and all help.

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[sarahliz.livejournal.com]

What's the argument against bioflavonoids? (sorry, if this was discussed at some point earlier apparently I missed it)

[jaclyn.livejournal.com]

wait, wait, wait.

why are you wanting the Vitamin C? Have you done this before?

I'm concerned.

[pirogoeth.livejournal.com]

...didn't you say you _already_ got your period? Hun, Vitamin C is meant to induce a menses that has yet to arrive, not to make a flow heavier. Hun, seriously, you are most likely not pregnant. Plus, a period during a woman's lifetime is NOT CONSTANT - sometimes periods are just lighter for No.Good.Reason. It's understandable to be worried if your period goes from heavy most months to really light other months, but you're most likely not pregnant. My periods went from extremely painful and heavy, to having cramps only the first day or so of my period and a manageable flow. You do not have to have a heavy bleed to show you're not pregnant.

Seriously, if you're this paranoid there are two things you should do instead of dilly-dallying in things you don't even know everything about:

1.) Get a pregnancy test.
2.) Get on BC.

Because, seriously, it's not healthy to be THIS paranoid every month just because you wanna have sex. In fact, this paranoia of yours can be the very reason your period's a little wonky this month. You just need to learn how to relax and I think getting onto BC would help that along.

[eviltwin07.livejournal.com]

that's just the thing though, i'm *not* this paranoid and it's never been nearly like this before... i'm very much having doubts now that this is a period... it's more like, spotting with cramps. i'm familiar with my body. i've done a lot of reading. what if the cramps are due to implantation?

i know this whole thing probably belongs more in amipregnant but i'm not as familiar as that community, or the people in it. i've watched this group for a while. haven't participated much but i like what i've been seen and been involved in here. and i definitely have come to trust you ladies. i'm not an open person so that's saying a lot.

[thornedillusion.livejournal.com]

So do a pregnancy test. Do not put your body through more stress than necessary. Vitamin C is a pretty brutal way to induce a period. Trust me, I've done it.

Buy a box of pregnancy tests, keep them on hand, use them. Abnormal periods happen, no matter how in touch with your body you are, abnormal periods happen.

You are being paranoid. Take a few deep breaths before you do something harmful to yourself.

[pirogoeth.livejournal.com]

But then Vitamin C won't abort the fertilized egg if it's been implanted. Give it a day or so. Your period could just be taking its time this time around. Seriously, you can count on your period like clockwork and then it can change, literally, overnight.

Like I said, if you're sincerely worried about it, go take a pregnancy test and see what the results are. If (and it prolly will, trust me) it comes out negative, I'd still go and look into BC - since it COMPLETELY stops ovulation and even if ovulation did occur, the hormones make the mucus lining on your cervix thicken so that sperm can't make it into the uterus and even if THAT happens, the uterus' lining is so thin, it would be a hostile environment for a fertilized egg. It's helped calm me down ALOT and it's made my boyfriend and I much more relaxed.

I just wouldn't jump to conclusions just because your period has decided to act like periods sometimes do and isn't quite ready to show itself yet. Truth be told, some women's hormones really don't even out till they're in their 20s, so this could just be your period shifting around due to a change in hormones.

I wish you luck. But I repeat what I said - don't go dabbling into things that you don't know much about until all your resources are exhausted. If you're worried, go see a doctor. :)

[thornedillusion.livejournal.com]

Actually, vitamin C is used as an abortive at very high doses. It's not a method I'd recommend, but it has been used and it only takes a little internet research to find instructions.

[pirogoeth.livejournal.com]

Oh really? I was under the impression that it was otherwise. *Shrug* Either way, yeah, I can see why you'd recommend against it.

[thornedillusion.livejournal.com]

Because you're putting very large amounts of ascorbic acid in your body. It's extremely hard on your stomach, and not particualarly good for you in general. Almost all herbal abortions work by making your body a toxic environment to a recently implanted egg, which involves making your body a not too pleasant place for you to inhabit either.

[thornedillusion.livejournal.com]

Edit: I read can as can't. Sorry if that came off as an attack.

[kitty-stockings.livejournal.com]

i seriously think you should take a pregnancy test (or two, or three to ease your mind) before you decide to go taking vast amounts of vitamin C. It won't hurt to wait until you buy a test, since you wanted to buy vitamin C anyway and you'd have to spend time looking for that. Take the test, see what it says.

You have to do these things in steps! And step one is: make sure your fears of being pregnant are true before taking any further steps. Drugstore pregnancy tests are quite accurate, and my gynocologist has assured me that it is very very hard to muck them up into giving an incorrect read, and you can always grab a bunch to be sure.

I can understand how you're feeling right now, as i've been in the paranoia boat many times myself. I've been 100% sure that i'm pregnant (weird bleeding pattern, cramps, strange stuff TOTALLY not on track with me and my well-known body), only to take a multitude of tests that said otherwise, and took such a load off my shoulders and stopped me from taking unnecessary action ^_^. I think that taking any herbal/home remedy is NOT something we should just jump into whenever we're scared.

Please see here, i've seen many vaginapagina ladies have recommended this site to posters in the past. There are warnings and such, and info on how to take it properly if you find out you are indeed pregnant. It should clear your questions about the type of vitamin C:
http://www.sisterzeus.com/vit_c_ab.html

take care and good luck