*** update 5/24/17... I don't have problems with O anymore because of my diet. OLE I use sparingly whenever I eat something bad or I need to sleep. I'd suggest buying SPRING VALLEY OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT. This is the brand that helped me.
*** update OLE relieves symptoms greatly. I only advise to keep O's to a minimum. I try to do one now. Not sure how many OS you can do without developing POIS.
Hey guys, I know that we said we should wait 2 weeks or so to say if a treatment worked, but I guess since this treatment is already listed on the "summary of treatments" I decided to post a little bit early on my experience with olive leaf.
I bought Olive Leaf Extract last Friday and decided to try it out mainly because of its usage for POIS, and I also have warts on my fingers that another member said OLE helps in getting rid of. I was in a non-pois state when I first tried it. The recommended dosage on the bottle that I got from wal-mart (spring valley) was 1 pill a day, or 150 mg (contains 20%/30mg oleuropein), for health maintenance. But after doing some research I decided to take more because this herb was very safe on the body after researchers failed to find a toxic dosage, and also looking at the dosages that others were taking.
That Friday night I tried it and I took 5 pills of it. The first thing I noticed was a very stiff and sore upper neck and some pain in my spine, as if some bacteria or something was being killed, and I also felt like my body was being detoxified, so I obviously didn't feel "too" good, but definitely not as bad as POIS. But that night I slept terrifically... and by terrifically i mean that I only get that good quality sleep while having POIS at most 5 times a year.
The following day I took about 3 pills, the same story, slept great, sore neck that went away a few hours after the dosage, and not a gernerally "great" feeling, but a feeling like your body is being detoxified, didn't feel too "up" mentally, but still slept well.
The following day I took 2 pills, didn't really notice the sore neck at all. Again, the general not too good detox feeling. Slept well.
On Monday I had the same feeling as Sunday except I didn't sleep too great. I believe this was because I played basketball late in the day and my heart was still beating fast as I tried to go to sleep.
On Tuesday I took 1 pill at around 8pm and decided to O. After the O I took another pill. I didn't feel POIS so I decided to O 4 more times. Generally this amount would kill me mentally but I felt great overall. I took 3 more pills of OLE and went to bed. I slept very well.
Today I woke up and felt terrific, no noticeable POIS. The only thing I noticed last night was a very slight headache, but it went away within an hour or two of my last O. This can also be attributed to the Olive Leaf Extract.
So so far this treatment has been working very well for me. I will update if it turns out not to work, or if it turns out to be just a fluke that'll work only one time. But so far so good.
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