MSM Side Effects...

[Cooyah]

I've been taking MSM since, like, October. I take the powder. I would estimate that I am taking approx. 6,000 mg daily. I started off taking 1,000 mg and gradually built up as my body got used to it.

I am not really sure of the results of MSM on my hair growth yet. I had a retouch in Dec and I had good enough growth but I wouldn't say it was amazing!

Now, I won't retouch until April and I do have 1.5 inches of new growth UNSTRETCHED. I don't know what it is stretched. My new growth seems softer but the pattern is the same. It's just not as dry.

My skin is tight as though I've had botox or a mini-facelift. It's odd. It's also very clear. I also do the EVOO facial cleansing (see Skin Care Forum) with it and my skin looks amazing.

I did get headaches when I first started for like 1 week. I also broke out very briefly. I just used a little mtg on my breakouts and they disappeared and haven't returned.

My question is.... (it's a weird question)......I seem to have noticed some differences in my breasts. :blondboob They are more tender and fuller ever since October. :blondboob MSM is the only change. (well, that and Nioxin vits) Anyone else having this?

that could be the nioxin, it has saw palmetto and a few other natural herbs that have been known to increase and stimulate natural breast growth

 

[Victory1]

Well I started taking them on Sunday, GNC brand (1000 mg capsule). I started with 1 pill a day until for the 1st few days, increased it to 2 capsules on Tuesday. So far no sisde effect, but I am drinking more then 8 cups of water a day (I have a water jug that holds the daily 8 cups of water, fill it up in the morning and by 6pm I usually finish it and usually have another 2 cups by the time I go to bed); I'm running to the restroom every couple of hours though! So far no symptons. How long did did it take for you guys to start breaking out after starting MSM?

 

[MissYocairis]

that could be the nioxin, it has saw palmetto and a few other natural herbs that have been known to increase and stimulate natural breast growth

Seriously? WOW! Well, ladies....it's official then....that stuff must really work! Because my breasts have been swollen and slightly sore consistently since October (and no, I am not pregnant). I couldn't figure it out! ****I'm in shock right now**** Never realized I could make my "girls" grow!

 

[ekomba]

Besides breaking out what are the initial side effects from taking MSM?

Hey Vevster, for me the side effects were softer , straighter and more manageable hair. It did alter the texture of my hair but it made it combable (i dont know if i can say this hahaha) i was able to comb it dry and from the roots to the tips and i m a natural 4b. but i advise to start low like 500-1000mg of msm or 1/4-1/8 teaspoon and to increase gradually else your body will go in detox. you will feel sick and nose runny as if you caught the flu but in fact you detoxing so not only that another side effect is if you consume too much i know i reached my limit which is 12,000mg but if you take a lot and then start to notice a sharp pain in the body around the abdomen or the side that kinda paralyze you for one minute and its a sharp strong pain, lower your consumption till you dont feel it or cut it completely for 2 days and restart gradually till you comfortable. i first noticed the hair was getting straight in the front and curlier in the back when i m a 4b and then when i went overboard i had the pain i know i tried 20,000mg so i went back to 12,000mg and dont feel nothing except softer and more manageable hair

 

[Phoenix]

I've been taking powdered MSM on and off for about a year. Right now I'm taking 3,000-6,000mg/day of Puritan's Pride brand. I haven't had any negative side effects but I have a question...

Does powdered MSM give anyone else a buzz? It only lasts a minute or so, but right after I take it I get kind of lightheaded and loopy. I figured it was because MSM powder is absorbed into your bloodstream immediately.

 

[simplycee]

I have been taking msm consistantly since Jan 2004. I started off with one 1/4 tsp every morning. Now I take about 1/4 tsp twice daily. I have never had any adverse reactions to it. (thank goodness).

I take mine with orange, grapfruit or cranberry juice. Sometimes I just put it in my water bottle, shake it up and drink.

The only changes I have noticed is softer new growth, drastically reduced shedding, clearer skin and less aches and pains. I take the Vitamin Shoppe brand in powder form.

 

[myoung]

Hey Vevster, for me the side effects were softer , straighter and more manageable hair. It did alter the texture of my hair but it made it combable (i dont know if i can say this hahaha) i was able to comb it dry and from the roots to the tips and i m a natural 4b. but i advise to start low like 500-1000mg of msm or 1/4-1/8 teaspoon and to increase gradually else your body will go in detox. you will feel sick and nose runny as if you caught the flu but in fact you detoxing so not only that another side effect is if you consume too much i know i reached my limit which is 12,000mg but if you take a lot and then start to notice a sharp pain in the body around the abdomen or the side that kinda paralyze you for one minute and its a sharp strong pain, lower your consumption till you dont feel it or cut it completely for 2 days and restart gradually till you comfortable. i first noticed the hair was getting straight in the front and curlier in the back when i m a 4b and then when i went overboard i had the pain i know i tried 20,000mg so i went back to 12,000mg and dont feel nothing except softer and more manageable hair

Thank you for this information......I have always taken the pills but I started taking the powder last weekend and started having this problem. I was getting ready to call the doctor. I will stop for two days and then gradually start back.

 

[Arcadian]

I've taken it off and on for a couple of years. I can't stand the taste so I put it right in my protien drink

I've never had detox from it though I'm only up to 1/2 teaspoon of the crystalized stuff and I drink about a gallon of water a day.

What I HAVE noticed in the last few months are these big thick strands of hair. I noticed them more in the front and middle, but now they're everywhere. My hair isn't like that normally at all. (thats also where my head was hurting too...hmmmmmmm ) I don't exactly know what to contribute them too though.


-A

 

[CurleeDST]

How many milligrams is that daily?

Yes maam.

I mix these products in water and take it like a shot. Once in the morning and a second time in the afternoon.

 

[Cooyah]

Seriously? WOW! Well, ladies....it's official then....that stuff must really work! Because my breasts have been swollen and slightly sore consistently since October (and no, I am not pregnant). I couldn't figure it out! ****I'm in shock right now**** Never realized I could make my "girls" grow!

yes they can grow, lots of women use herbs to help what nature hindered during puberty and some use bovine ovaries , i read to much about stuff, but i have to know exactly what i'm putting in my body before i ingest it, do you happen to take evening primrose oil? that also helps in stimulating estrogen so that could also be a reason

 

[ekomba]

Thank you for this information......I have always taken the pills but I started taking the powder last weekend and started having this problem. I was getting ready to call the doctor. I will stop for two days and then gradually start back.

You welcome Myoung. i was about to call a doctor too thinking i m overdosing lol and i did not know what it was that was giving me that pain like i could be standing in line at a store and all sudden a sharp pain on my side would like paralyze me. then i realize it was the msm as i had run out of anything else and i never had any problems before as soon as i stopped it for 2 days and went progressively higher i never ever experienced it. the body has a way to tell you its limits i guess. i did not expereience anything with the pills either its when i started taking the powder but when i tried high high doses i knew then it was too much now i m comfortable from 6000-12000mg of msm. Yes you will see when you cut back, make sure you really start low so to avoid the detox phase and then each week gradually take more but like a whole teaspoon straight up is way way too much you will detox right there. try to start with 1/4 teaspoon per day. me i take a lot that i mix in a huge bottle of water that i drink all day long (i think i get like 2-4 teaspoonfuls im not sure i dont have my bottle in front of me right now)

 

[TonicaG]

I've been taking MSM since, like, October. I take the powder. I would estimate that I am taking approx. 6,000 mg daily. I started off taking 1,000 mg and gradually built up as my body got used to it.

I am not really sure of the results of MSM on my hair growth yet. I had a retouch in Dec and I had good enough growth but I wouldn't say it was amazing!

Now, I won't retouch until April and I do have 1.5 inches of new growth UNSTRETCHED. I don't know what it is stretched. My new growth seems softer but the pattern is the same. It's just not as dry.

My skin is tight as though I've had botox or a mini-facelift. It's odd. It's also very clear. I also do the EVOO facial cleansing (see Skin Care Forum) with it and my skin looks amazing.

I did get headaches when I first started for like 1 week. I also broke out very briefly. I just used a little mtg on my breakouts and they disappeared and haven't returned.

My question is.... (it's a weird question)......I seem to have noticed some differences in my breasts. :blondboob They are more tender and fuller ever since October. :blondboob MSM is the only change. (well, that and Nioxin vits) Anyone else having this?

"Can't be Copied" I have outgrown ALL of my bras that I paid a pretty penny for. I never would have thought in a million years it could be contributed the MSM. I'm taking a cocktail of other things but MSM?... My husband LOVES my chest but I can't STAND the tenderness especially as it gets closer to period time, the air hurts them!!! MSM? Who woulda thought...

 

[MissYocairis]

"Can't be Copied" I have outgrown ALL of my bras that I paid a pretty penny for. I never would have thought in a million years it could be contributed the MSM. I'm taking a cocktail of other things but MSM?... My husband LOVES my chest but I can't STAND the tenderness especially as it gets closer to period time, the air hurts them!!! MSM? Who woulda thought...

OKAY???? I don't know if it's the MSM or the other things that have "saw palmetto" as someone suggested earlier but, whatever it is....it's NOT in our imagination is it? I am dealing with the SAME thing YOU are! I had to get fitted for a new bra size and the tenderness never really goes away but, right before "that time" it gets almost unbearable! My SO is tickled pink and I am cranky as all get out everytime I get dressed or undressed!

 

[brooklyngal73]

That's downright scary that it messed with your cycle like that. Compared to that, I don't mind the extra zits. I don't take it as much as I should, but I wonder if I should stop. I'd love to have longer hair, but not at the expense of my health...

YES GIRL! I had to cut it out, it was a nightmare and they were full blown ones too, not light spotting.erplexed

 

[Healthb4Length]

That's downright scary that it messed with your cycle like that. Compared to that, I don't mind the extra zits. I don't take it as much as I should, but I wonder if I should stop. I'd love to have longer hair, but not at the expense of my health...

Well if it works for you stick with it! But I have a sneaking suspicion that the stuff I was using wasn't pure, maybe that's the reason I had the horrible side effects. I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I will be trying the crystal.

 

[XXXtacy]

How many milligrams is that daily?

MSM conversion
1 teaspoon = 4,000 mg

My starting week: 1000 - 1500 mg MSM 250 - 375 mg Ester C

My current week: 3000 - 3500 mg MSM 750 - 875 mg Ester C


I progress 1/4 teaspoon ever 5 - 7 days.

HTH

 

[Armyqt]

Hey Vevster, hows the MSM coming along? After about 1.5 wks on it, I'm getting some headaches and my nose is constantly running and I'm sneezing alot. I don't feel sick, but I have felt a little more sluggish than usual.

 

[MissYocairis]

yes they can grow, lots of women use herbs to help what nature hindered during puberty and some use bovine ovaries , i read to much about stuff, but i have to know exactly what i'm putting in my body before i ingest it, do you happen to take evening primrose oil? that also helps in stimulating estrogen so that could also be a reason

OMG! YES! I do take evening primrose gelcaps too! Girl, can you recommend a good reference manual for these herbs and supplements that will teach me what you know? Also, just out of curiousity....can greater levels of estrogen affect mood and irritability levels AND the (*libido*)?

 

[*Frisky*]

Hey Vevster, hows the MSM coming along? After about 1.5 wks on it, I'm getting some headaches and my nose is constantly running and I'm sneezing alot. I don't feel sick, but I have felt a little more sluggish than usual.

Hey lady...I am expericing the same things...headaches, runny nose...the other morning I had a bloody nose which I have never had. I thought maybe the air was really dry in my bedroom the night before but I don't know. I hope all of this subsides cause having headaches everyday is awful.

 

[Cooyah]

OMG! YES! I do take evening primrose gelcaps too! Girl, can you recommend a good reference manual for these herbs and supplements that will teach me what you know? Also, just out of curiousity....can greater levels of estrogen affect mood and irritability levels AND the (*libido*)?

yes the more estrogen, the more mood swings, remember puberty and how much would argue with your parents (well some people not all), and libido will directly be affected, think of a time when you're really stressed, you don't feel like being touched much less having sex and now think of a time when you were soo elated sex just added to the high. but here is a list of herbs that have been known to cause breast enhancement:

Fenugreek
Saw Palmetto (a natural aprhodisiac (sp?)
Mexican Wild Yam (or just wild yam)
Fennel (helps milk production)
Dong Quai (helps with regulating the cycle, menopause)
Damiana (helps restore libido)
Blessed Thistle (helps stimulate digestive tract and produces bitters)
L-Tyrosine (metabolic and growth rate)
Kelp Powder (aids skin and hair)
Mothers Wort (circulation and sleeping, helps with painful or weak cycles)
Black Cohosh

these are only some, but these are the most popular

 

[Victory1]

Hey Vevster, hows the MSM coming along? After about 1.5 wks on it, I'm getting some headaches and my nose is constantly running and I'm sneezing alot. I don't feel sick, but I have felt a little more sluggish than usual.

I've been taking them for just as long as you, this Sunday will make it 2 full weeks since I started taking them. I'm not getting the headaches but I have the runny nose and sneezing, I thought it was my seasonal allergies coming early (I live in GA and every year I have seasonal allergies).

 

[MissYocairis]

yes the more estrogen, the more mood swings, remember puberty and how much would argue with your parents (well some people not all), and libido will directly be affected, think of a time when you're really stressed, you don't feel like being touched much less having sex and now think of a time when you were soo elated sex just added to the high. but here is a list of herbs that have been known to cause breast enhancement:

YES! No wonder I have been a B*** on WHEELS lately! Thanks for the list Cooyah! Where'd you learn all this? Do you recommend "Back To Eden" for a good natural remedy guide?

 

[Crystalicequeen123]

I've been taking them for just as long as you, this Sunday will make it 2 full weeks since I started taking them. I'm not getting the headaches but I have the runny nose and sneezing, I thought it was my seasonal allergies coming early (I live in GA and every year I have seasonal allergies).

OMG...me too! I haven't gotten the headaches yet (thank goodness!), but I've been taking MSM for about a week now, and I got sick this past weekend, and just earlier this week as I was coming off of my illness, I was sneezing and my nose was running out of control!! I was like: "what the??" It's not even allergy season yet!

I'm glad to know that it's just the msm I suppose.

So far, I haven't noticed any "benefits" yet. I only take 1/4 teaspoon (starting off slow) which is about 1,000 mg of MSM daily. Nothing has happened though! My knee joints still ache, my skin still looks somewhat dry...but I HAVE been noticing my face peeling in the last 3 days! My skin is so dry that it will peel on my nose and my forehead. I don't know if that is due to the dry winter weather, or my previous sickness, or the msm, but can msm cause skin to peel?? My face has NEVER peeled before!

I know msm can cause pimples, but I haven't had them so far thank goodness.

 

[Cooyah]

YES! No wonder I have been a B*** on WHEELS lately! Thanks for the list Cooyah! Where'd you learn all this? Do you recommend "Back To Eden" for a good natural remedy guide?

no problema, i did a report on girls who were taking bovine ovaries to increase bust size in high school and discovered a world of natural breast enhancement, people have success with different methods but like MTG not everything works for everyone, alot of people go through years of trail and error with a 50/50 success rate but alot have gone from A cups to C cups, i'm thinking of doing an article on it again, it's alot cheaper than implants and you don't have to worry about silicon leaking into your system, way to scary

 

[MochaEyeCandy]

I started taking 1 tsp of msm (6000 mg), 2 tsp of flaxseed oil, and 5000 mcg biotin powder. I blend everything in my breakfast smoothie, so I can't taste anything but milk, strawberries and bananas (thank God ).

The first 3 or so days I had mild headaches, a runny nose and a few pimples (about 4). The strange things about the pimples is that they haven't fully rippened yet, if that makes any sense. My pimples always turn into whiteheads, these ones haven't. It's almost like there is an imaginary forcefield on my face preventing them from coming out? They aren't red, they aren't whiteheads, just raised skin that you can only see when the light hits me a certain way. I'm not sure if the biotin or msm is the culprit, my guess would be a bit of both. The rest of my skin looks great, and is significantly less dry. I don't know why I ever stopped using it. Can't wait for my new growth to be more managable.

 

[CoveredGirl]

Hey Vevster, for me the side effects were softer , straighter and more manageable hair. It did alter the texture of my hair but it made it combable (i dont know if i can say this hahaha) i was able to comb it dry and from the roots to the tips and i m a natural 4b. but i advise to start low like 500-1000mg of msm or 1/4-1/8 teaspoon and to increase gradually else your body will go in detox. you will feel sick and nose runny as if you caught the flu but in fact you detoxing so not only that another side effect is if you consume too much i know i reached my limit which is 12,000mg but if you take a lot and then start to notice a sharp pain in the body around the abdomen or the side that kinda paralyze you for one minute and its a sharp strong pain, lower your consumption till you dont feel it or cut it completely for 2 days and restart gradually till you comfortable. i first noticed the hair was getting straight in the front and curlier in the back when i m a 4b and then when i went overboard i had the pain i know i tried 20,000mg so i went back to 12,000mg and dont feel nothing except softer and more manageable hair

Wow! This is exactly what I experienced when I started taking the Jarrow MSM powder. My periods were on time, but became extremely heavy and the cramps ... Let's just say I thought it was probably TSS because of how bad they were. I was seconds away from calling a friend to rush me to the hospital until I was able to vomit (sorry ) and started feeling better.

 

[myco]

Wow! This is exactly what I experienced when I started taking the Jarrow MSM powder. My periods were on time, but became extremely heavy and the cramps ... Let's just say I thought it was probably TSS because of how bad they were. I was seconds away from calling a friend to rush me to the hospital until I was able to vomit (sorry ) and started feeling better.

You're not alone.
The part in red always helps me too. 2 aspirin and a hot cup of unsweetened tea gets it all started. I feel better in 10 minutes or less. Works for migraines too.

 

[zzirvingj]

Why do most people seem to be taking the powder instead of the pills? I take the pill form from GNC (1500 mg, 2 pills/day). Any benefits to doing one form or the other?

 

[*Frisky*]

I started taking 1 tsp of msm (6000 mg), 2 tsp of flaxseed oil, and 5000 mcg biotin powder. I blend everything in my breakfast smoothie, so I can't taste anything but milk, strawberries and bananas (thank God ).

The first 3 or so days I had mild headaches, a runny nose and a few pimples (about 4). The strange things about the pimples is that they haven't fully rippened yet, if that makes any sense. My pimples always turn into whiteheads, these ones haven't. It's almost like there is an imaginary forcefield on my face preventing them from coming out? They aren't red, they aren't whiteheads, just raised skin that you can only see when the light hits me a certain way. I'm not sure if the biotin or msm is the culprit, my guess would be a bit of both. The rest of my skin looks great, and is significantly less dry. I don't know why I ever stopped using it. Can't wait for my new growth to be more managable.

I have these too....weird

 

[Nanyanika]

Why do most people seem to be taking the powder instead of the pills? I take the pill form from GNC (1500 mg, 2 pills/day). Any benefits to doing one form or the other?

I find that MSM Crystals absorbs into my system faster, plus i get better results.