Evening primrose User Reviews & Ratings

Brand names: Evening Primrose Oil

Evening primrose has an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from a total of 20 reviews on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 24% reported a negative experience.

Condition	Avg. Rating	Reviews	Compare
Asthma Off-label	10.0	2 reviews for Asthma	147 medications
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	1.0	2 reviews for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	2 medications
Hot Flashes Off-label	7.1	8 reviews for Hot Flashes	19 medications
Postmenopausal Symptoms Off-label	6.8	4 reviews for Postmenopausal Symptoms	157 medications
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Off-label	9.7	3 reviews for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder	49 medications
Sjogren's Syndrome Off-label	10.0	1 reviews for Sjogren's Syndrome	3 medications
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Reviews for Evening primrose

AliX
Taken for less than 1 month
April 24, 2021

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) "Gives me palpitations and stops me sleeping whenever I take it. Be careful as some people don’t react well to EP supplements. Has a strong effect on the nervous system and should be used with caution if you are taking other omega supplements."

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EIEIO
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
February 5, 2023

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) "Evening primrose oil capsules were recommended by a hairdresser for my hair loss. I asked my doctor if it was safe to use. She said it probably would be ok. Well, it wasn’t. I started to forget things, was confused often, had to triple check things like turning off the oven or the iron, and my memory was just breaking down so badly that I was getting severe anxiety about being able to find my way back home from the grocery store, did I remember to take the clothes out of the washer or dryer, did I forget to feed the dog or did I feed her and I don’t remember doing it? It got so bad my husband had to get my checkbook and straighten it out because I forgot to make entries. My doc ordered an MRI which thankfully came back as normal, but the symptoms got worse. It finally dawned on me that that it all started after I started taking the evening primrose oil capsules. I stopped taking them several days ago and my thinking is clearer and my memory is better. It’s scary stuff."

1 / 10

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DSano
Taken for 1 to 6 months
November 11, 2020

For Hot Flashes "Took EPO for about 2 months. Made no difference to hot flushes. Have stopped taking as was getting increase in heart palpitations. Since stopping heart palpitations have lessened. This does not seem to be an official side effect but there is anecdotal evidence in the web."

1 / 10

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Cindy...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
May 23, 2014

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Sjogren's Syndrome "At the time I discovered an article by Dr. Oz about ways to relieve the symptoms of Sjogrens, my eyes were extremely red, swollen, itchy and dry. Nothing was helping - I was using a humidifier, and had tried numerous creams and lotions. Dr. Oz suggested a list of vitamins and oils of which Evening Primrose Oil was a significant part. I started taking 6 capsules daily and within 3 days could see some improvement. It has been 4 months now, and my eyes are completely back to normal. I don't even have to use my gel drops anymore."

10 / 10

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Anony...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
March 17, 2022

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) "I started taking evening primrose oil capsules a year ago. Mostly for my acne and mood swings and anxiety and stress. I am a different person now with better skin but not perfect! I have more confidence as my self esteem has increased nicely due to not being anxious and self critical. I'm not 100 percent sure if it is all the cause of taking evening primrose oil but as long as I have been taking my dose everyday my life has definitely improved hugely!"

9 / 10

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Mike
Taken for less than 1 month
May 3, 2018

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Asthma "Unexpected improvement of dyspnea caused by antihypertensive medicines. Very effective at resolving spinal osteoarthritis nerve pain, and related referred pain in my legs and feet. Possible improvement in muscle strength."

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Izzy
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 18, 2022

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Hot Flashes "Nothing short of a miracle! I had at least a half dozen hot flashes a day (and nights) and couldn’t sleep. Within days of taking 1000mg a day I noticed less of them and less severe. Now, a month in, I have almost no hot flashes."

10 / 10

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J bee
Taken for less than 1 month
March 7, 2022

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "Have been taking it for around a few weeks at least. I had a hormone reaction from covid vaccine and was advised to take it to stop breast pain and swelling. Helps with the pain but they've flared up again, not sure if I've got another virus that's caused the same reaction, but I'm feeling so fatigued recently and not a natural tiredness. I know it's supposed to help with tiredness but I feel it's doing the opposite for me! Anyone else?"

4 / 10

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Mara
November 1, 2021

For Postmenopausal Symptoms "I am postmenopausal and with a lot of symptoms but I could not persuade doctors to have hormonal check, how crazy is that? I tried EPR but every time gives me heart palpitations even at small doses, I believe that I am not estrogen dominant and maybe estrogen low so this oil further reduce it.I am now try to take bioidentical estrogen cream which is difficult to come by, finally I find a site that sell them.I also experienced with dhea and pregnenolone ,these are the precursors of hormones but without tests is difficult to know, and private clinics charged lots, so with research I try things to see which ones works for me and gives me some benefit."

5 / 10

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Stella
Taken for less than 1 month
September 17, 2021

For Hot Flashes "I've been taking 1 EPO (1000 mg) nightly for the past 6 evenings and last night was the first night that I can say I had absolutely no night sweat or hot flash. In fact, I've also been able to stop taking gabapentin for my fibromyalgia and get a good restful night of sleep. It's now my go to for both my menopausal and nerve pain!"

10 / 10

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Salie
Taken for 2 to 5 years
August 9, 2019

Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Postmenopausal Symptoms " I got this in Bulgaria from a doctor who also had breast cancer and so had hot flashes. the doctor told me that in Bulgaria after breast surgery primrose oil is always given by the hospital. I have used it and It helps me a lot. Only difficult to order the good ones in Bulgaria, I come from the Netherlands myself."

10 / 10

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KDano
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
September 22, 2019

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Hot Flashes "Taking Evening Primrose Oil for several months now, has nearly eliminated hot flashes. Saw improvement within a few days of taking the supplement. Only take 1000 to 1300 mg a day."

9 / 10

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Caxcobb
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 27, 2018

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome "Evening oil of primrose is great if you are feeling a little down. You need to take 3 or 4 capsules and I find it seems to work pretty well straight away! Hope this is good information for someone!"

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tmar
March 3, 2016

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome "It gave me horrible indigestion and heart palpitations (tachycardia) definitely not a good herb for hormone balancing."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
October 19, 2009

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Postmenopausal Symptoms "Dramatic reduction in hot flushes achieved taking 1300mg Evening Primrose Oil daily and almost eliminating dairy products from diet."

8 / 10

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hot...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 28, 2014

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Hot Flashes "Help tremendously with my hot flashes. I am able to sleep at nights so much better."

10 / 10

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Happy...
December 19, 2009

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder "Stabilized my periods and stopped the night sweats.... YES!"

9 / 10

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lucyb...
Taken for 10 years or more
June 16, 2013

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Hot Flashes "Very good for female swelling at that time of the month don't over look this natural helper"

10 / 10

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Chilled...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
February 24, 2015

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder "Amazing! 1300 mg a day not only takes the edge off PMS/PMDD but chills me out every day. Also on Zoloft but EPO adds an extra something that relaxes me just right!"

10 / 10

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Tracy...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 15, 2016

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Hot Flashes "Does not work"

6 / 10

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Beaver
Taken for 1 to 2 years
January 12, 2021

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Asthma "Evening primrose oil excellent stopping hot flushes ( menopause )"

10 / 10

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Yvonne...
Taken for less than 1 month
February 10, 2020

Evening Primrose Oil (evening primrose) for Hot Flashes "I've been taking evening primrose oil for a week now, 1000 mg dose. I haven't seen any reduction in the hot flashes as of yet."

1 / 10

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Holdf...
January 23, 2020

For Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder "I have used for years and found it to relax and help with irritability and anger."

10 / 10

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