I have a moderate to severe menstrual cycle. I have problems with cramps being heavy and causing a lot pain and irritation. I usually take a OTC medication but last month I opted to try a bottle of Vitex Herbal Supplement for Menstrual Cycles. A friend of mine uses it and says that it works just as well as an OTC medication but without all the harmful chemicals. She paid about nine dollars ($9.00 US) for a bottle of 100 pills at our local health food store.
The first issue that I had with the Vitex product was opening the bottle. Someone somewhere thought it would be a good idea to shrink wrap the entire bottle and it was a struggle to get off. I had to use a sewing needle to make a tear around the cap so I could peel the
stuff off and the wrapping was so tight that I kept hitting the bottle instead of tearing the plastic. Secondly there is this really annoying plastic tab (like the ones that used to come on milk bottles) around the cap. It is so thick and strong that I had to use my teeth to get it off and even then it took me three tried. I would have understood the outrageous security wrapping if I had been opening a prescription narcotic or some other strong medicine but I wasn’t. I am all for child safety wrapping and caps but this one crossed into the realm of ridiculous. Then it was almost impossible for me to remove the plastic tab that was around the lid on the bottle.
After I got plastic off, the plastic tab removed and the foil liner under the ...
