Hey! So, I actually found that I did have quite a bit of swelling and some slight growth just by taking evening primrose oil (EPO) for about a month.
Exactly how much growth I had, I am not too sure, but my breasts were bursting out of my bra. I have included pictures of the '
before' (which are from about 6-9 months ago and I took them randomly to see my measurements). My '
after' pictures were of me taking EPO for about 3-4 weeks.
I was taking 6 capsules (1000 mg each) each day and all at once. I just took them with water and was drinking coffee and soda from time to time.
The brand that I was using was Spring Valley and was purchased from Walmart.
I actually began taking EPO since I over processed my hair from so many perms and my hair was very weak, dry and brittle. Each time I showered, I'd have to clean the drain 3-4 times and they were such large clumps. I took EPO to help stimulate hair growth and to help make my scalp produce some more oil. Within 1 week, I was pulling out only 1 clump of hair from each shower and within 2 months, I only have a few strands of hair (I think I counted less than 10 strands of hair, last time I checked).
EPO did NOT make me gain weight anywhere else on my body. It did NOT improve my mood or do anything, but it DID help my hair a lot. Also, my finger nails became a bit 'stronger' and were not splitting as much.
About my normal regime:
-I take Adderall (30mg-50mg) each day for my ADHD.
-I also take 100 mg of Zinc (Spring Valley and purchased from Walmart) each day to help with my acne as the zinc helps to dry out my skin and reduce oil production.
-I try to remember to take a multivitamin (I take 4 of the children's gummy Equate vitamins purchased from Walmart) each day, but take it about 3 times a week.
-I am NOT on birth control.
-I use Nivea Visage 2 in 1 Cleanser & Toner on my face each night and just take it from the bottle and rub it in. I do not rub it off.
I did some breast massage but it was not intentional. I normally rub almond oil all over my body (breasts included) every other day and have been doing this for months. I did not experience any growth while doing this as I have been doing this for awhile now. The breast massage maybe lasted 10 seconds.
Taking EPO did NOT mess up my period.
I've always had 1 single nipple hair (upper nipple on my left breast) that I'd have to pluck once every 2 weeks as it'd start to grow out a little. Once on this, I have had to pluck it ONCE in 3 months. And it grew back less 'thick'.
Taking EPO added a 'natural glow' to my face but did not affect my acne. My skin tone looked more 'even' although, this may be attributed to an improvement in my acne and less irritation.
The only thing that I noticed growth/swelling to my breast that deviated from my regime was that I started taking 6,000 mg EPO each day. So, I am attributing the swelling/growth to EPO.
I have included my stats, just in case anyone is wondering. I put down my ethnicity since I know that some people may be curious and different genetics may respond to different things.
Oh, and my stats are as follows:
Age: 26
Ethnicity: Sicilian and Latin American (I think my actual blood line is that of Arab, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, Spanish, Albanian, Spanish, Italian and Greek, but my parents are from Italy and Peru).
Height: 5"4-5"5
Weight: As of today I am 122, but it ranges from 118-130 (I rarely weigh myself and prefer to take measurements of my body rather than look at the scale's number).
These are just estimates as I took them VERY quickly:
Across Butt: 36 inches
Hips: 33 inches
Waist: 25 inches
Under Bust: 30 inches
Across Nipple/Bust: 33 inches
Before (6-9 months ago):
http://imgur.com/a/wXC5q
After (I took these 1 month ago):
http://imgur.com/a/tAJIF
If you've any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks so much and have a great day!