02-09-2024, 01:03
5 months in!
And I'm up to the lower maximum dosages for Fenugreek and PC. I haven't posted because nothing has changed since my last update. My menstrual pain is inconsistent, though in only 2 out of the 5 past cycles has it been utterly debilitating. My PMDD symptoms seem diminished as I earlier described -- not absent, but not as consuming as they once were. My breasts are swelling more prominently in the luteal phase of my cycle, but seem to go right back to how they normally are once my period begins.
I am considering, at this point, adding Pueraria Mirifica. I've been doing a lot of reading and it seems like the prescription in the model program posted above is sound -- beginning at 100mg for the follicular phase and increasing slowly, keeping it at 100mg for the luteal phase. I read other recommendations of not taking it during your period, and I think I'll follow that as well. The final dosage of 1000mg seems too high, but I'll increase by 50mg per cycle and see how that goes.
This is the product I am considering buying:
https://www.iherb.com/pr/nature-s-answer-pueraria-mirifica-150-mg-60-vegetarian-capsules/23374?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo8Of4-OiiAMVGB-tBh34vRcPEAQYASABEgL4mPD_BwE
A lot of the links in the PM forums are dead. I found this brand through an article linked in another thread on that board. It seems like PM is often poorly sourced and comes in too high of dosages. These capsules are 100mg.
I've seen this info from SurferJoe floating around, that a good ratio of PM
C is 5:1. However, that would be currently thrown off for me since I have been increasing PC for several cycles, now up to 60mg in the luteal phase. I don't think it's wise for me to start of with 5x that, I'm going to begin with the 100mg dose I've seen recommended.
For the record, I'm on day 12 of my cycle. I am on 2400mg of Fenugreek (whole cycle), 320mg of Saw Palmetto (whole cycle), 1/8tsp (10mg) of PC for the follicular phase and 3/4tsp (60mg) for the luteal (will begin taking this luteal phase in 4 days). I'm still eating 1/2tsp of raw maca powder every day. I've been inconsistent with MSM unfortunately, I don't always remember to put it in my water before heading off to work.
I'm not sure when to add PM, haven't bought it yet, and still reading about it. I think I've given my minimalist program a good shake after 4 cycles, but I think I'll go through one more with a final increase in PC to the higher maximum dose (1tsp/80mg in luteal).
I'm a little bummed that I haven't seen any physical progress but my long-time attitude of "Well, what can you do?" is serving me well. I've always been built this way and it seems like a pipe dream to change it. I'll still try, though. Rubbing the PC on my body every day is nice, I like the smell of fenugreek, and I've appreciated learning about hormones and their vast effects on every bit of you.
Hope others are having better luck!
And I'm up to the lower maximum dosages for Fenugreek and PC. I haven't posted because nothing has changed since my last update. My menstrual pain is inconsistent, though in only 2 out of the 5 past cycles has it been utterly debilitating. My PMDD symptoms seem diminished as I earlier described -- not absent, but not as consuming as they once were. My breasts are swelling more prominently in the luteal phase of my cycle, but seem to go right back to how they normally are once my period begins.
I am considering, at this point, adding Pueraria Mirifica. I've been doing a lot of reading and it seems like the prescription in the model program posted above is sound -- beginning at 100mg for the follicular phase and increasing slowly, keeping it at 100mg for the luteal phase. I read other recommendations of not taking it during your period, and I think I'll follow that as well. The final dosage of 1000mg seems too high, but I'll increase by 50mg per cycle and see how that goes.
This is the product I am considering buying:
https://www.iherb.com/pr/nature-s-answer-pueraria-mirifica-150-mg-60-vegetarian-capsules/23374?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo8Of4-OiiAMVGB-tBh34vRcPEAQYASABEgL4mPD_BwE
A lot of the links in the PM forums are dead. I found this brand through an article linked in another thread on that board. It seems like PM is often poorly sourced and comes in too high of dosages. These capsules are 100mg.
I've seen this info from SurferJoe floating around, that a good ratio of PM
C is 5:1. However, that would be currently thrown off for me since I have been increasing PC for several cycles, now up to 60mg in the luteal phase. I don't think it's wise for me to start of with 5x that, I'm going to begin with the 100mg dose I've seen recommended. For the record, I'm on day 12 of my cycle. I am on 2400mg of Fenugreek (whole cycle), 320mg of Saw Palmetto (whole cycle), 1/8tsp (10mg) of PC for the follicular phase and 3/4tsp (60mg) for the luteal (will begin taking this luteal phase in 4 days). I'm still eating 1/2tsp of raw maca powder every day. I've been inconsistent with MSM unfortunately, I don't always remember to put it in my water before heading off to work.
I'm not sure when to add PM, haven't bought it yet, and still reading about it. I think I've given my minimalist program a good shake after 4 cycles, but I think I'll go through one more with a final increase in PC to the higher maximum dose (1tsp/80mg in luteal).
I'm a little bummed that I haven't seen any physical progress but my long-time attitude of "Well, what can you do?" is serving me well. I've always been built this way and it seems like a pipe dream to change it. I'll still try, though. Rubbing the PC on my body every day is nice, I like the smell of fenugreek, and I've appreciated learning about hormones and their vast effects on every bit of you.
Hope others are having better luck!