tibetan113,
Thank you so much for your reply. Yesterday I was feeling extremely discouraged but after reading your post I felt a lot better. This NBE thing can be so frustrating and discouraging on its own, but when it seems like you're constantly battling negative side-effects, it becomes so much harder. Lately I've hardly even been focusing on my breasts (although maybe that's a good thing...) because I've been so stressed about the acne. I've been taking 2000mg of Flaxseed Oil (plan on increasing it to 3000mg starting tomorrow) and 900mg of SP and it could be coincidence but today the breakouts are looking a lot better. There's still a large red bump but it feels more like it's just inflammation and irritated tissue that will start to go down. It doesn't feel hard, like it's full. So that's a positive sign! Thank you for listing the anti-androgens that worked well for you, too. Now I have a couple other options if SP doesn't work out for me!
Regarding my stomach issue, my son actually got sick with the flu on Saturday but he has a high fever and body aches and pains, whereas I didn't have that at all. Just the "stomach issues." I really feel mine was due to the pituitary and extra BO. I'm not going to resume taking either, and will take you advice and start with probiotics. It makes sense!
I also wanted to say that I've been following your program and progress, and have learned a lot from what you've posted! I am so thrilled for you! Where you're at right now is literally my end goal. We have really similar measurements (aside from the bust part of course!) so looking at your pictures gives me a good idea of what I'd like to look like when I'm finished with NBE. It's a great motivator! Thanks again for all your help.
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Updates:
The acne situation seems to be getting a little better. I'm going to continue taking FSO and SP throughout my cycle to see if it helps prevent PMS breakouts next time. Right now though, my goal is just to get rid of what I already have.
My period officially ended on Friday night, which made a 5 day cycle. That's actually really good for me. I was concerned with the stop/start bleeding but what Isabelle said about the Pituitary really made sense, and I think that since I quit taking it, my period finally stopped. The bad news is that the next day I came down with a horrible headache. It totally wiped me out. Not only did my head hurt like hell, but I just felt so out of it... Overwhelmingly tired and lethargic, and I had very foggy thinking. I ended up having to take a Vicodin to get rid of the pain. This is exactly what would happen to me before with herbs and is an obvious sign of excess hormones. So that was also very disappointing and discouraging.
I've been trying to come up with a plan of action but also trying to force myself to stick with what I'm doing and give it a fair chance. I've added in the FSO and SP, and am thinking of adding PC as well. The only problem is, I'm not sure if my problem is excess estrogen or progesterone. I have to lean more toward estrogen, given the fact that I've dealt with it before.
I've considered stopping UB and only taking the generic to see if maybe that wouldn't have the same effect. I've also considered trying BB, but I just can't afford it right now. I think my next step after BO, if it continues to give me problems, may be to try PM again but in a VERY low dose, and add PC in the second half of my cycle (and cycle the PM, of course). I'm just really trying to continue to think positive at this point.
I've actually been feeling a somewhat decent amount of action in my breasts lately, but nothing super exciting. No soreness either. I noticed an increase in tingling after adding SP. Also, instead of taking my 1 UB capsule in the afternoon I decided I'd try 2 Swanson's capsules instead (which equals less mgs). I definitely felt more going on with that, as opposed to when I take 1 UB. I also felt a little crampy and had a slight headache briefly after. This really makes me think that Swanson's BO is more potent. I'd be interested to see what would happen if I took only 4 or 5 Swanson's BO per day. If this cycle on UB doesn't go so well, I just may try it. I don't have much to lose at this point!
Thank you so much for your reply. Yesterday I was feeling extremely discouraged but after reading your post I felt a lot better. This NBE thing can be so frustrating and discouraging on its own, but when it seems like you're constantly battling negative side-effects, it becomes so much harder. Lately I've hardly even been focusing on my breasts (although maybe that's a good thing...) because I've been so stressed about the acne. I've been taking 2000mg of Flaxseed Oil (plan on increasing it to 3000mg starting tomorrow) and 900mg of SP and it could be coincidence but today the breakouts are looking a lot better. There's still a large red bump but it feels more like it's just inflammation and irritated tissue that will start to go down. It doesn't feel hard, like it's full. So that's a positive sign! Thank you for listing the anti-androgens that worked well for you, too. Now I have a couple other options if SP doesn't work out for me!
Regarding my stomach issue, my son actually got sick with the flu on Saturday but he has a high fever and body aches and pains, whereas I didn't have that at all. Just the "stomach issues." I really feel mine was due to the pituitary and extra BO. I'm not going to resume taking either, and will take you advice and start with probiotics. It makes sense!
I also wanted to say that I've been following your program and progress, and have learned a lot from what you've posted! I am so thrilled for you! Where you're at right now is literally my end goal. We have really similar measurements (aside from the bust part of course!) so looking at your pictures gives me a good idea of what I'd like to look like when I'm finished with NBE. It's a great motivator! Thanks again for all your help.
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Updates:
The acne situation seems to be getting a little better. I'm going to continue taking FSO and SP throughout my cycle to see if it helps prevent PMS breakouts next time. Right now though, my goal is just to get rid of what I already have.
My period officially ended on Friday night, which made a 5 day cycle. That's actually really good for me. I was concerned with the stop/start bleeding but what Isabelle said about the Pituitary really made sense, and I think that since I quit taking it, my period finally stopped. The bad news is that the next day I came down with a horrible headache. It totally wiped me out. Not only did my head hurt like hell, but I just felt so out of it... Overwhelmingly tired and lethargic, and I had very foggy thinking. I ended up having to take a Vicodin to get rid of the pain. This is exactly what would happen to me before with herbs and is an obvious sign of excess hormones. So that was also very disappointing and discouraging.
I've been trying to come up with a plan of action but also trying to force myself to stick with what I'm doing and give it a fair chance. I've added in the FSO and SP, and am thinking of adding PC as well. The only problem is, I'm not sure if my problem is excess estrogen or progesterone. I have to lean more toward estrogen, given the fact that I've dealt with it before.
I've considered stopping UB and only taking the generic to see if maybe that wouldn't have the same effect. I've also considered trying BB, but I just can't afford it right now. I think my next step after BO, if it continues to give me problems, may be to try PM again but in a VERY low dose, and add PC in the second half of my cycle (and cycle the PM, of course). I'm just really trying to continue to think positive at this point.
I've actually been feeling a somewhat decent amount of action in my breasts lately, but nothing super exciting. No soreness either. I noticed an increase in tingling after adding SP. Also, instead of taking my 1 UB capsule in the afternoon I decided I'd try 2 Swanson's capsules instead (which equals less mgs). I definitely felt more going on with that, as opposed to when I take 1 UB. I also felt a little crampy and had a slight headache briefly after. This really makes me think that Swanson's BO is more potent. I'd be interested to see what would happen if I took only 4 or 5 Swanson's BO per day. If this cycle on UB doesn't go so well, I just may try it. I don't have much to lose at this point!