[surferjoe2007]

Usually maintenance amounts are much smaller than amounts in normal programs. www.ainterol.us has 200 grams PM for $20, enough to last 6-12 months. Extracts are a little more and can be added to your own creams. Also check the PM section of the forums. www.mountainroseherbs.com sells herb powders for only a few bucks a pound. www.shamanshop.com has a good deal on extracts, but you have to buy them by the kilogram (and at 4:1, that's effectively 4,000 grams). Fenugreek extract smells if used externally, but the advantage is that it has no fiber. The slimy fiber in the whole powder can upset your stomach until you're used to it. www.greenbush.net has pre-assembled kits that are more expensive than those two but much cheaper than pre-mixed supplements found elsewhere.

The other things I listed, including saw palmetto and fengreek, combine well with PM. As does wild yam, meaning the greenbush kit is ok. The only thing to avoid would be other weaker true phytoestrogens since they compete with PM: hops, whole flax (oil is ok), soy and red clover are some examples. Or if the PM is too strong you can switch to one of those instead.