Things are going a little bit better with PM that I'd expected. So far, the main negative side-effects I've experienced are GI issues and some problems with headaches. The GI stuff is getting better (I no longer have the um... "bathroom issues") but my stomach is still feeling crampy and gurgley at times. It was better yesterday but yesterday was also the first day I experimented with dividing one 100mg capsule into two 50mg doses - one taken in the morning and one at night. That helped with my stomach but I also didn't feel as many growing signs. So today I went back to one 100mg capsule taken in the morning. I didn't really get a headache today, which coincides with the usual time I usually get headaches after my period. Unfortunately my stomach is a little worse now, I think because it got the break yesterday and was given the full dose again today. I remember experiencing the same GI problems the first 2-3 days when starting other PM programs before, but they always went away pretty quickly. This doesn't seem to be improving a whole lot with time. I'm assuming because it's so potent.
So far I've been getting pretty good growing pains. The last couple days I've had slight soreness on and off. No measurable growth (in fact, I should mention that my beginning "across bust" measurement is actually back down to 30 1/4" - I re-measured before I took my first PM capsule) but the outer sides are looking much fuller and more rounded.
Notes to self regarding changes for next cycle:
* Considering ordering Ainterol PM. I think this might help with my stomach problems and possibly with potential headaches. I've read programs of women who used Ainterol then switched to Siriporn and experienced negative effects that they didn't with Ainterol. (For them though, the problems eventually went away on Siriporn.) I also like the idea of being able to tweak the dosages a little more. With Siriporn I'm only taking 100mg per day. 50mg gives me very little negative side-effects, but past that, I can't really change the dosage much lower in the luteal phase. I don't really want to have to divide one capsule into four doses!
* Will start taking Goat's Rue capsules. I'm going to start drinking one cup of GR tea per day now (since I have it and may as well use it), but I just have no idea how much I'm actually getting. Capsules will be much more efficient for me.
* Start PM on cyle day 8 (which is what Isabelle advised) instead of day 7 (which I stupidly did instead). I think this will greatly help with the headaches. I just started too soon, given my history of headaches on NBE right after my period ends.
So far I've been getting pretty good growing pains. The last couple days I've had slight soreness on and off. No measurable growth (in fact, I should mention that my beginning "across bust" measurement is actually back down to 30 1/4" - I re-measured before I took my first PM capsule) but the outer sides are looking much fuller and more rounded.
Notes to self regarding changes for next cycle:
* Considering ordering Ainterol PM. I think this might help with my stomach problems and possibly with potential headaches. I've read programs of women who used Ainterol then switched to Siriporn and experienced negative effects that they didn't with Ainterol. (For them though, the problems eventually went away on Siriporn.) I also like the idea of being able to tweak the dosages a little more. With Siriporn I'm only taking 100mg per day. 50mg gives me very little negative side-effects, but past that, I can't really change the dosage much lower in the luteal phase. I don't really want to have to divide one capsule into four doses!
* Will start taking Goat's Rue capsules. I'm going to start drinking one cup of GR tea per day now (since I have it and may as well use it), but I just have no idea how much I'm actually getting. Capsules will be much more efficient for me.
* Start PM on cyle day 8 (which is what Isabelle advised) instead of day 7 (which I stupidly did instead). I think this will greatly help with the headaches. I just started too soon, given my history of headaches on NBE right after my period ends.