17-12-2011, 00:41
It seems that ovulation is right on track, beginning on day 14. I began feeling the typical cramping I get with it this afternoon. This morning when I woke up I saw that I had one very small red pimple on my chin and also one in my eyebrow! 
That's definitely a first for me. I'm sure it's from the sudden and severe estrogen crash because I abruptly stopped PM and didn't taper off like I'd planned on doing. I'll do it differently next time.
I will start taking the other herbs in two days to make sure I allow myself to fully complete ovulation. This is actually pretty cool; I didn't think I'd really ovulate on time.
I'm toying with the idea of starting PM next cycle on the first day at a very low dose. I just don't see how taking PM for five or seven days (depending on if I want to keep my cycle at 28 days) can really have that much of an effect. If I'm going to do that I feel like I might as well just take herbs the whole cycle and not have to take that break. Hopefully I'll make some progress this cycle in the luteal phase.
That's definitely a first for me. I'm sure it's from the sudden and severe estrogen crash because I abruptly stopped PM and didn't taper off like I'd planned on doing. I'll do it differently next time. I will start taking the other herbs in two days to make sure I allow myself to fully complete ovulation. This is actually pretty cool; I didn't think I'd really ovulate on time.
I'm toying with the idea of starting PM next cycle on the first day at a very low dose. I just don't see how taking PM for five or seven days (depending on if I want to keep my cycle at 28 days) can really have that much of an effect. If I'm going to do that I feel like I might as well just take herbs the whole cycle and not have to take that break. Hopefully I'll make some progress this cycle in the luteal phase.