Nothing new to report as far as progress goes, really. During the luteal phase I've been experimenting with which herbs I should be taking. First I started out with FG, WY, and SP. I only took one pill of each just one time the first day and I ended up with a horrendous headache. I was shocked. So the next day, thinking it was due to the WY, I took Licorice in its place and drank a cup of Fennel tea. It was better, but still there. So since then I've been trying different things to figure out what I can take without getting the headaches, and that will also giving me growing signs. I took only FG and SP for a couple days and felt just fine, so yesterday I took 1 FG in the a.m., 1 Dandelion in the afternoon, and 2 FG at night. Still felt fine, and had lots of aching, tingling, and pains going on. Today I will up it to 2 FG in the morning as well, 1 Dandelion in the afternoon and 2 FG at night and stick with that probably for the rest of this cycle. I did have some initial very slight tenderness and swelling after starting the herbs but it quickly went away.
I just get so disappointed that I'm not getting any soreness despite the fact that I always have so many aches and pains and tingles. Really the only time that I did throughout this entire NBE journey so far was when I was taking Dandelion, and that was completely by accident and it also went away and I started getting bad headaches again. I think it's odd that I seemed to have less problems with headaches when I was taking PM - and Siriporn PM no less! I haven't been able to order Ainterol yet and I'm not sure when I'll be able to. So it may be another cycle on Siriporn. Not looking forward to the stomach problems.
The most notable thing that's happened this cycle is with my moods. When I began PM I remember I was very emotional the first two days. Sad, weepy, feelings of despair and hopelessness... but then everything got much better. I really felt pretty good. But just over the last few days (and I could feel it coming on for a short time before that) my mood shifted considerably. I felt as if I were in a very deep depression. I crashed hard. I'm still feeling the effects and trying to fight it off. It's improving, but slowly. I've read about others having similar experiences with PM - it really improves their mood but then when the time comes to stop taking it, they feel horrible. So for that reason, I'm planning on taking PM in the follicular and luteal phase next cycle (still allowing a break for ovulation, of course), like Isabelle suggested. I know there will still be a stop/start but hopefully the PM will pick me back up before I crash too hard again.
If I can find my measuring tape, I think I'll take my measurements today. I know I don't have any pre-period swelling and I want to see if I gained anything at all before my period comes.
I just get so disappointed that I'm not getting any soreness despite the fact that I always have so many aches and pains and tingles. Really the only time that I did throughout this entire NBE journey so far was when I was taking Dandelion, and that was completely by accident and it also went away and I started getting bad headaches again. I think it's odd that I seemed to have less problems with headaches when I was taking PM - and Siriporn PM no less! I haven't been able to order Ainterol yet and I'm not sure when I'll be able to. So it may be another cycle on Siriporn. Not looking forward to the stomach problems.
The most notable thing that's happened this cycle is with my moods. When I began PM I remember I was very emotional the first two days. Sad, weepy, feelings of despair and hopelessness... but then everything got much better. I really felt pretty good. But just over the last few days (and I could feel it coming on for a short time before that) my mood shifted considerably. I felt as if I were in a very deep depression. I crashed hard. I'm still feeling the effects and trying to fight it off. It's improving, but slowly. I've read about others having similar experiences with PM - it really improves their mood but then when the time comes to stop taking it, they feel horrible. So for that reason, I'm planning on taking PM in the follicular and luteal phase next cycle (still allowing a break for ovulation, of course), like Isabelle suggested. I know there will still be a stop/start but hopefully the PM will pick me back up before I crash too hard again.
If I can find my measuring tape, I think I'll take my measurements today. I know I don't have any pre-period swelling and I want to see if I gained anything at all before my period comes.