[tinydear]

So I recently hit the 2 week mark with PM, so I started taking 2 capsules a day as the bottle suggests, and today was my luteal phase but now I'm spotting. I'm thinking it either wasn't time to start taking 2 a day, or I shouldn't have had one this morning. Going to stop taking it for now, until my next "real" period. No idea if this means I'm still in luteal phase or not. Even applied PC today. :\

Forgot to add: Really bad stomach cramps today, and diarrhea. But I might just be sick - one of my daughters had diarrhea yesterday and my son had it a few days ago.

Hi Tiny!

I'm not an expert when it comes to PM, so hopefully someone else can give you more info too. But in my opinion it does sound like maybe you took a little too much. I've heard of ladies spotting some on too much PM. Were you planning to take the PM only during your follicular phase (i.e., "cycle" it) or take it throughout the whole month? PM is a strong phytoestrogen and I think you said you were having symptoms of estrogen dominance, didn't you?

Hope your tummy issues are just  a minor thing that will clear up very soon!! Feel better!!

Hey!

Yes, you're correct about all of that haha. The reason I ended up taking PM is I did a small milk thistle cleanse so I thought I'd be good to go, and since my period started it seemed like the perfect time to begin it. Maybe it would have been if I hadn't taken 2 capsules, or a second one this morning!

The reason I changed my mind last minute about cycling PM was I read someone else's program where they didn't cycle and their growth was amazing. Guess I wasn't really being smart about it.

Thank you very much! I hope so also! It really just disrupts my entire day.

Hi!

Yeah, maybe it was just a bit too much for you since you're trying to get your progesterone leveled out.  You could try taking a smaller PM dose just during follicular for a few months and see how you do on that. Then you could ramp up a little if you're not having any issues. Just my two cents of course..

I'm like that too. I see how someone else got great results doing something and then I want to do it too, hahaha. It's all trial and error really to see what does/doesn't work for our own bodies.

For diarrhea, you might try sprinkling a good amount of cinnamon powder on some applesauce (or whatever else you like to eat with cinnamon). Doing that a couple times a day (just until it clears up) has helped me before.  It's worth a try, and it tastes good..
   
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Oh nice! I have cinnamon powder. Maybe I could put it in oatmeal or something. It's gotten a bit better but I've been to the toilet quite a lot today. So has my daughter! D:

I also think I should take a smaller dosage of it next time. Unfortunately these capsules aren't the type I can cut in half, so I searched online and found some with a MUCH lower dosage!

Yep, it's definitely not a "one size fits all" type deal when it comes to NBE!!!