Happy New Year too, ssag124,
I don't mind your introducing yourself here, but I really need to think about what you wrote. Susan and I believe in simple programs. Your plans are full of enthousiasm, but there is a lot of duplication too. That doesn't mean it won't work, but in a minimal program, it's much easier to pinpoint the cause if something goes wrong.
You write you want to add herbs. Does that mean you want to continue FG, WY, and SP? SP is an herb for the emergency kit. Are you sure you break out, lose hair, or grow facial or body hair if you stop it? I would try that out before starting maca. Then you can add SP back in if maca does cause break outs. At your age, it shouldn't. Ginkgo biloba is a mild anti-androgen:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8419&pid=30411#pid30411
and borage oil is an anti-androgen too, so I doubt you need the SP.
If WY works, why add hops or PM? The risks - depression from hops or messed up cycles from PM - outweigh the benefits, in my opinion.
I use both FG and GR. I take just enough FG to stay away from estrogen dominance, and then add GR for the amount of swelling I want. Your program will be more complicated, because WY contains diosgenin too, like fenugreek, so it will add to progesterone and prolactin.
Read up on cycling before you consider PM. The women who are happy with it, are on bc. Some keep a natural cycle running for two months on Bella's schedule (starting after the period for two weeks), but then the periods get heavier and the cycles irregular, just like in Susan's schedule.
Ramping up is a question of collecting lists of symptoms of hormone dominances, excesses, and deficiencies, and then keeping a journal of your symptoms. Most herbs start working at 1,500 mg, and cause stalling or other problems above 3,000 mg.
Make sure you drink a gallon of water a day if you plan on pumping both your breasts and your behind. You may need it. Don't work out. Just walk, swim, cycle, do house and yard work, but avoid strength training on your arms and shoulders. Muscle growth reacts to testosterone directly, not to DHT. Two or three years on maca and you'll have all the muscle you ever wanted.
Thank you for wanting to contribute. What worked for me is a minimal, simple program for three months until growth starts, and then do one experiment and measure every two weeks. Susan moves much faster to balance all the symptoms immediately.
I don't mind your introducing yourself here, but I really need to think about what you wrote. Susan and I believe in simple programs. Your plans are full of enthousiasm, but there is a lot of duplication too. That doesn't mean it won't work, but in a minimal program, it's much easier to pinpoint the cause if something goes wrong.
You write you want to add herbs. Does that mean you want to continue FG, WY, and SP? SP is an herb for the emergency kit. Are you sure you break out, lose hair, or grow facial or body hair if you stop it? I would try that out before starting maca. Then you can add SP back in if maca does cause break outs. At your age, it shouldn't. Ginkgo biloba is a mild anti-androgen:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8419&pid=30411#pid30411
and borage oil is an anti-androgen too, so I doubt you need the SP.
If WY works, why add hops or PM? The risks - depression from hops or messed up cycles from PM - outweigh the benefits, in my opinion.
I use both FG and GR. I take just enough FG to stay away from estrogen dominance, and then add GR for the amount of swelling I want. Your program will be more complicated, because WY contains diosgenin too, like fenugreek, so it will add to progesterone and prolactin.
Read up on cycling before you consider PM. The women who are happy with it, are on bc. Some keep a natural cycle running for two months on Bella's schedule (starting after the period for two weeks), but then the periods get heavier and the cycles irregular, just like in Susan's schedule.
Ramping up is a question of collecting lists of symptoms of hormone dominances, excesses, and deficiencies, and then keeping a journal of your symptoms. Most herbs start working at 1,500 mg, and cause stalling or other problems above 3,000 mg.
Make sure you drink a gallon of water a day if you plan on pumping both your breasts and your behind. You may need it. Don't work out. Just walk, swim, cycle, do house and yard work, but avoid strength training on your arms and shoulders. Muscle growth reacts to testosterone directly, not to DHT. Two or three years on maca and you'll have all the muscle you ever wanted.
Thank you for wanting to contribute. What worked for me is a minimal, simple program for three months until growth starts, and then do one experiment and measure every two weeks. Susan moves much faster to balance all the symptoms immediately.