05-01-2015, 04:53 PM
OK, I am now 95% certain that the fasciculations I have been experiencing are due to me taking PM.
To better illustrate what I mean by fasciculations, I have uploaded a YOUTUBE video that shows what is going on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_UYR9MWe5Y
The twitching doesn't hurt but is incredibly annoying and can make it very difficult to sleep.
I went on a two-week "cold turkey" withdrawal from PM and the twitching dramatically decreased. I started back 3 days ago and the twitching quickly returned in force. I experience what you can see in the video almost 24/7 (it doesn't happen when I stand or walk).
It could be that my reaction to the cold turkey is psychosomatic. I'm taking another PM break starting today and will probably go at least a month (maybe two). I have a suspicion that it's not the estrogenic effects of the PM that cause the fasciculations but rather very low T (specifically "free-T") that the PM causes in me. My free-T runs about 1/10th of normal for a genetic female when I'm on 1500mg of PM/day.
We'll see...
Misty
To better illustrate what I mean by fasciculations, I have uploaded a YOUTUBE video that shows what is going on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_UYR9MWe5Y
The twitching doesn't hurt but is incredibly annoying and can make it very difficult to sleep.
I went on a two-week "cold turkey" withdrawal from PM and the twitching dramatically decreased. I started back 3 days ago and the twitching quickly returned in force. I experience what you can see in the video almost 24/7 (it doesn't happen when I stand or walk).
It could be that my reaction to the cold turkey is psychosomatic. I'm taking another PM break starting today and will probably go at least a month (maybe two). I have a suspicion that it's not the estrogenic effects of the PM that cause the fasciculations but rather very low T (specifically "free-T") that the PM causes in me. My free-T runs about 1/10th of normal for a genetic female when I'm on 1500mg of PM/day.
We'll see...
Misty