[Demon Lord Etna]

Misty, health should certainly be your #1 concern before anything else. I know my opinion and 3 bucks will get a cup of coffee, but if you have any kind of a suspicion that your NBE journey could be causing problems, it might be best to slow down to a maintenance dosage. Just enough to not lose progress, but not enough to aggravate any issues it might be causing. Best case, it's a coincidence and you can go right back to full dosing (which could even cause a surge in progress). Worst case, PM really is causing the degeneration and changing your plans and path for NBE is better than the alternative.