(14-10-2020, 08:34 PM)Nipply Russel Wrote: I get leg cramps if I take 1x 500 for a couple of days at a time. I'm experiencing slow, steady growth at about 5x 500 per week. I realize that I'm unusually receptive to PM but my point is that not everyone is the same. That being said, in my opinion, you should hang at your current dosage for a couple of months and see if buds develop, hair growth slows, fat starts to redistribute, sexual response changes, etc. before upping the dosage. If changes start to happen on your current dosage, there's no reason to start upping your intake. I know it seems like a long time to wait, but this is a marathon, not a sprint - your body requires sufficient time to start changing itself, just like "real" HRT.
I'd skip the breaks for now - just keep it steady until you see what's going on.
By the way, there's a study out there somewhere that states that higher levels of PM actually inhibit breast development. I wish I could locate it again. In the meantime, there's a bit about dosage in this study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5127102/
Hi NR
i haven't noticed any untoward side effects so far. I'm happy to take things slowly. My sexual response has already been greatly affected by the reishi, green tea and spearmint I'm also taking. I think the biggest affect I noticed on the 500mg of PM daily was the mental affects. I really liked it especially in the first week as it was a real buzz. Now I've stepped it up to 1000mg daily I am beginning to become more aware of the physical affects and they are starting to look promising even though it's early days.