Update, no side effects to date - initial low mood was, I think, unrelated - and having read some of the amazing success stories here, I thought I'd bump up to a dose that might have an effect right away.
As of yesterday I am on:
<meta charset="UTF-8">- PM 4 x 250mg a day (4 capsules)
- Reishi 3 x 400mg a day (3 capsules: 2 in am, 1 in pm)
- Vit D supplement
- Calcium magnesium and zinc supplement
(Dropped the multivitamin for now as I couldn't find a calcium only supplement and don't want to take too much magnesium and zinc.)
Today, I can definitely feel - something. There's a sensation of fullness in my breast area that was not there before and I notice when my arm touches the side in a way I never noticed before. Nipples are hard and slightly painful. There's a pain behind them too. It feels nice to hold my chest as though I had breasts but it is still undeniably a male chest and no one would think anything of it.
I tried NBE before about 16 or 17 years ago - I think I was taking saw palmetto and fenugreek - and saw similar effects but stopped before it went too far. I have been feeling very feminine over the last year. Possibly my T levels are finally dropping with age. All these may, I suspect, have primed my body to respond to my current regime as I am surprised at how quickly I am feeling that it is having an effect.
There's nothing that can be seen in a photo but when I look at myself in a mirror it seems like maybe there's a tiny change of shape in the tissue around my nipple but that could well be wishful thinking.
I haven't posted on anyone else's threads yet which feels a little selfish but I have been reading loads and hope to participate a little more in the community as time goes on. In the meanwhile, I'll keep updating this with my slow progress.