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I get muscle pain which seems related to PM if I take too much in a short period (in a single dose, or too much in a day). The pain occurs within an hour or two of taking too much. It goes away after 10-12 hours even if I continue to take my PM at a smaller dose. I have never experienced pain in the morning like you describe. I also have significant muscle tension issues and have had them all my life. I'm not good at trying to take pills every few hours, so that will never happen for me. I don't find the pain happens in the kidney area although I am also on water pills, so maybe they have implications in this. In my case I completely stop NBE for a 2-8 weeks at a time, once or twice a year. I don't like how I feel when I'm off NBE, but I do it anyway. I have tried the cycling of dosages, both the monthly schedule thing and the days of the week thing. Neither seemed to have any specific effect. I've been doing NBE for over 4 years now, and I am pleased with the results. My routine is fairly settled at this point. I take 2g/day these days split between morning and evening. I will however go for weeks or months at a time on 1g/day also split morning/evening. I was on 500mg/day for a number of months and while it maintained my breasts, I felt I needed more for peace of mind. My schedule tends to be rather random, somewhat like my brain.