I went off PM and other herbs from September 2014 to mid-January 2015. I was having cataract surgery in September and had to go off anything that might contribute to bleeding so I went off everything just to be safe. Afterward, I just never bothered to go back on. I then got sick in late October, landed in the hospital in November, nearly died (came within 24-48 hours of death from sepsis), lost a leg, and spent two months in a nursing home recuperating.
When I finally went home, I slowly resumed all of the supplements I used to take. I seem to need 3000 mg of PM to get growth, and I can't really afford that. I'm also not sure how well chronic kidney disease and PM go together. Using BO now and getting better results in the short term, but also gained 10 lbs almost instantly and now seem to be more insulin resistant.