(30-12-2015, 11:39 AM)AquaA Wrote: UGHHH just saw this
bummer was wondering what my next program should be
From your threads it looks like you were on fenugreek, maca, vitex and sometimes PC and responded well to PC not PM. Originally you used a lot of fenugreek but later it seems like less fenugreek made you faint. Then you switched to BO + some other things and responded well. Sound right?
Here's a plan: Continue MSM, B complex and BO. Same amount of MSM and B complex. Use however much BO works best. After determining the amount of BO, gradually add little by little however much PC works best during luteal, if any, then after determining that, gradually add little by little however much PM works during follicular, if any. You can also drop the BO and use only PM & PC if you prefer, or add the PM before the PC if it seems like you need that more now that you are balanced out. Don't use fengureek yet, not even a low amount. Add seeds to your diet: whole grains, nuts, beans, etc. They should be green, sprouted or gently cooked, since raw dry seeds will give you an upset stomach. Spinach, brocolli, cilantro and/or parsley are also good, but other veggies don't count as seeds (except green seeds) no matter how healthy they might be touted as otherwise. These should be the largest part of your diet, so eat by the bowl-ful not by the handful. No supplement I know of may substitute for these, unless you count bran as a supplement (bran is the nutritious part of the grain). Even then it takes several spoonfuls of bran. Rice bran is especially good. Continue these foods for life. After doing this for a while try 3,000 mg fenugreek or shatavari, not cycled, and see if you get trouble again. If you do, stop it entirely again and keep waiting before retrying. If it's fine, gradually increase to many spoonfuls again or get around 2,000 mg of a strong extract, which typically says "##% saponins". Shatavari is similar to fenugreek but without the maple smell and with a higher price.
Here's why: BO, PC and/or PM are for hormones, which must be in proper balance to work (as you found out with the original failure of PM), which means you have to experiment to get the right amounts of each. MSM to make collagen. Supplements containing collagen tend to be way too little to do anything, so if you want something superior to both MSM and collagen pills then find collagen rich *foods* to get enough, not tiny pills. Chicken's feet broth is one popular option. A B complex is a horrible substitute for seeds but it's better than nothing, as long as none of the amounts are too high: They should be 100-300%, not 3000%. Fainting from fenugreek indicates issues with insulin meaning any amount that won't cause you trouble will be way too little to help with NBE, plus even a little would gradually worsen your issues. Until you fix them with seeds, and/or the 4 veggies listed. Then after that you can use fenugreek again (or shatavari). Also means the shatavari in the powder in the combo would have been bad for you anyway, so you didn't miss out on anything if that makes you feel better.