***Warning*** The following is my own opinion based on spending a few years on breast enhancement web forums. I am not medically trained in any way and do not advise anyone to act on anything in this post without doing their own research on the options available, and consulting other advisors, preferably ones with real medical or psychological credentials. This information is provided as a convenience only. ***Warning***
A common question is how much PM should I use as a genetic male? This post will touch on taking Pueraria Mirifica orally as sold by Ainterol which is a brand commonly discussed on the forums I have participated on. The base pill available at the time of writing this is 500mg and referred to as their R1 product. It is also sold in bulk as a powder which you can put into pills yourself if you are so inclined. Creams and sprays and of course other brands are also available. You can do the math to figure out the conversion if you want to use any other brand or delivery form.
The manufacturer recommends taking a maximum of 1,000mg per day. This advice is intended for women. There is a recurring comment on NBE forums that men require double the dose recommended for women. I have never seen any actual research or documentation to support that. NBE is a marathon, not a sprint. Changes do not happen instantly, rapidly, or even quickly. There are some individuals who report experiencing fast response on the order of weeks. Most users on the forums I frequent report it takes anywhere from 2 to 6 months to notice any significant changes. Taking a boosted amount won’t make you wake up as the girl of your dreams. There are also 2 main reasons people take PM. The one relevant to this blog is to grow female breasts. But lots of folks find their mental state changes while taking PM. They report being happier, calmer, more emotionally stable, less dysphoric, etc. Your mileage will vary. Those who take it for the mental effects usually report requiring higher doses to achieve their goals, up to 4,000mg/day.
The common advice from those who do take it is to start slowly and ramp up. There are users who have adverse reactions to PM such as headaches, muscle pain, or back pain. There are lots of theories about why this is. Starting slowly may give your body a chance to adapt to PM without adverse reactions or with minimal adverse reactions. Some people have found that starting at 500mg/day for the first week helps. After 1 to 4 weeks, increase to 1,000mg/day. If you are patient, stay at that level for 3 months before trying higher doses. If you aren’t patient, you could try 500mg/day for a week, 1,000mg for 2 weeks, and going up by 500mg/day every second weeks after that until you get some tingling or tenderness or such vicious headaches that you decide patience is a virtue. Most people get some tingling, itching, or burning of the nipples with 2 months at doses of 1,000mg/day to 2,000mg/day within the first 2 months. But not everyone. It appears to depend on several factors, some of which we can guess at. Age, genetics, diet, general health, weight, and activity levels all seem to have some impact. There are some indicators people believe can be used to determine if you have higher or lower DHT levels (body hair, skin softness, finger length ratios, acne propensity, scalp hair volume, eyebrow growth patterns, etc.) and they adjust their intake and expectations accordingly. These things are beyond the scope of this post. I am trying to give a general feel for typical recommendations commonly found on NBE for men forums.
Once you have things happening, you may stay with a steady dose, or you may consider cycling your regimen. Some people report they get growth spurts when their dose changes either as an increase, or as a decrease. It may be a factor in the initial start of growth for people who ramp up their intake as described above. Some believe that you should mimic the female cycle but there is no special logic to this since nothing else in your body will be a female cycle to support that. At any rate, those who do cycle generally recommend going from a low dose like 1,000mg/day to a higher dose like 2,000mg/day on something like 1 week lower dose to 3 weeks higher dose. Some go 2 to 3 days lower dose, then several days higher dose. Everyone reacts differently to begin with so there is no hard fast schedule or amount.
Taking other herbs with PM such as Saw Palmetto or Fenugreek or Red Clover doesn’t appear to have any effect on how much PM you should take. If you use a PM spray or cream, you may wish to reduce the oral dose to compensate. Your body can only absorb so much PM, and taking too much will just be wasted, and there is some speculation it may be hard on your liver.
You may read the phrase going cold turkey with respect to NBE. This is the practice or stopping taking any PM for an extended period of time, such as a week, or even several weeks. It may help to retain male function.
***Warning*** The preceding is my own opinion based on spending a few years on breast enhancement web forums. I am not medically trained in any way and do not advise anyone to act on anything in this post without doing their own research on the options available, and consulting other advisors, preferably ones with real medical or psychological credentials. This information is provided as a convenience only. ***Warning***
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