(15-12-2012, 01:52 AM)bryony Wrote: Regarding growth, I'm not the only one who reacts to high dosage. See this post by Chrissie, who used 4g/day to kickstart. http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=5331&pid=14578#pid14578
I suppose it could be age related, too. Maybe late starters need more? It's all a bit of a black art with no scientific studies going on - who'd fund them ? 
Wow, I never thought of using high doses short-term to kick-start growth. I think I'm going to try this next month.

Sometimes people who don't respond to high doses also have digestion issues. This may be why older people have more trouble responding to normal doses. As we age, our body starts to produce less and less stomach acid. So if you already have below-average levels of stomach acid, it will only become more problematic as time goes on.
I have VERY low HCl (stomach acid), and it's only gotten worse the past few months because I've been flooding my system with protein it can't absorb. I think this is why my body sometimes doesn't respond to herbs at all, and why this 1,000mg a day dose of PM isn't really doing much for me besides nipple sensitivity. I should increase my dose next month anyway, but will probably try a kick-start dose before dropping down to 1,500mg a day. I really hope I don't need much more than that, but who knows.
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My post on low stomach acid)
Most women don't seem to go over 1,000mg a day, and many respond to just 500mg, but I know I need more than most women, even now that I'm absorbing nutrients from herbs. I'm actually surprised that I responded so well to somewhat low doses of FG and RC, but not PM.