[JustAbbey]

I think its time to rethink a bit about how I will proceed.

I've been going on pm without a break for two months and I got the same shitty feeling for about a week now that has happened every time I've done it for longer than a month in a row. I think I'm overdosing on it. What I mean is fatigue and generally feeling not being well. Getting way more tired than I should from doing things. I can't explain it well, but I feel like my body is telling me to stop that something's being too much. This cycle I will take a week off, completely off, not just lower dose like last time.

Next cycle I'll drop the max dose to 2000mg/day and not more and see how it goes. Perhaps I'll start with 1000mg/day, then peak at 2k and back down again. Lets see, I'm two days away from taking a break, I think I've been doing good progress though and wanted to keep going, but something's off... I don't want to screw up my health. It pisses me off that I don't understand this stuff better. 

Hang in there DiDi. It sounds like your body is telling you something, so good on you for listening. I know you’ve mentioned wanting a better diet/exercise regime in a few of your other recent posts, so maybe that is part of the message your body is sending you? Physical stress can come from lots of different sources, not just PM.  Breaks from one thing are always a good opportunity to create new habits for other things  

Three books I’ve found really helpful on both fronts, in case you’re looking for inspiration (all very science/evidence based):

Younger next Year, by Chris Crowley and Harry Lodge - a bit dated, but lots of good info, especially on exercise’s impacts on inflammation/disease states.
Spark, by John Ratey - brilliant book on the impact of exercise on the brain and mental health
How not to Die, by Michael Gregor - super interesting and thoroughly researched book on the effects of food on various diseases.

And lastly, it is the dead of winter, so ‘blah’ feelings are pretty understandable, and they certainly don’t help any other stress you’re feeling.

Hope you start to feel better!