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Im not self medicating, but trying something natural to lower T

Without me being too specific, if you are using a T blocker, would your body over produce to try and make up for it?

I feel like what I am trying occasionally feels likes its blasting extra T, rather than blocking it

I suppose it's possible, at least in the short term. And I know that even now if I don't actively suppress my testosterone, it's still going to be produced and come back up to 'normal' levels until I remove the source.. However, keep in mind that you need adequate levels of a sex hormone, either estrogen or testosterone to maintain good health and proper bodily functioning. Hormones do a lot for the body! Lowering your t-levels might seem like a good idea now, but eventually you're going to need to go one way or the other and either raise them back up or switch to estrogen.

Yes, it happens. Your gonads aren't the only thing producing T. Your adrenals also produce it (it's where much of your T comes from pre puberty). Also some methods of blocking T don't stop T production directly but stop it from binding to T receptors. So your gonads and adrenals may try to make up the difference then eventually just give up.

Thats interesting.... so them "giving up" would that be a potentially bad thing?

Again, Im not using anything pharmaceutical....

Im on natures HRT Ultra Lite

Be careful with that. I also heard and read in some literature that you will need to take an exorbitant amount of those pills before it can work. Can you not ask your GP to prescribe it?

Quote from: RitaChans on November 17, 2015, 07:15:15 PM
Thats interesting.... so them "giving up" would that be a potentially bad thing?

Again, Im not using anything pharmaceutical....

Im on natures HRT Ultra Lite

Thanks, I dont take large amounts of anything though

and I dont take any sort of pills

I guess I should just say what I do

I drink 2) 20 ounce glasses of soy milk, one in the morning, one at night
and I have added 2 cups of spearmint tea (the T Blocker, Im talking about)
I also snack on dried soybeans, I eat 2 tablespoons of flax seed a day and I eat flax seed bread when I have bread

please dont tell me that Im doing nothing or that these cannot work
that is your opinion and may be fact, but I see enough changes that make me
feel like I am doing something to help myself. Im having major problems getting to a proper
doctor for possible hrt and maybe Im just not ready for it to be honest.

I think for me, my hormonal scale is very easily tipped and thats all I am doing.... giving a small nudge to push it
the right direction. Maybe Im crazy, I cant see me hurting myself with what I am doing

I see small and similar changes to what I read about from hrt

I also believe, which is a huge part of my transition.... and I have pulled many of the "clamps" off of my female self

I most definitely see forward progress and I saw regression once I added the spearmint T, hence the post
I also face the same struggles as all of you and enjoy reading and getting advice as well as giving it when I can

Sorry, but I modified my post after calming down a bit...  ;)

No problem. I know a lot can be missed when we're communicating on forums like these.
Please know I'm just after your well being :)

If that is working, I am happy for you. Be safe!

Quote from: RitaChans on November 18, 2015, 09:51:02 AM
Sorry, but I modified my post after calming down a bit...  ;)

Some prescription anti-androgens can cause an initial spike in testosterone before T levels drop so  I can't see any reason why an herbal couldn't do it also.  I'm on an anti-androgen for a different reason, one that blocks both production and binding to receptors.  One that is not known to cause a testosterone flare and yet, early on, I had certain unwelcome testosterone driven reactions that I hadn't had in years. ??? :embarrassed: