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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: BearGuy on December 23, 2012, 12:14:50 PM

Title: Tribulus while on T?
Post by: BearGuy on December 23, 2012, 12:14:50 PM
Could I take Tribulus when I'm already on T? Will it increase the effects? I heard Tribulus makes biological females produce extra estrogen instead of testosterone. I don't want to risk it... has anyone tried it here?
Title: Re: Tribulus while on T?
Post by: aleon515 on December 23, 2012, 12:47:59 PM
Why would you? I think the way it is used is to increase the small amt of T that a FAAB person or a male in andropause might have. Why would you need it? I'm guessing your doctor knows how to prescribe for you.

--Jay
Title: Re: Tribulus while on T?
Post by: BearGuy on December 23, 2012, 01:03:28 PM
I was thinking it may help to speed things up, or show more visible effects
Title: Re: Tribulus while on T?
Post by: Simon on December 23, 2012, 01:07:21 PM
I wouldn't mess with supplements to increase T while you're on T. No telling the side effects you may have or it might spike your levels. Then your T converts to E and your blood reads funny so the doc lowers your dose. I'd just leave it alone and wait for your injections to do what they do.
Title: Re: Tribulus while on T?
Post by: mangoslayer on December 24, 2012, 08:49:55 PM
Don't do it. Even if tribulus actually increased testosterone in the first place (which it doesnt), it would be dumb to use it while on T. Having more T won't make your changes go any faster unless your doctor started you on a low dose, and in that case they probably had reason to do so and you should do what that said.
Title: Re: Tribulus while on T?
Post by: aleon515 on December 24, 2012, 10:31:00 PM
There's always a chance you could go into the too much T area. Sometimes weirdly T gets converted to estrogen. It's why, I think, one of the side effects of T is breast growth. Doesn't happen often, but it can.

--Jay
Title: Re: Tribulus while on T?
Post by: Arch on December 25, 2012, 02:45:15 AM
Not to mention that your balls might shrink...