Sooo question for all members on HRT! If you take your hormones orally, how often do you take them? Do you divide the given dose through out the day? Do you take it all at once? Sublingually / just swallow? Mine is as follows & I was hoping to get clarification on the most effective way.

Spiro - Once in morning with breakfast / once again in evening with dinner.
Estradiol - All at once sublingually about an hour or two after morning Spiro. (Larger moderate dose / could easily be divided into three times daily. *cough* *cough*)

So once again, how do you take your hormones & what's the most effective way?

Everything in the morning with breakfast. Think it helps to a routine. I even have one of the 7 day pill organizers my grandparents use

When I was on pills my doc prescribed me to take 2 in the morning and one in the evening and take my spiro in the morning. She left the P up to me to choose when to take it. I tried different times of the day and realized I was better off taking it before going to bed since it makes me pretty sleepy.

There really is no most effective general way. There are pros and cons to every method, its just about finding what works for you.

Sleepy, really! Never had that problem. I just figure better to take with food.

I take my E every eight hours and my spiro in the morning and at night about 12 hours apart.

My dosage was just bumped up to my full dosage on the 7th. My doctor said I could take it all at once if I wanted, but that it may cause nausea if I do. I just swallow all the pills except the Estradiol, which I let dissolve in my mouth under my tongue. I usually try to eat with my doses. My pill schedule is as follows:

7:30am
Multivitamin
Spiro
Estradiol

1:00pm
Estradiol

7:30pm
Spiro
Estradiol

^ Really not suppose to post actual dosages in a thread

Quote from: MyKa on November 14, 2014, 05:09:19 PM
^ Really not suppose to post actual dosages in a thread

Oops, sorry! I wasn't aware. I removed actual dosages from my post. Thanks!

Quote from: JustASeq on November 14, 2014, 05:12:29 PM
Oops, sorry! I wasn't aware. I removed actual dosages from my post. Thanks!

It's no biggie, I'm not the police I just don't want to see you get in trouble

Twice a day around 7 for both Spiro and Estro.  Don't need food with it.  Though this Spiro will be the death of me I swear.  I pee so much every day and twice during the night >.< it's been this way for 8 months.  I don't drink hardly any water what so ever unless it comes in my coffee or juice drinks already.  I'm quite sure it's dehydrating me.    I took a break from injections, but will start back on that in like a couple weeks.  Then it's back to the one shot IM every 10 days, but still that fricken pee pill Spiro twice a day..ugh.

Quote from: MelissaAnn on November 14, 2014, 05:02:50 PM
I take my E every eight hours and my spiro in the morning and at night about 12 hours apart.

Same here I take my spironolactone 12 hours apart, together with my estradiol divided morning and night. This way is extremely effective for me.

Divided doses are the way to go, not really for effectiveness but to minimize side effects like migraines and the like.

Most of my meds I take in the morning (also using a 7 day pill thing). I only take 1/2 of my E for the day then, and about 12 hours later I take the second half. (per Dr's orders)

The progesterone cream also gets one serving size in the morning, and another in the evening (same time as the E).

For me its - About 12 hours apart, morning and evening... say 8AM and 8PM which sort of ties in with the 2 main meals....

L Katy

Bi-weekly on alternate locations below my waist.

I kept forgetting if I took my pills or when to take them, so in the end went onto patches. I'm forgetful like that.

Currently I am Progynova only, no Spiro and No Progesterone. My Doctor reckons I don't need Spiro as my T levels are absolutely negligible now and e is very pleased with my progress overall. However despite requests to go onto a Progesterone (ie Prometrium) he will not prescribe it because of my age, although many of my friends are on it and all have experienced very good effects in development of breast tissue especially the milk products ducts and lobuli (I was on Progesterone some 20 years ago and even had a period of sustained lactation). However at the moment I just take my Estrogen at night time 10pm (with a glass of hot milk). However my Doctor now reckons that I should be starting to double the Estrogen increasing to twice a day so arouns 10am as well, as he feels that whilst  my butt, hips and breasts are developing well, my facial features have still a way to go and he feels another couple of inches on my bottom and hips and some improvement on the bust (together with my weight reduction program on my waistline), will start to give me more of an hour glass figure thus accentuating my  decreasing waistline and giving a much ,more overall female appearance.. I have noticed though that I am finding that most of my male clothes no longer fit on the hips and butt. My Doctor said that taking my Estrogen twice a day will really help now that the  T levels are  effectively zero and that any effects of Testosterone have been overwhelmed, such that at least hormonally I am now effectively female. He reckons effectvely the second "helping"will really power the feminizing effects!
Judith Lynn

I take my morning does at 4am every morning and the second does at 5 in the afternoon

Once a day ie when I remember to ha ha, its okay I turned  out fine and my T stopped so all is fine .

Beth Andrea
Where do you use your Progesterone cream. Also what is the name of the medication as I am wondering if I can get it Online?
JudithLynn

Morning 2 E pills
Afternoon 2 E pills
Shower
Elestrin Gel
before bed 1 E pill
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No specific times and I've seen crazy results!