Hey! I was just wondering if anyone else has been on Androcur  (or any other anti-androgen, for that matter) for a prolonged period of time, and then went off of it once they began detransitioning? It's been just around 8 months since I ceased HRT, during which I took  Androcur and Progynova for a period of around 2 and a half years, and in hindsight I very much feel like the anti-androgens wreaked havoc on my testosterone levels, and it's having a fairly hard time getting back to past levels. How long does it usually take for testosterone levels to "normalize" after you go off hormones?

Jeepers, i am unsure how to answer. i went off my hrt during my own form of de-transtion but i didnt last long. I noticed off E my body hair grew back, libido returned more, ect.

Anti-andros are meant to kill off and reduce testosterone. I would recommend you see a DR asap if your T isnt still not near where it was prior. When i was off i could feel the T slowly creeping back within days to be honest. May i ask if you dont mind , why are you de-transitioning? and how has it been going for you? I saw one photo of you on your last post from 2015 and you were beautiful.  I really hope that this road you are walking down is what you truley want

hugs-Ashley

Welcome to Susan's Place. I would also recommend that you visit a doctor and discuss this issue. One of the risk factors for HRT is not returning to full function after you discontinue that and thats why people often bank sperm before starting HRT. On the other hand, your testicles have shrunk over time and it will take them time to return to normal size. How long this will take, I don't know.

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Quote from: SailorMars1994 on February 27, 2017, 03:49:41 PM
Jeepers, i am unsure how to answer. i went off my hrt during my own form of de-transtion but i didnt last long. I noticed off E my body hair grew back, libido returned more, ect.

Anti-andros are meant to kill off and reduce testosterone. I would recommend you see a DR asap if your T isnt still not near where it was prior. When i was off i could feel the T slowly creeping back within days to be honest. May i ask if you dont mind , why are you de-transitioning? and how has it been going for you? I saw one photo of you on your last post from 2015 and you were beautiful.  I really hope that this road you are walking down is what you truley want

hugs-Ashley

Well, the androgenic effects in the time since dropping off of hormones has been fairly lousy, to say the least. The anti-androgen that I used (Androcur) is known as hellaciously strong and potent, and I definitely felt that. The only noticeable difference is that my mood has "stabilized" considerably, and my chest's back to flat, but nothing much more than that. I had all my facial hair removed with electrolysis, and only very little of it's been growing back. But I've scheduled a time for a doctor, thank you both. Better get my levels checked out etc. As for how I've been since, pretty good actually. I'm feeling much more stable and content now. I suppose me going into the process of transition at such an early age (18-19) helped me realize after quite a while in my twenties that it's not being honest and authentic to myself that I go down this path, so I just resolved to put a stop to it. And frankly, thinking back on it all, I was right. A lot of folks around me have been telling me that I'm "running away from who I really am" but I'm inclined to disagree. Now that I've gone through it all, I feel a really weird and deep-seated peace with how I am, as I am. That's enough for me.

Quote from: Nama on March 02, 2017, 11:48:45 AM
Well, the androgenic effects in the time since dropping off of hormones has been fairly lousy, to say the least. The anti-androgen that I used (Androcur) is known as hellaciously strong and potent, and I definitely felt that. The only noticeable difference is that my mood has "stabilized" considerably, and my chest's back to flat, but nothing much more than that. I had all my facial hair removed with electrolysis, and only very little of it's been growing back. But I've scheduled a time for a doctor, thank you both. Better get my levels checked out etc. As for how I've been since, pretty good actually. I'm feeling much more stable and content now. I suppose me going into the process of transition at such an early age (18-19) helped me realize after quite a while in my twenties that it's not being honest and authentic to myself that I go down this path, so I just resolved to put a stop to it. And frankly, thinking back on it all, I was right. A lot of folks around me have been telling me that I'm "running away from who I really am" but I'm inclined to disagree. Now that I've gone through it all, I feel a really weird and deep-seated peace with how I am, as I am. That's enough for me.

I am glad you have taken the advice to see a DR! They should give you more clarity. I am also glad you have taken the steps to be your authentic self. For some transition is it, for others they need to have lived in both worlds to have made a sound decision. I am happy you are being you, thats what this journey is all about after all no matter where one ends up. Please, feel free to pm me anytime if you need to have a one on one about anything!

Hug-Ashley

I found androcur to be a pretty kick ass AA. In like no time my T levels were in the sub-basemsnt, my body chemistry was changing, and plenty of good things happening. I began cutting the dose down and in time I was down to 1/4 of what I started at with my T still firmly in the basement.

After a few years I was on spiro for a while. After a year or two I was off all AAs thinking between the 4 years on E and T always being way down I was OK to stop filling my body with drugs I didn't need. About a year to 18 months later I was back to depressive episodes and worse. A blood test showed why, my T was back into the (low) "Normal" range. and my E still where it historically has always been

For this old fossil I guess you can say it took a good year and then some for my T to come back up towards normal.