02-11-2017, 05:13 AM
Great question. I stopped almost everything about 2 months before my first consult with my Gender Doctor. I did it for several reasons.
1. I wanted a truer hormone baseline so the G.D. could do his job easier and have a better idea of dosage rates etc.
2. It takes about 1 - 2 months for your body to "reset" from herbs. For example, PM and Pharma grade Estrogen compete and fight for the same E receptors. So, you can't get the full benefit of estrogen till the herbs work their way out of the body.
In my case, even after being off herbs for about 2 months. The HRT really didn't start working for me for about 45 days for exactly #2 reason above. Although the G.D. thought that the estrogenic herbs did "prime" my body for better results.
1. I wanted a truer hormone baseline so the G.D. could do his job easier and have a better idea of dosage rates etc.
2. It takes about 1 - 2 months for your body to "reset" from herbs. For example, PM and Pharma grade Estrogen compete and fight for the same E receptors. So, you can't get the full benefit of estrogen till the herbs work their way out of the body.
In my case, even after being off herbs for about 2 months. The HRT really didn't start working for me for about 45 days for exactly #2 reason above. Although the G.D. thought that the estrogenic herbs did "prime" my body for better results.