[PaulaJ]

So I switched to HRT from PM, SP, and Spearmint Tea about a month ago and I've been losing about as much hair as before I started SP. Is this unusual?

I did taper off the PM and SP before I started to get it out of my system, not sure if I am shedding because of that, I had something similar happen every time I tried to quit herbals before which brought me back.

I'm still using minoxidyl and Nizoral shampoo. SP really helped my hair loss, I've been taking it for over 4 years. Any thoughts on if it would interfere with HRT, or how long before the hair loss will stop eventually with just estradiol and bicalutimide?

[Phanatic]

Keep up the SP, it will take a while for HRT to suppress testosterone.

[PaulaJ]

Keep up the SP, it will take a while for HRT to suppress testosterone.

Thanks, I think I shouldn't have stopped it, though I think stopping PM was the right call as it targets the same receptors.

I surprisingly had on the high end of normal T when I had it tested before the start of HRT. It probably will take more than awhile to get down.

[PaulaJ]

Just a little update. I started back on Saw Palmetto on the 12th, and I've had about the same amount of hair in my comb the last few days as I did before I stopped SP, so it seems to be working. 

I think I'll slowly stop taking SP once my T levels are down. Cold turkey was a really bad idea it seems...