28-06-2015, 10:49 PM
(22-06-2015, 08:44 PM)ELLACRAIG Wrote: be careful with ainterol... I don't think its good for women at all but il let you be the judge of that.Have you had a bad experience with Ainterol specifically? Do you have suggestions for any other PM brands?
have you approached your labs and asked them if you can get a "self referred" lab test of your hormones? I realise each country is different. in my country for example you can go direct to the labs and ask for a blood test and get your estrogen and progesterone, I think testosterone also and its only $20 per hormone and you get the results in a couple of days. the more comprehensive tests are hideously expensive though.
have you thought about starting up on a low dose of maca and scrap the other herbs? I think spearmint tea wouldn't interfere with that for the acne. while maca does make me jittery at higher doses and don't take it if you have any blood pressure issues , the upside is it gently boosts my libido and does give me some energy. as far as the hormone balancing goes most here seem to think it helps.
the best thing you could do is find a local health shop who sells herbs and vitamens and seek advice they may put you onto something that will balance you out and in turn help in the boob department? id go down this route before trying BC, BC can complicate things long term. I have many girlfriends who can testify to this.
I have not asked for a hormone test, but I will look into it, especially because I have had to stop PM and PC for now (see below for why). Perhaps I can find a lab that will; where I live there are distinguished medical research facilities which may do it for free or discounted. Thank you for the advice. I had never really thought to look into other options because all I had seen was expensive tests. In order to get an accurate result, I know I'll have to stop all herbs for a few months and I may have to test more than once.
Honestly, I think I will take your advice and start maca again, especially since I've had to stop PM and PC anyway. I need to get my hormones balanced. I had stopped taking maca because I had read that it can break people out, and I'm extremely sensitive to that.
I have never been on BC and I don't want to be, but I probably will be in a few years if I don't have a reliable alternative (but the thought scares me because it directly affects hormones). If I wasn't worried about it, I probably would have gone on BC already to see if it would affect my breasts...but based on my lack of progress so far I'm not sure it would.