16-02-2012, 02:28
Hi Sunnydayz
Yay, another non-cycler!
I took fennel once I got the estrogen dominance symptoms just from intuition (and I had a bottle of it standing around), but it is a phyto-progestin (grows the glandular parts of the breasts) and increases prolactin (swelling).
In a normal herbal program you would want to balance the estrogen with some progesterone, at least to get rid of the headaches from too much estrogen, and that is what most people on herbs other than pm do, and according to Isabelle, they usually take FG, WY and/or Fennel.
I was/am pretty confused about this whole what you can(not) combine with what. I thought that one isn't supposed to take other phyto-estrogens with PM because they "water out" the effect of PM. But then again, I saw lilmissprettytits added hops to her program, and she got great results. Some swear that all you need for big boobs is PM, but I'm not so sure. The fennel and spearmint along with it seem to be working for me (or is at least less painful
) And fennel can replace my goats rue for the prolactin. Goats rue was just too expensive in pill form and I don't have time to make teas all day =( Personally I think this is much smarter. I don't see how we treat PM should be any different from other phyto-estrogens, and since it is stronger, it definitely makes sense to balance it out with phyto-progestins. I hope this helps some?
Yay, another non-cycler!
I took fennel once I got the estrogen dominance symptoms just from intuition (and I had a bottle of it standing around), but it is a phyto-progestin (grows the glandular parts of the breasts) and increases prolactin (swelling).
In a normal herbal program you would want to balance the estrogen with some progesterone, at least to get rid of the headaches from too much estrogen, and that is what most people on herbs other than pm do, and according to Isabelle, they usually take FG, WY and/or Fennel.
I was/am pretty confused about this whole what you can(not) combine with what. I thought that one isn't supposed to take other phyto-estrogens with PM because they "water out" the effect of PM. But then again, I saw lilmissprettytits added hops to her program, and she got great results. Some swear that all you need for big boobs is PM, but I'm not so sure. The fennel and spearmint along with it seem to be working for me (or is at least less painful
) And fennel can replace my goats rue for the prolactin. Goats rue was just too expensive in pill form and I don't have time to make teas all day =( Personally I think this is much smarter. I don't see how we treat PM should be any different from other phyto-estrogens, and since it is stronger, it definitely makes sense to balance it out with phyto-progestins. I hope this helps some?