03-05-2012, 00:02
Hi blomst,
Are you sure about your zinc and vitamin B6 doses? Zinc suppresses prolactin above 35 mg, and it becomes an androgen above 80 mg. Recommended dietary allowance is 12 mg, or 13 mg for pregnant women.
Vitamin B6 is a sedative above 10 mg. I took up to 100 mg without problems, but I had to start taking them in the evening because they made me sleepy.
I know zinc and vitamin B6 are the only anti-androgens that are in every multivitamin, and they're the first things you should get right before adding any anti-androgen herbs. But if these doses are really what it takes for you, you might as well try the big guns. I'm thinking saw palmetto, or maybe pygeum bark. The doc may be right too. Some bcp contain cyproterone acetate, a very strong anti-androgen and progestin.
Good luck on your journey
Are you sure about your zinc and vitamin B6 doses? Zinc suppresses prolactin above 35 mg, and it becomes an androgen above 80 mg. Recommended dietary allowance is 12 mg, or 13 mg for pregnant women.
Vitamin B6 is a sedative above 10 mg. I took up to 100 mg without problems, but I had to start taking them in the evening because they made me sleepy.
I know zinc and vitamin B6 are the only anti-androgens that are in every multivitamin, and they're the first things you should get right before adding any anti-androgen herbs. But if these doses are really what it takes for you, you might as well try the big guns. I'm thinking saw palmetto, or maybe pygeum bark. The doc may be right too. Some bcp contain cyproterone acetate, a very strong anti-androgen and progestin.
Good luck on your journey