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mess of moss& ♾️🍞🧄️🌱Aug 24, 2023

I guess it's widely known, but in case you didn't know:

Avoid St John's Wort (SJW) products. If you were used to consume SJW before hormone therapy, e.g. for light depression symtoms, you should stop, since the risk isn't worth it! SJW decreases serum Estrogen levels, and chances are that your levels will become too low and you'll suffer from gender dysphoria, which may be a lot worse than the MH advantages.

As a general note, if doubt, don't consume SJW; ask your doctor first if it's safe for you.

#SJW #StJohnsWort #HypericumPerforatum #Johanneskraut

mess of moss& ♾️🍞🧄️🌱Aug 24, 2023

I really wanted to know whether I can drink St John's Wort (SJW) tea again, which pre-hormone therapy consistently helped me with depression symptoms and writer's block.

Research says: SJW decreases serum-levels of estrogens (and perhaps it also decreases the effectiveness of antiandrogens), so care has to be taken. The E2 dose might have to be adjusted.

Experiment: I drank two cups of SJW tea (over two days).

Short term result: Helped with writer's block.

However, today I experienced light gender dysphoria, moderate brain fog, light depression symptoms, and moderate exhaustedness. I could only eat my comfort foods (musli, and marinaded & microwave-cooked tofu).

Countermeasure: Increased dose of estradiol, which quickly relieved the brain fog. 🧠🌫️ I'm starting to feel better again. 😌

Conclusion of the experiment: In the future, to be safe, I will completely abstain from SJW products.

Sources:

- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25166453/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7871443/

#transfemme #HRT #brainFog #StJohnsWort #HypericumPerforatum #Johanneskraut

Interactions between preparations containing female sex hormones and dietary supplements - PubMed

An increasing number of premenopausal women use contraception whereas postmenopausal women use hormone replacement therapy (HRT). This long-term hormone therapy poses a high risk of interactions with dietary supplements. Taking estrogens at the same time as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SE …

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