25-05-2012, 12:56 AM
My idea of stalling and restarting is a little different.
IMHO Stalling is when you have gotten to the point that your LH starts to drop off and because of that your body stops producing it's own hormones.
If you get back down below that point you LH kicks back in and you start producing your own hormones again ... but here's the kicker ... the longer that you LH is way low the longer it takes for your body to recover and start producing you own hormones again.
I've done some reading about poeple on HRT ... specifically TRT and it is common to the point point of being "traditiional" that anyone that stops HRT (TRT) after being on it for a year or more that it takes months for their body to get back on it's own ... for their LH to get back to normal levels as well as their primary hormones (testoterone or estrogen) And that Withdrawal is something that you go through UNLESS you slowly reduce your HRT and let your LH recover as you lower your hormone therapy.
Some of it is due to receptors clearing at first but most it is due to how long it takes for LH to bounce back.
I haven't seen any studies that have been controlled enough to prove either case ... that's just what I pieced together the couple of times that I went cold turkey with my Testim, had blood tests and asked my Endochronologist "WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING TO ME" ... it was worse than I ever felt even when my T Levels were the lowest.
Karen
IMHO Stalling is when you have gotten to the point that your LH starts to drop off and because of that your body stops producing it's own hormones.
If you get back down below that point you LH kicks back in and you start producing your own hormones again ... but here's the kicker ... the longer that you LH is way low the longer it takes for your body to recover and start producing you own hormones again.
I've done some reading about poeple on HRT ... specifically TRT and it is common to the point point of being "traditiional" that anyone that stops HRT (TRT) after being on it for a year or more that it takes months for their body to get back on it's own ... for their LH to get back to normal levels as well as their primary hormones (testoterone or estrogen) And that Withdrawal is something that you go through UNLESS you slowly reduce your HRT and let your LH recover as you lower your hormone therapy.
Some of it is due to receptors clearing at first but most it is due to how long it takes for LH to bounce back.
I haven't seen any studies that have been controlled enough to prove either case ... that's just what I pieced together the couple of times that I went cold turkey with my Testim, had blood tests and asked my Endochronologist "WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING TO ME" ... it was worse than I ever felt even when my T Levels were the lowest.
Karen