28-07-2011, 02:02
Thank you so much for your response Isabelle!!
So I should stop taking Dong Quai then? I initially started taking it because I read that it helps regulate periods. Mine is usually pretty irregular (it likes to sync to the women I'm hang out with a lot). But if any of the other herbs do that as well, than it's fine.
I typically have around a 35 day cycle, so does that change anything in terms of when I should be taking each herb?
Let me see if I got this straight. Days 1-11 (or from the point my period starts to right before I start ovulating) I should take only phyto-estrogens. Then two days before I ovulate, I sharply lower the estrogens, but what do I take then? Just a lower dose of estrogen? What do I take during the point when my natural progestins are at their highest?
For some reason I thought Fenugreek and Fennel were both estrogenic. This whole thing can get very confusing sometimes, but it's definitely worth it.
I'm taking Lemon Balm for it's calming qualities, and I don't feel as weird as others have been claiming while I'm taking Saw Palmetto. I've been on SP for 2 months and I haven't really had any issues with stress as of yet. As for Red Clover, I don't really mind the muscular look progestine seems to bring. I'm a tiny person and I've always wanted a little more tonage. I've read a lot about PM and it sounds promising, but my only issue with it is growth in the butt. I wouldn't mind a little growth down there, but I already have, I guess you could say, a brazilian butt. My problem has always been that I have more going on in the back than in the front.
So I should stop taking Dong Quai then? I initially started taking it because I read that it helps regulate periods. Mine is usually pretty irregular (it likes to sync to the women I'm hang out with a lot). But if any of the other herbs do that as well, than it's fine.
I typically have around a 35 day cycle, so does that change anything in terms of when I should be taking each herb?
Let me see if I got this straight. Days 1-11 (or from the point my period starts to right before I start ovulating) I should take only phyto-estrogens. Then two days before I ovulate, I sharply lower the estrogens, but what do I take then? Just a lower dose of estrogen? What do I take during the point when my natural progestins are at their highest?
For some reason I thought Fenugreek and Fennel were both estrogenic. This whole thing can get very confusing sometimes, but it's definitely worth it.
I'm taking Lemon Balm for it's calming qualities, and I don't feel as weird as others have been claiming while I'm taking Saw Palmetto. I've been on SP for 2 months and I haven't really had any issues with stress as of yet. As for Red Clover, I don't really mind the muscular look progestine seems to bring. I'm a tiny person and I've always wanted a little more tonage. I've read a lot about PM and it sounds promising, but my only issue with it is growth in the butt. I wouldn't mind a little growth down there, but I already have, I guess you could say, a brazilian butt. My problem has always been that I have more going on in the back than in the front.