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Out of pocket cost (without insurance): The GoodRx coupon price for a month estradiol valerate is currently about $35–70 So about 3 weeks ago I started taking 2mg of Estradiol without Spiro; I had told my endo that last time I tried spiro I experienced extremely unpleasant side effects (low blood pressure/fainting, panic attacks etc), so he suggested that I just take the Estradiol and stated that I could get "the same effects/results" from not taking the spiro
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Injectable estradiol is often sufficient to suppress testosterone levels without the additional use of spironolactone; however, many people use spironolactone for testosterone suppression along with injectable estradiol
Testosterone therapy is used to suppress female secondary sex characteristics and masculinize transgender men
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Estradiol in high enough doses can work on its own as both estrogen and anti-androgen, making Spiro unnecessary
Estradiol is the main type of estrogen that circulates naturally in humans
Spironolactone without Estradiol? At this point of my transition, I'm mainly interested in blocking/reducing T for the mental health benefits
I think it's better to be on both
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your first blood test will reveal if blockers might be necessary, but you should not be taking spiro, but lupron or bicalutimide
I didn't think the pills were enough, and my blood tests reflected that
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The estrogen will lower testosterone a small amount
Even after I got on 200mg of Spiro and 8mg of e sublingual for a YEAR my levels barely budged
I know Spiro/AAs can have rough side effects, especially on the liver/kidneys
Non-binary amab folks often report feeling more comfortable in their own skin, clearer thinking, and more connection with their emotions while taking low dose hrt
Most people require an anti-androgen (AA) to bring the T down
5 mg of estradiol without spiro actually do anything? Orally, twice a day I got it from planned parenthood
Does anyone have some insight on taking spironolactone without any additional estrogen or other replacement hormone medication? I am in a unique situation where my endocrinologist says I need to jump on spiro ASAP for a non-transitioning reason, but she wants me to wait for at least 6 months (and likely up to a year) to add female hormones
They can suppress t without anti androgens so nothing else may be necessary
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5mg There is absolutely no enzyme process whereby excess estrogen is converted to testosterone
I lowered my Spiro dose to 100mg 3 days ago so I think 100 mg is enough
Hello! I started HRT two weeks ago
Regarding estrogen, oral pills, injections, and transdermal gels are utilized
Some let you subscribe so your hormones come on a schedule
You might also consider starting on a lose dose of estrogen if you don't want the effects to happen to quickly
Over 70% achieved treatment goals (adequate 17-b estradiol levels and testoster- I inject estradiol valerate at 10mg a week and that killed my T without spiro
The reality is that spironolactone only works when you're on it
5 mg of cypro daily $30 month and estradiol Valerate injectable $114 month from a local pharmacy in Ottawa Nutrichem, but I've heard it can be cheaper elsewhere (closer to $60 month) if I have it delivered which I'll Is breast growth different if I'm just taking estrogen without an anti-androgen
Then you can up that at your discretion
On the other hand, my friend is taking 50mg & has had zero menstrual irregularities
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Spironolactone acts as a weak androgen receptor antagonist (Wenqing
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Obviously, what it really depends on is how your blood levels spin out -- you basically need a dose high enough to get your serum estradiol trough levels to at least 200ish ng/dL, but how high that dose actually needs to be itself depends on how receptive your body is to estradiol
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59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% reported a negative Estrogen without Spiro didn't really do anything to me
Similarly to estradiol valerate, doses can be divided in half for weekly injections
I know Spiro/AAs can have rough side effects, especially on the liver/kidneys
For some, like me, estrogen alone kicked T's butt
Non-binary amab folks often report feeling more comfortable in their own skin, clearer thinking, and more connection with their emotions while taking low dose hrt
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Does anyone have some insight on taking spironolactone without any additional estrogen or other replacement hormone medication? I am in a unique situation where my endocrinologist says I need to jump on spiro ASAP for a non-transitioning reason, but she wants me to wait for at least 6 months (and likely up to a year) to add female
When I stopped Spiro, the only thing that I noticed, was my six-month bout of constipation was gone, the brain fog was gone, and my blood pressure returned to normal
They can suppress t without anti androgens so nothing else may be necessary
Anti-androgen drugs are often prescribed in addition to estrogen, as the two have effects that complement each other
don’t respond well to it, side effects, low blood pressure, etc) then you could try cypro instead (50mg daily - some trans women go up to 100 or 150mg)
There are risks to having estrogen levels too high, but there will be no further masculination