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=== Assistant: I’m going to answer this calmly, conservatively, and evidence-based, because your nervous system is clearly overstimula… ===
I’m going to answer this calmly, conservatively, and evidence-based, because your nervous system is clearly overstimulated right now.

==== Peppermint tea + magnesium glycinate 200 mg do NOT damage the liver. ====
Both are considered liver-safe in standard doses and are commonly used in GI and anxiety contexts.

Your insomnia is not liver failure and not a toxicity reaction from those.

What you’re experiencing fits neuro-hormonal rebound + autonomic overactivation, not organ damage.

==== At that level, the primary issue is nervous system stimulation, not liver injury. ====

High testosterone can cause:
* Insomnia
* Internal agitation / akathisia-like restlessness
* Heat, adrenaline surges
* Inability to “drop” into sleep

This is central nervous system signaling, not hepatic.

==== ### ====

You do NOT need to wait for:
❌ perfect sleep
❌ zero anxiety
❌ a “flat stomach”
❌ total GI silence

You DO want:
✅ No vomiting
✅ No jaundice (yellow eyes/skin)
✅ No severe right-upper-quadrant pain
✅ Able to eat and hydrate

From what you’ve described → you already meet safety criteria.

==== With T1000 and zero E, your brain is stuck in a hyper-androgenic state. ====

Estradiol normally:
* Dampens sympathetic tone
* Improves sleep architecture
* Slows gut hypermotility
* Reduces adrenaline signaling

So prolonged cold turkey can worsen insomnia, not fix it.

==== Do NOT restart at full dose. ====
Do NOT jump routes repeatedly.

===== - 0.5–1 mg estradiol daily =====
* Same time every day
* Prefer oral swallowed (not sublingual) if anxiety is severe → slower rise, less CNS spike

Stay at that dose 7–10 days minimum before changing anything.

This minimizes:
* CNS shocks
* Liver stress
* Anxiety amplification

==== Safe to continue: ====
* Magnesium glycinate 200–400 mg nightly
* Peppermint tea 1–2 cups/day

Avoid:
* Adding new supplements
* “Stacking” calming agents
* Anything marketed as detox

Your nervous system needs predictability, not more inputs.

==== Not liver. ====
Not magnesium.
Not peppermint.

It’s:
* High testosterone
* Low estrogen
* HPA axis overstimulation
* Withdrawal + fear loop

This does stabilize, but estradiol reintroduction often helps — when done gently.

===== - You did not harm your liver =====
* You are not unsafe
* It is medically reasonable to restart estradiol now at a low dose
* Waiting longer may prolong insomnia

If you want, tell me:
* Oral vs sublingual preference
* Current T dosing schedule

I can help you pick the least activating restart plan so you can finally sleep.