Do I really have to milk myself regularly now?
So I have some questions for all the trans fem here to maybe give me advice.
I am now since April 2024 on HRT and since about the second month I irregularly get pain in my beasts for a few days and my breasts are sensitive as fuck like 11/10 sensitive in that time. That lasts mostly around 4 days and happens atleast once a month but increased in the last month to once a week. I saw my endo at the 3 month mark and told her about it and she ran some tests for different tumors due to me also leaking a substantial amount of milk in those days. The tests all came back negative and her like me are confused why this happens so soon and now so often. I am not sure about this but I read somewhere that a side effect of the estrogen gel I'm using is increased lactation but it is very uncommon and only a few drops max. (For cis woman which makes a difference here). I asked some friends and none of them know about this or heard of it. And like it gets better after I intentionally squeeze out about 50-60ml of milk from me but the amount increases every time. That's the backstory to my questions. My first question is have any of you experienced this or heard of it? Isn't it supposed to be hard for trans woman to even produce just a few drops in a week? Can I do anything to prevent accidental leaks besides breastfeed bras? Am I really supposed to just run with this and just squeeze the milk out when it gets too much? Where do I dispose of the milk I have no use for? And I'm somewhat ashamed to ask but I'm really not sure even after googleing it is it save to taste it?
Tl:Dr I'm producing milk as a trans woman and have no idea how to handle this please help me.
Edit: thank you all for your help I found a probable cause for this issue I take antipsycotics that increase prolactin levels together with sri antidepressants I am going to talk to my gp about referral to a psychiatrist for a possible switch of my mental health medication in a controlled environment.