It takes me 30secs, and its all because of technique. It took forever at first.
My daily shots take six seconds to load. That’s .1ml. Extrapolate that out and I suppose you can estimate it would take a minute to load the whole thing, though it wouldn’t surprise me if it took longer.
I ordered some 29g 1/2" insulin syringes. Going to give these a go.
On another note, my anxiety has not subsided. I called the dr today and they recommended seeing my gp for the anxiety and suggested I take my ai.
I’m reluctant to take it, but its tough dealing with this anxiety. I have dealt with anxiety for most of my life. This is one reason I wanted to try trt, for anxiety relief.
I’m reading conflicting arguments about ai’s and I now this has been hashed out. Anecdotally, some say the ai made them feel worse and some say it made them feel better.
I will say that I am overweight. 270lbs at 6’. Dont fat people aromatise higher amounts of estrogen? Could an ai help?
1/4 of an Arimidex pill causes me sides. Be careful with it.
Ended up taking the shot tonight. Switched to the 29g insulin syringe. Went with the ventroglute area. Still had a little anxiety, but nothing like last week. Definitely better to handle.
Also I caved yesterday and took .5 mg of anastrozole. Let the flogging begin! I know you guys don’t agree with Ais, but I’m wondering if people looking for advice on t nation are more apt to be in shape and therefore dont need an ai.
I have been back in the gym since January and am down 30lbs, but I’m still obese. I dont really find much about protocols on here for people who are overweight.
Just pray you’re not an AI over-responder, a 0.050 AI dose is enough to make my hips and knees hurt severely 5 days later.
The ideal situation would have been for me to not take it, but I couldn’t handle the anxiety. So it was easy to cave mentally to see if it helped. I’m a little reluctant to say this bc its only been 2 days and likely it’s all in my head, but the anxiety is better.
Anxiety could be better from switching to the 29g needle.
One thing I noticed about the second shot is I didn’t get the flush/warm feeling all over the body like the 1st one. It kinda felt like the dye they use for a cat scan.
Yes, this is a problem. The aromatase enzyme is found in adipose (fat) tissue. And the way you talk about it, I’m assuming you’re not one of those guys who’s 15% BF at 270lbs. Probably closer to 30-35%.
Because of that you might legitimately need an AI. Still, my personal recommendation would be to go with small daily injections of 14mg/day without any AI or HCG, and see how you feel there. This could be low and frequent enough that you don’t need an AI and actually feel really good overall, and it’ll definitely help you lose the weight/fat you absolutely need to lose.
I thought about cutting my dose in half and doing 2 shots a week, but everyone always says stick with a protocol for at least 4 weeks to see how you respond. Another thing is I’m still trying to get used to the needle.
I really don’t want to use the AI, but I’m feeling better for whatever reason, since I took it.
Yes, I’m likely closer to 40% bf.
Stick to that. For like 8 weeks. Or else you will never really knew how this protocol works
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No flogging from me. Some people feel better on it, some people are sensitive to it. You’ll never know unless you try it.
I agree in sticking with one protocol for 8 weeks. But I also agree with experimenting with different protocols if you feel like things could be better. Just ride each one out for a good amount of time.
At 40% body fat it’s hard to believe you’ll be pinning IM with a 1/2” needle. Especially if you’re not doing daily micro doses. The oil is going to leak right out of any muscle you hit and go into the fat layer on top. not ideal.
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I am a unique specimen! I have the legs of a 20% body fat person and the upper body of a 60% body fat person.
Watch out ladies!
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Hello tombrady12,
Here’s what works for me:
The high e2 issues I get are poor libido and poor erection quality. I don’t get the mood issues, gyno, etc. It’s important that you learn your own signs.
When I notice these two symptoms for more than a week straight, I take 6.25mg per day of examestane until I am free of those two symptoms for a week straight. Then I stop taking the examestane until it happens again. It usually takes a few months to build up again, give or take.
Bottom line, you get a week of disruption now and then, you deal with it and move on. It’s not perfect but it’s simple, practical and effective.
I hope you find it helpful.