I’ve been on TRT for at least 8 months, it has definitely changed my life for the better. The first 3 to 6 months, the sexual benefits were amazing before it kind of died off. My energy levels were excellent too. I decided to add Arimidex at 0.25mg twice a week on injection days. I inject 50mg twice a week, Monday and Thursday. Since I started taking Arimidex I noticed it killed my anxiety and made me feel more at ease, but I also noticed that my erections whilst get hard, they have a soft look/feel to them, also I lose my erection very quickly.
Does anyone have any advice for the soft erection problem? Without being too graphic, before arimidex, my erections would look angry and red and the veins would show, now my erections get hard but look and feel soft whilst being much thinner too. Should I stop taking arimidex, do I even need it at 100mg a week?
Yes, the same for me, i found out the hard way i was over responding i also tend to have very low SHBG, the best way to confirm this is by checking your E2 levels, once you confirm they are low you could mix arimidex with vodka and lower the dose i´m currently at 0.1 mg the day after the injection, doing that 60 mg test cyp 2x per week, i´m feeling so good i´m thinking into lowering even more.
If not taking AI i´ll feel good the first 4-5 days but after that i begin to hold water and puffy nipples (not gyno).
It’s funny because ppl make the assumption that what’s lowering their newfound libido and good feelings is estrogen when what it is is just your body reaching homeostasis.
No I didn’t get my estrogen tested, but I felt exhausted and anxious so I figured my estrogen levels were high, perhaps foolishly. The thing is arimidex makes me feel so calm, yet it made my erections soft and thin and I ejaculate so quickly, usually I can stop myself from ejaculating but it seems uncontrollable lately. I may just stop arimidex altogether but if I’m currently on 0.25 every Monday and Thursday, how should I decrease it further.
You need your e2 tested. Some people need help in that department. But ill never tell someone to use arimidex.
So many other natural ways to help with e2.
Warm Lemon water
Tumeric
Calcium D glucarate/ DIM - Be careful with these.
Overall, you need to watch your e2 if you using these methods as well. I have tanked mine by accident using the last 3.
The problem is in the UK it doesn’t have the best test for Estrogen, in America you have the most accurate testing method but it’s not available in the UK yet. What is the best day to test Estrogen, I know with regards to testosterone it’s best to have the test done just before your next injection?
I have always used the non sensitive test. It slightly overstates from what I hear. But I have seen some that are fairly close with the sensitive test.
I know where I feel good and where it is at on the sensitive test. So, it works for me.