I am currently taking Arimidex.
Dose: 0.2 mg EOD. I don’t feel any reduction in bloating. I don’t have gyno, but my chest gets puffy at times. I feel puffy everywhere above my waist line. I am on TRT taking 120 mg cyp/week. My current total T on seventh day (before my next shot) is 644 ng/dL. Free T = 1.53 ng/dL, estradiol = 44.1 pg/ml.
Instead of reduction in bodyfat, my body fat increased from 22% to 23% on TRT and my waist increased. My doctor is not willing to prescribe arimidex so I bought it. Is it a legitimate product? Please advise. Thanks.
If you bought it from a chem research lab, it’s very possible (bordering on “likely”) that it’s underdosed.
Your doc will prescribe you T but not an AI? That’s bullshit. Find some literature on the benefits of managing estrogen while on exogenous T and maybe you’ll be able to convince him. If not, I’d find a new doc.
You need to self inject twice a week or EOD to reduce E cause by T spikes.
Right now your dose is 0.2mg/dose * 3.5 doses/week = 0.7
I am suspicious too.
But, based on the data provided here, your new dose should be 0.7 mg * 42.1/22 = 1.35 mg/week or around 0.4mg EOD. Serum E2=22pg/ml is a good target level for libido.
Try doubling up the dose. 1.35 is really not far off from the rule of thumb derived 1.2mg/week.
Are you using a liquid product? Can you see any crystals settled to the bottom? Do not refrigerate.
If you do not feel different in two weeks with that higher dose, then something could be wrong.
PM me with your source and I will let you know what I have heard about it.
Are you using hCG? High hCG doses really create T–>E rates that resist management with anastrozole.
This is my third doctor through my insurance. None of them would prescrible arimidex. The only option would be to go through an anti-aging doctor which means all the expense of lab, vistis, and medicine will be out of pocket. I was thinking about doing that. But, I want to wait and see if liquid arimidex can solve my problem.
Ksman, I tried posting where I got the arimidex from. It looks like my post got edited by the moderator. From your experience, do you know of any other place that has been tested or has good reputation.
I don’t know how to PM you? Please explain how to PM.