Hello all, I’ve been on trt about year now due to low T. I had something very stressful happen emotionally and trying to resolve libido they found my test was low. Fast forward to present my test is normal range, my mindset is much better however my libido and erections have been up and down. My estrodol was high and dr put me on ai. I’ve tried Ed meds and again they are hit and miss. So I tried the whole 1mg of ai and felt like fire. 3 days later sex drive was exactly where I want it and morning wood was full salute.
Out of fear I dropped to 1/4 of the ai and had a similar reaction. Then stumbled upon 5mg of cialis recommended from other trt users. I stopped the ai and did the cialis for a week and worked great till now. Now my back hurts and junk lacks feeling.
My question is should I just try to stay on a ai?
Is an ai okay to use with Ed medicine?
I hate meds but my marriage has always been sex sex sex!
I wouldn’t worry too much about AI. Keep in mind available studies regarding side effects are on middle aged to elderly women with breast cancer who
A) are on much higher and more frequent doses than TRT patients and
B) Are likely generally less healthy than weight training, eating for gains men whose very diets and activities counter balance the most prevalent side effects.
It’s powerful stuff too. I went on an estradiol seesaw initially on the recommended half of a 1mg tab 2x weekly. What was happening is I would crash, the doc would tell me to hold off and by my next labs I was elevated again. I took it on myself to take a quarter tab every other week instead and have been right in the sweet spot ever since. Results will vary but something to keep in mind.
I don’t have erection problems but I think it’s because I’m generally hormonally dialed in.
My doctor did give me daily cialis initially, and hair loss pills. He said it was part of an overall “youthful” protocol. I figured why not, I’m 40 and maybe there could be improvement. There really wasn’t. If anything ejaculating was kind of a muted feeling overlaying a weaker orgasm and I had the same back pains. I dropped cialis and went back to normal, and better imo.
Maybe get your estradiol dialed in and if it’s not up to par work on your cardiovascular health for strong boners.
Thanks. I have the following info.
200mg/ml, .3cc Sunday and .3cc Wednesday.
Free test 2.65, range .87-5.46
Hemocrat 51.5, range 38.5-50
Estrodol 99, range 39pg ml
Fsh .7, range 1.6-8.0 miu/ml
Lh .2, range 1.5- 9.3 miu/ml
Psa total 1.7, range 4.0
Sbg 18, range 10-50 mmo/ol
Test 924, range 250-827 ng/dl
I’m about to be 41 years old, 6 ft 240lbs strong as a rhino. I eat a lot of pizza, red meat, chicken daily, cold cuts and salad. Not a lot of sweets or any soda I drink black coffee, drink plenty of water. I lift moderately heavy 5 days a week. I do no cardio. My job is also active but I hardly break a sweat.
I’m also 40. I don’t do any cardio. I guess burpees if you count that. Prison style. I did get a stress test and dr had nothing bad to say but a mild leaky valve and told me not to worry about it.
I would focus on dialing in. You’re chasing a hormone storm around right now. And definitely add some more cardio. Burpees are great but I think extended sessions go a long way. Practice like you play, as they say.
I’m trying to figure out the ai to help with balance but I’m scared of the bad I read about the ai. I have no other health conditions but have after bad accident suffered from pulmonary embolism.
Not really. Your body would be healthier in the long run to find an appropriate TRT dose without an AI. You’re overdosing on T and then needing an AI to control the result of your excess aromatizing. Easy solution.
These tell a lot, even without ranges. Your TT being that high with your low SHBG tells me your FT is off the charts. Provide range to confirm. When did you test in relation to your injection schedule?
Your doc tested FSH/LH. Why? Waste of money and tells me they don’t know what they’re doing.
Lastly if you have in range T/FT and your still aromatize too much then taking a small amount of AI is not evil or bad. Your case is simply not there yet based on what you provided.
I’ll edit the range in as well. I don’t understand what a lot of these mean. The sex last week with no ai didn’t feel as good as it did last night. The problem is the ai even @ 1/4 tablet make me go from anxiety to horny up and down roller coaster threw the day. My work out was good, sex felt unreal. I had no crash and slept great. The blood work is done on the day I injected. I go draw blood come home and inject. I can handle this level of anxiety, I can’t handle bad sex. It’s our outlet. We are parents, work, homework, stress but alone time after dinner it’s adult time with a great sex session this is how we unwind.
Are you sure this is the correct range? FT is usually 2-3% and by calcs you would be over 3 but the range you listed shows mid range. Something isn’t passing the smell test.
That’s fine, helps us understand you’re taking testing a true trough levels.
The date of the test was 9/27 before any use of ai, that is what they put as a range for males aged 20-50… I looked at last blood work to see if they had a typo and my free test was 2.15 same ranges.
So I tried the cialis 5mg one last time and can’t handle it. Tried the 1/4 of the ai 2 days after each of my trt doses. The second ai dose I got no anxiety but I don’t feel that horny. My mood is good and my energy is average. Would upping the ai crash my drive, should I give it alittle before any adjustments? I’ve posted my ranges please review and share ai experiences.
That’s what’s happening to me!! Cialis worked amazing for me for about a week. Viagra worked great once. I really wanted the cialis because of the pump and prostate benifits.