Hey guys, Ive been on trt for 3 months now. When I first started, i did 100mg cyp every 7 days with no hcG and no Arimidex. My initial test score was 218, and my estradiol sensitive score was 9.
After the second month, I started to do 100mg cyp every 5 days, with a shot of 500iu hcG the day before my cyp shot. I still did not use any AI’s since my original E score was only 9.
Well, after this last month, I went and got my bloodwork redone. I have not been sleeping well lately (tired all day), have a little anxiety, and my night-time/morning wood dissapeared. As i expected, my test is much higher at 696, but my E is also higher at 47. So, im under the assumption that Im not reaping the benefits of my increased T because the elevated e levels are cancelling this out.
My question is, Would it be wise at this point to introduce Arimidex to my dosing protocol? I have .50mg capsules on hand, so I could start to take them if needed. I have read that .25mgs every 3 days would be best, but i only have capsules and not tablets, so they cannot be made smaller. Would .50mgs Arimidex every 3 or 4 days help my situation as far as reducing my E levels and optimize my now higher t levels?
See if a compounding pharmacy can make them into drops so it is easier to dose. I don’t know how that works with tabs but you could look into it… I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s the hcg causing the higher E2 levels and not the T… if im wrong i am sorry and i very well could be wrong…
oh yeah, i believe it’s the hcG too, but i feel hcG is good for trt. No testicular atrophy, keeps your endogenous test and sperm count up, and produces a temporary t spike. thoughts on adex use?
read the trt dosing proticol… I am not going to tell you what to do about E2 but it seems hcg and adex go hand in hand on this site… I just got off the phone with a doc from life balance that tried to tell me that we need E2 and lowering it could cause many problems, at the same time i feel if you are monitored and can keep it at a good level it should be fine. most guys here try to get to about 22… adex is the drug recommended here althoug I do seem to se alot of over responders… I am not in the business of giving out wrong advice so i will choose to not comment my opinion as far as adex… aromazin may be another option… no matter what you do you have to keep a close eye on it and not take to much…
iw84aces…thanks for the input. i just got off the phone with my trt specialist. he basically stated that although my E2 has definitely risen, it has not risen to a remarkably high amount, and that he has seen much much higher E2 levels. basically what he wants me to do is to continue my 100mg cyp every 5 days, with a 500iu hcG shot the day before my cyp, AND THEN .5mg Arimidex the day after my cyp shot. so basically my protocol would look like this:
should be 1 mg per week in devided doses. dude read the sticky. i have to look and see what it says why don’t you??? I am not trying to be rude but you have alot to learn so you really should read everything and read it well… good luck
You will see that the half life of anastrozole does not support wider periods and that dose should match T levels.
If you inject T twice per week, take 1/2mg at the time of your injections. The peaks and valleys of anastrozole will then roughly follow T peaks and valleys.
Take hCG at the same time as T, just makes for a simple routine.
You might have thyroid problems. Read the thyroid basics sticky, report oral body temps and iodine intake history.
Why have you created a new thread where we cannot see context of your original thread? Not a good idea.