I thought it was good to have ferritin over 100
Itās under consideration. Mostly because he didnāt ask me how I was feeling.
Not sure. I need to look into it.
Endo regarding Estrodiol of 65, āIt isnt something that I would want to treat. A level above the reference range does not indicate disease.ā
What do you think @physioLojik? Should I give this time and let my body sort this out and see where I am in 8 weeks with my next followup? Have you found any efficacy with DIM in reducing estrodiol? I felt better when it was lower for sure.
DIM works, I kept my e2 in the 17-18 range (stupidly) for about a year with DIM. be careful with it.
What is your E2 now without it and what was your DIM dosage? Just for reference, I realize everyone is diff and I may react differently.
I was taking natures way DIM. ( I think they are 200mg capsules)
I was taking it sporadically, maybe 2-3 times a week, never consistent. Id take 2 pills, then 1 then id not take it for a few days. But overall I kept it too low.
Now im at 90mg a week split, no AI no HCG.
e2 at 30 on non sensitive test.
So did you drop your dose to control your e2 or is that just where it fell after stopping the DIM?
When I was messing with my e2, I probably shouldnāt have been, it was probably fine.
At 50mg twice a week, my e2 was 32 on the non sensitive. Was having some nipple itchiness, acne, limp dick half the time. (was trying to see what happened with no ai)
Dropped to about 45 twice a week and my E2 is 30 now. No symptoms worth chasing. (occasional acne, sexual function could be a little better)
E2 on 40mg twice a week was about 29, when I was using the DIM. it was about 17.
Thanks for the info. I will start low with the DIM and see how I feel and go from there. I def dont want to crash it but Id like to get my symptoms curbed a bit and get the most bang out of my T dosage as I can.
@NH_Watts check this out my friend. Dr mentions dim and CDG.
Low Sex Hormone Binding Globulin & Controlling for Estrogen w/Dr John Crisler - YouTube
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Thanks @anon10230041. I will queue this podcast ep up for my cardio session this morning. Ive been listening to it for about 6 months and hadnāt started checking out the back catalog. Campbell drives me nuts but he has some interesting guests. Crisler is always a good show.
Around the 20 minute mark Dr. Crisler states to control E2 he will use 200mg DIM every day and 500mg Calcium D twice a day.
Depending on how high it is maybe not both. Cdg is what is in cruciferous veg
He said that they both function in diff ways. I think he said the cal d helps keep to break down the estrogen and get rid of it and the DIM helps shift to increase 2-hydroxy-estrogens (which ive read can reduce elevations in SHGB because it has the unique ability to unbind T from SHBG) and to rid unmetabolized estrogen.
Since the DIM I ordered is 250mg a pill maybe I will drop the cal-d for a bit until I see if I notice a difference using the DIM.
Calcium D Glucarate seemed not to make much of a difference with my E2, but it did my SHBG.
Calcium D Glucarate doesnāt affect E2, if affects free E2.
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Which would mean itās good for low shbg guys
Curious are you using dim because no access to an ai?
I have 3 bottles of liquid anastrozole. Endo said I need to stop it if he is to continue to work with me.