im ok with experiementing and trying to dial things in … but i am not sure what high or low E (or high T for that matter) feels like …
I have an E level of 66 right now but i dont have itchy nipples or any signs of gyno
should i take a super low dose of anastrole just to see how i react?
I think you are still in the what is the best TT lvl phase and since you are not experiencing high E2 symptoms( you are not crying and your dick is still working) I would not worry about that yet. Keep upping your T in hopes your libido will come back before you have HCT(blood too thick) problems. Then experiment with your E2.
Again does this sound like a good approach? This is what I did and it worked for me.
still working to dial the sex drive in… not where i expected it to be by now but i have labs in to give me some clues as to whats going on. Thoughts?
Interesting results. Last go round I was at a 1500+ test level and estrogen @ 66. I only took 6mg of Exemstane for 14 days to knock it down
Glucose
97
65-99
BUN
13
6-24
Creatine (high)
1.33
0.76 - 1.27
eGFR
65
greater than 59
A/B Ratio (high)
2.4
1.2-2.2
AST
20
0-40
ALT
15
0-44
Test, Serum (high)
1171
264-916
LH (low)
<0.2
1.7-8.6
FSH (low)
<0.2
1.5-12.4
Estadiol (high)
50.6
7.6-42.6
SHBG, serum
27.1
16.5-55.9
I think your E2 is still way too high. With a SHGB of 27 you really should try an E2 of mid to high 20’s for 3 months. Keep your TT right where it is. My shgb is 29 right now and if my E2 goes over 35 my dick just quits working.
Wow. Thats amazing to see. Ive experienced Ed with low e2 but never high.
thanks for the feedback
i am going to take the Exemestane for another three weeks and retest. i would love to be able to find a range where i feel my best
Esteogen isn’t the only fix for libido.
There is more to it. You feel good. If you have zero sides from estrogen, and only libido is jacked then why would you want to manipulate this hormone.
You need to try a different dose. Different protocol. Maybe you need more DHT. More free t
When was the last time you modified the protocol. What has changed recently.
Don’t jsut start popping ai in the absence of symptoms. It’s a no brainer. Let the body finds its balance. Adding an ai is now going to increase free t and lower e2 and who knows what it’ll do to DHT . Maybe DHT will increase and libido will increase. Not becusse estrogen dropped, but because it converted more to DHT.
Also libido = desire to have sex. Is your issues libido or erectile dysfunction.
i dont have ED, i have really a lack of desire to want to pursue sex. And this bothers me. I have had bouts of ED in the past but that wasnt because of the pipes it was just my overall lack to do it … maybe its hard to explain. but i think the desire has to be there for me to really get after it
also - i agree with you. i dont want to manupulate anything in my body. i want normal test levels, normal estrogen, and a normal healthy sex drive … unfortunaelty i do not, so here i am. The last thing i want is to inject myself repeatedly but this problem spills over into other aspects of my life, so i am taking control to fix it.
also - simply using 120 cyp a week I achieved levels of test over 1500 and an e level of 66. Skin got oily, i had horrible cystic acne on shoulders for the frst time, and i was bloated but i just didnt notice this as i have never injected test. once i took the AI i could see myslef “deflate” a bit and overall i just didnt feel like my body was “running hot” all the time. Initially my test was 122 and E was 3.2. So i over responded to the protocol.
anyway - i have had more than a handful of guys who know a lot more about steroids and testosterone tell me i need to knock down my estrogen a bit - whether that is through a lower test dose or an AI.
I had the same issues. Over time my body overcame it. The body has an adjustment period. If I had taken ai 3 months ago I would of never realized a natural balance today.
Jsut food for thought. Do as you wish and be careful. Good luck