Restarting TRT After Completing Chemotherapy. Anastrozole Question

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I’m 52 with low T. Using Defy Medical, I was on a TRT protocol for about 2 years. In December of last year, I was diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. So as not to complicate things, my oncologist had me stop all TRT. I finished my chemo in June and I am in remission (yay!).

Compared to the way I was on TRT, I feel absolutely horrible right now still recovering from the chemo (pretty bad fatigue primarily with some joint pain) and low T. However, I am starting TRT again with Defy and getting back into the gym.

My blood work last week showed that my total T was 230 ng/dL and my free T was 3.6 pg/mL, which are definitely low based on my understanding
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My protocol is (same as before):

• T Cyp 200 mg/ml – 0.40 ml IM/SQ twice weekly
• HCG 400 iu SQ twice weekly
• Anastrozole 0.125 mg twice weekly as needed

I’ve always been pretty unsure on if/when to take the Anastrozole since I am not quite sure when I am feeling the symptoms of high E. So any suggestions? Just take it regularly or when I feel the “symptoms”?

Thanks in advance!

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Looks as though it was prescribed for you to take “as needed”. Did your doctor give you any direction as to how to determine when it is needed?

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The standard Defy protocol is 80mg test + .125mg anastrozole both twice a week. I actually like that they compound a .125mg pill, makes it easy. But that’s a pretty standard start for them

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Interesting, I didn’t know everyone received the same rx.

Is that unusual?

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Yes, Empower is the only pharmacy I know of that will make one that small.

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If you want one lower, they will make it. Do you want one smaller?

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Wow really? I don’t think I’d need anything smaller, I break the .125mg into two sometimes now that they come in tabs, but usually 2x .125mg is great

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I’ve had guys take .1 and .05mg. Pretty sure they are capsules. Glad the .125mg works for you.

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