Run this by the psychos in the TRT forum

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Making a new thread based on a recommendation.

I pin 130 mg 2x week, but feel best the day before pinning, so am curious about a lower level being better. I do subq.

Levels have been steady at 900 ~1100 for the past year. Test cypionate and arimidex. I’m due for my next set of labs and and am trying to do a walkin blood draw on a day I feel good to identify a goal point.

I’m fucking sick of being accused of looking angry for no damn reason. Maybe this is the cause.

A couple of questions - first, Arimidex is fucking evil. How much are you taking?

Second, are you 130mg twice a week for a total of 260mg? Or are you 130mg divided into two shots?

At 900-1100, when are your bloods drawn? Prior to your next shot?

What is your E2?

I think this is very important.

I would personally never do daily. I got tired of Subq - for me it is more painful than jabbing a glute. The most painful thing about shooting IM in my ass is a get a cramp sometimes from giving myself a reach around.

My source, some genius on TikTok, says if you are on exogenous test, higher is better.

I think your E2 is your issue, caused by the Adex.

I was actually going to ask about this. Specifically bone issues since I have been dealing with charcot’s foot… Prescribed dose is 1 mg per week. I’ve halved the pills, but inject 2x week.

2 shots. Day after shot normally.

Numbers from last test.

Total Testosterone 982
Estradiol 54.8
Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) 26.8
Free Testosterone 25.1

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Lower your dose and see. Maybe you will feel better.

I don’t understand the rest of the post

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The best dose, IMO from a quality of life/hypertrophy perspective, is the highest dose you can tolerate without the need of AI.

From a safety perspective, it would be the lowest dose you can take that resolves your symptoms.

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Sorry for the poor formatting. I was doing it on my phone.

Stop making me feel stupid by using common sense.

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What is your bodyfat %?

Higher bodyfat can make you much more susceptible to estrogen fucking around

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According to my super accurate white-plastic calipers 14%. I’m in upper ab definition, but not 6 pack territory, so that seems to track.

I should get a DEXA test.

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I doubt my observation applies in your case. The difference I noticed was when I was at and above 20%. I needed 1mg arimadex for 200mg of test.

Now I can do 250 test with no adex, and same e2 levels.

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What’s your level currently, and was there a specific point you quit the AI?

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Below was end of cruise this year. This was the first cruise I had the courage to quit AI. (Edit, I have done previous cruises with low dose primo or masteron instead of AI, this was first test solo) Previously, I’d get headaches with high e2. They didn’t seem BP or hematocrit related, so it must have been water retention, although my ankles have never held water.

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