For over 2 years my E2 was always under 40, even when I was on 160mg test once a week. The only time my E2 pass 40 was when I was on 200mg test a week. I will just try 180mg test a week divided in two doses, if my E2 is still over 40, I will lowered to 170mg test a week, until my E2 gets on optimal levels.
Don’t make that many changes at once. I know you want to, but don’t. Drop the AI, add the Proviron. I know that’s two changes, but you have an idea what happens with just dropping the AI. The Proviron is known to dampen aromatization anyway, you find that there is no need to lower the dose with it.
E2 isnt necessarily your problem with that high level of test.
Having an e2 of 25 with test of 1300+ is technically low e2. Your T/E2 is pretty good. Your SHBG is kind of a bitch though.
You need a good proportion of T/E2. Not lower or higher e2.
Pick something and let your body do what it does for 3-4 months. I know waiting sucks donkey dick but its better to do 16 weeks of 1 protocol than 2 protocols 8 weeks each.
The longer you’re on a protocol, the more your body will be able to stabilize.
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I’m only been on Anastrazole for two weeks
Then you won’t miss it.
I want to clarify a couple of things though. Some guys may argue with what I’m going to say, oh well. It’s my theory and I’m sticking with it until I read something that dissuades me.
Your body produces testosterone in one place (as far as I can find), but it has aromatase enzyme in varying amounts everywhere. This would be, theoretically based on something that I read in a study, because E2 doesn’t travel well in the body. So the T goes everywhere, and then your body makes estrogen where it needs it when it needs it. If you are making too much somewhere or have something weird going on then it is going to bother you to have the E2, but the actual overall level isn’t the problem the problem is in a specific area or areas. The AI is like a shotgun, it wipes out your E2 indiscriminately, where you need it as well as where you don’t. So, it works for your problem, but it is creating other health problems at the same time. Best plan is to find a way to get your E2 balanced without the AI, but it’s painstaking and requires patience in a guy that is sensitive to it.
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Why dont you try zinc citrate instead of anastrozole, 2 times x 30 or 50mg? It lowered my estrogen undesirably, but it is a mineral that your body will benefit from anyway and no side effects like the shitty anastrozole. You can modify your zinc dosage accordingly
Don’t quote me on this, but based on my research and own labs, a T4 level within the 15+ range is required to resolve to ED issues when on thyroid medication. You were hovering around 1.1-1.2, which was similar to me and I had issues.
This studies covers this in-depth and I have evidence from prior lab work of the importance of Free t4 (not just T3) in regulating libido and erectile function.
Do not take high doses of zinc citrate in attempt to lower your estrogen under any circumstances. You will quickly wind up with a copper deficiency, quickly unbalance the rest of the minerals in your body, and quickly begin to lose libido and erection quality due to the resulting low estrogen levels. Bad advice from someone who consistently posts bad advice.
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I second this, Danny is correct here.
Yesterday you said you were going to do 30mg a day. 5 hours later you’re doing 180 split twice weekly.
I think you need to get off the boards and stop wasting people’s time as you change your protocol every 2 hours and complain how it doesn’t work.
Frequent injections raise SHBG, that’s why guys with low SHBG do frequent injections. I will drop the Anastrazole, I followed your advice in that one
Testosterone raises SHBG!
You are wasting your time as well as everyone else’s.
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This is a lost cause, @dbossa. Cut your losses.
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For me daily injections lowered SHBG
TRT raises my SHBG regardless of my protocol, but the daily protocol increases SHBG the most.
50mg EOD/175mg/wk raised my SHBG from 9.2 to 36.4
TRT seems to “normalize” SHBG from what I’ve seen. If it’s super low, it goes up. If it’s high, it goes down. Not complicated.
Most studies demonstrated a decrease of SHBG in men on TRT.
Mine dropped from 30 to 23 within 6 months.
Interestingly in the study below SHBG was reduced after 12 months TRT in men with the metabolic syndrome and increased in men without the metabolic syndrome (however stat not significant)
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people here just gon tell you is e2 and some other nonsense, trt is not for everyone
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