Adding Estrogen Blocker to TRT-injections
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if theres a way to do trt without using arimidex i would. fot you it might be 50mg every 3.5 days with some dim and zma.
youve taken enough where you will get some estradiol rebound from the arimidex if you were to suddenly stop.
im not an expert hopefully others chime in too.
youve taken enough where you will get some estradiol rebound from the arimidex if you were to suddenly stop.
im not an expert hopefully others chime in too.
ok so this test was taken 2-3 days before my next scheduled shot. I usually inject on Sat night and sometime I forget and shoot Sun morning (I know I should be more consistent). The test was on a Thursday morning. I also used to shoot every 3.5 days, but I had a few tests during that time and my Estradiol ranged from 50-60. I asked my Dr. about Arimidex at that time, but since I wasn't experiencing any symptoms of high estradiol, he didn't want to give it to me. I travel with work, so every 3.5 days wasn't working out and I went back to weekly injections. Recently (within the last month) I lost morning wood, sex drive, wasnt loosing weight and was eating good and exercising, so that is why he now gave me the prescription. I read a post about monitoring myself. So I thought about taking .5mg every day until morning wood came back, then lowering dosage from their. I have more blood tests and another appt at the end of June.
Mprtz
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In my opinion, given the half life of test cyp (about a week) and that of arimidex (about 48 hours), taking the adex a day after the test shot should give a better overlap of the serum levels, but it's not a big deal.
You just took a pretty large dose, I'd give it about 3 weeks for your levels to stabilize before retesting.
Yea I'm not testing until the end of June. My appt is the 28th, so I'll need a few days so the Dr gets the result. When in my cycle should I take my next test? End or Mid? Also when you say 3 weeks before retesting due to the large dose, you not saying not to take anymore Arimidex are you? My next shot is Sat, so I was going to take another .25mg on Sunday. And then do that every Sunday until I test. Also is between 20-30 pg/ml where I want my Estrogen?
Mprtz
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If I understand your question correctly, I (and most people) get tested at the "trough", just before the next injection.
Part of the reason is to avoid having your dose cut on the basis of a peak level. Not all physicians handle this the same way though. Most would prefer not to see an out-of-range testosterone reading on paper.
In your case, there is also an argument to be made for testing at the same time relative to your shot as you did previously so that you have more of an apples to apples comparison.
By next Sat the adex you took should be mostly out of your system. I'd probably take the 0.25 mg next Sunday as you wrote.
Part of the reason is to avoid having your dose cut on the basis of a peak level. Not all physicians handle this the same way though. Most would prefer not to see an out-of-range testosterone reading on paper.
In your case, there is also an argument to be made for testing at the same time relative to your shot as you did previously so that you have more of an apples to apples comparison.
By next Sat the adex you took should be mostly out of your system. I'd probably take the 0.25 mg next Sunday as you wrote.
tx045
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This is off topic but the title caught my attention cuz i thought it might pertain to a question that's been on my mind.
A friend of mine started trt about 4 months ago and when I was talking to him about his protocol he said the doc's been mixing his ai in with his shots. I've talked to a few others who go there also and they said the same. I've never heard of mixing an AI in with the oil and I was questioning how you'd go about getting the correct dosage with each shot if you're drawing from a vial?
Just curious if anyone has heard or does this. Sorry to hijack
A friend of mine started trt about 4 months ago and when I was talking to him about his protocol he said the doc's been mixing his ai in with his shots. I've talked to a few others who go there also and they said the same. I've never heard of mixing an AI in with the oil and I was questioning how you'd go about getting the correct dosage with each shot if you're drawing from a vial?
Just curious if anyone has heard or does this. Sorry to hijack
THE-DET-OAK
IncreasedMyT @ ULV
IMT's new network actually offers a preparation of:
Testosterone/Anastrozole in cotton seed oil: 200mg/1mg/ml
If you don't need a full mg though it wont work for you, so thats the only trouble is getting the right ratio.
Testosterone/Anastrozole in cotton seed oil: 200mg/1mg/ml
If you don't need a full mg though it wont work for you, so thats the only trouble is getting the right ratio.
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THE-DET-OAK
IncreasedMyT @ ULV
You would be surprised. There are some yes but a lot of them only make individual preparations for non-sterile meds.
Results are beyond promising! I weighed in at 216 on Saturday morning! I took 1mg of Arimidex on Sat afternoon and .5mg on Monday. This morning I had an erection and I weighed in at 205! Wow! Like I stated in an earlier post, I've been working out (crossfit) for about 2 months, 3-4 days per week and also eating relatively clean. Around 1500 calories a day, with a few cheat meals within that time. I've really tried to convince myself that my low T was the reason I've been kinda chubby my entire life! So I've been really trying hard to work out and eat healthy! Then when I wasn't seeing results I was discouraged! The Arimidex is working, and I can't believe that my high estrogen was holding back the gains! Are these results normal and I wonder how long it will last!
juced_porkchop
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100% agree here. maybe even lowder dose to half that and get bloods and see. 1mg ed is way way too much, even on cycle
So I took 1mg of Arimidex last Sat and .5mg Mon. I had a morning erection Tues morning. I also lost a bunch of weight from Sat-Tues. Then the weight lost stopped, I gained a few pounds and no morning erections since. I'm thinking that the 1.5mg helped initially but then wore off. I took my test shot this AM (120mg) and I was thinking of taking .25mg starting tomorrow and .25 everyday until I see steady morning erection multiple days. I read this post that said you can base the dosage of Arimidex on morning erections. Since I haven't gotten anymore and haven't taken more meds, I'm thinking I'm still high on estrogen and not low. Any thoughts? How quick can you go low? Not off 1.5mg right?
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can you post your weights... I think you are rebounding. Basically Arimidex only binds to aromatase temporarily. Once that bond is broken the aromatase is free to convert testosterone to estradiol. It takes the liver a while to clear out estradiol so you just have to keep taking enough arimidex to get it down far enough before you titrate down ur arimidex dose. Just a guess, im not an expert though.
Mprtz
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I don't think that morning erections are a sufficiently reliable indicator of E2 levels.
Your E2 was only slightly elevated with NO arimidex. I think you are going to overdo it.
Much better to titrate up slowly and get yourself tested.
Chasing E2 by how you feel is probably going to end badly.
Your E2 was only slightly elevated with NO arimidex. I think you are going to overdo it.
Much better to titrate up slowly and get yourself tested.
Chasing E2 by how you feel is probably going to end badly.
