Zymurgist
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The range of Arimidex dosing for purposes of keeping estrogen levels in check seems to be from .5 mg EOD to 1 mg ED. Most of the Arimidex dosing recommendations I have read on this site say to start at either .25 mg or .5 mg EOD (.5 mg seems more common) and then adjust depending on "how you feel".
I read in William Llewellyn's book an Arimidex dosing recommendation of 1 mg ED, though I don't recall if that was for a specific cycle or in general. For purposes of keeping estrogen in check with the use of AAS, is the dosing of an AI proportional to the amount of hormones being taken each week, i.e. would larger or more intense cycles of AAS warrant an increase of AI dosing? And is AI dosing (specifically Arimidex) at all dependent on age or body weight?
For example, consider this cycle:
500 mg test c per week for 12 weeks
300 mg EQ per week for 10 weeks
Would most recommend, based on experience, a dose of .5 mg EOD for this cycle?
I would also like more feedback on the notion of "how you feel" when taking either not enough or too much AI. Let's say I go with what is recommended in Llewellyn's book of 1 mg ED. If that is too much what will I most likely notice first...achy joints, low/depressed mood, low libido? At 43 and having been active my whole life in sports and lifting, achy joints are a daily occurrence so I'm not sure I would notice achy joints due to low estrogen levels....but maybe I would.
If I take .5 mg EOD and that ends up not being enough, what would most likely be the first classic symptom I should notice...sensitive or sore nipples, testicular shrinkage, gyno?
BTW - typical adult (female) dosing of Arimidex is 1 mg once daily for breast cancer treatment and risk reduction.
Thanks for reading!
I read in William Llewellyn's book an Arimidex dosing recommendation of 1 mg ED, though I don't recall if that was for a specific cycle or in general. For purposes of keeping estrogen in check with the use of AAS, is the dosing of an AI proportional to the amount of hormones being taken each week, i.e. would larger or more intense cycles of AAS warrant an increase of AI dosing? And is AI dosing (specifically Arimidex) at all dependent on age or body weight?
For example, consider this cycle:
500 mg test c per week for 12 weeks
300 mg EQ per week for 10 weeks
Would most recommend, based on experience, a dose of .5 mg EOD for this cycle?
I would also like more feedback on the notion of "how you feel" when taking either not enough or too much AI. Let's say I go with what is recommended in Llewellyn's book of 1 mg ED. If that is too much what will I most likely notice first...achy joints, low/depressed mood, low libido? At 43 and having been active my whole life in sports and lifting, achy joints are a daily occurrence so I'm not sure I would notice achy joints due to low estrogen levels....but maybe I would.
If I take .5 mg EOD and that ends up not being enough, what would most likely be the first classic symptom I should notice...sensitive or sore nipples, testicular shrinkage, gyno?
BTW - typical adult (female) dosing of Arimidex is 1 mg once daily for breast cancer treatment and risk reduction.
Thanks for reading!
