Help! I'm getting acne!!

[novaman]

I've been on TRT for one year. I started on gels then went to injectables 8 months ago. I have been on 200 mg test cyp split in 2 doses per week, 500 iu HCG 2 times a week. I've been on and off anastrozole trying to get it right.

Around 6 weeks ago my blood work showed my TT at 1467 and e2 non sensitive at 14.7. This was drawn 24 hours after injecting. I got antsy about the high TT so I lowered my dose to 160 mg a week and stopped the anastrozole. Around 3 weeks ago I started developing Acne on my backside and it isn't going away.

So how do I manage this? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Megatron28]

Check your estradiol again. It may be too high which often causes acne.

 

[juced_porkchop]

I've been on TRT for one year. I started on gels then went to injectables 8 months ago. I have been on 200 mg test cyp split in 2 doses per week, 500 iu HCG 2 times a week. I've been on and off anastrozole trying to get it right.

Around 6 weeks ago my blood work showed my TT at 1450 and e2 non sensitive at 20. This was drawn 24 hits after injecting. I got antsy about the high TT so I lowered my dose to 160 mg a week and stopped the anastrozole. Around 3 weeks ago I started developing Acne on my backside and it isn't going away.

So how do I manage this? Any advice would be appreciated.

thats your issue, starting and stopping an AI. why would you? if estro is high you up AI a bit, if its low you drop your ai dose down a bit, till you get it right and even . you dont just stop it. what do you expect to happen if you already needed it to begin with. now you are just causing hormone fluctuations....

 

[Jimstigator]

thats your issue, starting and stopping an AI. why would you? if estro is high you up AI a bit, if its low you drop your ai dose down a bit, till you get it right and even . you dont just stop it. what do you expect to happen if you already needed it to begin with. now you are just causing hormone fluctuations....

Agreed. When I flux things quickly - I break out. I also break out when I push T too high - despite managed estrogen levels, my skin just gets really oily.

Just recently, I was uh... a little saucy on a Saturday night, and did a back to back nights of T shots on accident. The bump in T was enough to cause a breakout on my back that took a week or two to resolve.

I've used this combo with what I think is success when I have a breakout on my back - Pantethine (B5) 750 mg with 250 mg of L Carnitine each three times per day.

-Jim

 

[killchill]

14.7 on a E2 non sensitive is very low.
I had BW done E2 non sensitive came at 22.3 and on the sensitive test was 9.6.

 

[novaman]

14.7 on a E2 non sensitive is very low.
I had BW done E2 non sensitive came at 22.3 and on the sensitive test was 9.6.

That is why I stopped the anastrozole

 

[Megatron28]

That is why I stopped the anastrozole

Have you run blood work again yet?

 

[novaman]

Have you run blood work again yet?

Not yet and I've kind of screwed myself in being able to fine tune a protocol because I have been changing too many variables based on how I feel rather than staying the course and waiting to see the results of bloodwork

 

[Mrrippedzilla]

Not yet and I've kind of screwed myself in being able to fine tune a protocol because I have been changing too many variables based on how I feel rather than staying the course and waiting to see the results of bloodwork

That is exactly why you've broken out - rapid fluctuations in both test & estradiol are a well known cause of acne. There are plenty of basic OTC treatments available for minor acne but until you get your protocol dialled in - these options aren't going to be fully effective.

Stick to a protocol, wait for the bloodwork, make SMALL adjustments as necessary - rinse and repeat.

 

[eCamp]

Could high hemoglobin cause acne also? I had broken out real bad on my back, after I donated blood and got back in range they started disappearing.

 

[Megatron28]

Could high hemoglobin cause acne also? I had broken out real bad on my back, after I donated blood and got back in range they started disappearing.

Not that I am aware of. And donating blood would have lowered your hemoglobin instead of raising it.

 

[njtrening]

The only thing that really works if your prone to acne is accutane everything else is a temporary solution I've taken it before and was clear for a year my acne returned but it's almost non existent compared to what it used to be,however I'd never recommend it to anyone