possible estro symptoms....start taking ai?

jozifp103

jozifp103

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ok so im about to start my 4th week of trt @ 200mg/wk split mon/thurs with hcg 1000iu/wk split mon/thurs (IMT). I was going to get bloodwork done @ week 6 to determine if I need to use my ai (anastrozole), however i am noticing that my cheeks are slightly puffier than usual and i have minor stomach bloat. my diet is low carb right now because I am cutting so it's not from carbs. should I start taking my ai or get bloodwork first. I don't have access to bloodwork for another 2 weeks but i also want to make sure I actually need the ai before i take it. i am also in the middle of a cutting phase and I don't want high estro to interfere with my progress and cause unwanted fat deposits. as you can see there are many variables here lol. What do you think I should do? hopefully IMT will chime in as well.
 
You can start with low dose EOD it shouldn't hurt anything if you're on that much hcg, along with trt test...something like 0.1 or 0.2mg adex EOD and see if it has an effect on your bloofiness
 
thank you....the only thing is, i have .5mg caps so splitting would be difficult. maybe i could just take it once a week when my levels peak? maybe the following night after one of my shots? also, i don;t want to skew the test results because i want to see where i'm at before the ai. is that a bad idea to wait?
 
Well "bad idea" is relative - choice is completely up to you. If you aren't experiencing gyno symptoms you're probably fine to wait for bloodwork.

If you -are- you could take nolvadex to mitigate them, it shouldn't affect your actual estrogen levels.

Are they caps, or tabs? If caps, is it powder or liquid inside? The pharmaceutical adex I had came in 1mg tabs and I still split it into 0.25mg ez pz
 
Why 200 mg/ week bro?
Just curious ?
I would start lower and then increase....lol
Up to you though. Hope u get dialed in with such a high dose.
 
I use to dose ADEX E4D it was totally ineffective. Estradiol would rebound. I would dose it E3D. No ifs, ands or buts about it. .5 mg caps?
I would def. Not get on it too early wtithout labs.
 
APOLLON said:
Why 200 mg/ week bro?
Just curious ?
I would start lower and then increase....lol
Up to you though. Hope u get dialed in with such a high dose.
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That's what IMT prescribed. Not complaining. I just have to keep estro in check and donate blood every now and then. I'm totally ok with having very high levels of test all the time lol.
snowpatrol123 said:
Well "bad idea" is relative - choice is completely up to you. If you aren't experiencing gyno symptoms you're probably fine to wait for bloodwork.

If you -are- you could take nolvadex to mitigate them, it shouldn't affect your actual estrogen levels.

Are they caps, or tabs? If caps, is it powder or liquid inside? The pharmaceutical adex I had came in 1mg tabs and I still split it into 0.25mg ez pz
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good question. I have not tried to look inside one. They are caps. maybe i'll sacrifice one and check. thanks
 
just checked...it is most certainly a powder and i most certainly managed to inhale it by accident and get it in my eye.
 
If you are on the above protocol u should have decent E2 levels building up already. Are u feeling any sides from possible estradiol elevation yet?
I.e. insomnia, anxiety, high bp, libido issues
 
APOLLON said:
If you are on the above protocol u should have decent E2 levels building up already. Are u feeling any sides from possible estradiol elevation yet?
I.e. insomnia, anxiety, high bp, libido issues
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well insomnia...but i'm on clen. no anxiety, bp not sure, libido may have dropped a bit but it's so minor it could just be in my head. any side effects are very minor if any. i'm just going by puffy face and minor stomach bloat.
 
jozifp103 said:
bloodwork scheduled for this saturday. problem solved. thanks again all!
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In the long run I think you were smart to wait. You will know where you have been at for some time. If you jumped on an AI right away and you numbers came back good, you'd be left wondering how much was the AI and how much was your body dealing with it.
 
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