Question about weight gain / water retention

[one way step]

I've been running the same routine for the past several weeks with pretty good results (energy, sex drive, etc). I take 500iu HCG and .25mg adex on Monday and 200mg test on Tuesday.

Lately though, I've been noticing that my nipples are a little puffy and I seem to be possibly retaining water or gaining weight, noticably in my face, chest and stomach. I don't understand why this would be happening because I am been dieting very well and running several miles per day.

Could my routine be causing this water retention/weight gain? How can I prevent/reverse this?

 

[Megatron28]

Do you have blood work you can post? Without that we are all just guessing.

And if you have only been on TRT for a few weeks you probably haven't reached saturation levels yet. Your TT and E2 levels may be bouncing around.

 

[one way step]

BW from 3 weeks ago. This was taken Tuesday morning before my test shot (and a day after my hcg and adex);

Testosterone: 746
E2: 6 (range 7-40)

Despite the low e2 I was feeling pretty good at the time of the bloodwork. No complaints.

Also I've been on trt for a while. My old endo had me doing 200mg test and 2500iu hcg once per week and I never had water retention or weight gain like this.

 

[Megatron28]

So you don't use an AI? Your E2 could be high when your TT is at its peak a couple of days after your injections. Have you checked peak blood work recently?

That E2 is really low by the way! Too low.

 

[Profion9k]

Lack of sleep?
Stressed out lately?
Diet change or change in exercise?

 

[3J]

whats your weight and height?? whats your bodyfat at?

 

[one way step]

I take .25mg of anastrozole every Monday with HCG.

No changes in sleep disruption or outside stress. Diet is very clean and I run three-five miles per day

Height: 6'2". Weight: 178lb

 

[3J]

so youre not a high bf guy..

you need to stick to your protocol and get some labs to see whats going on

 

[one way step]

I'll try to see if I can make an appointment with my endo on Monday.

What exactly should I be looking for in the BW? Like, too low e2, prolactin, etc? What could be causing the water retention?

 

[3J]

water retention, when caused by hormones, is estrogen related usually

you dont have anything in your system that would cause a rise in prog so we can pretty easily rule that out

 

[one way step]

So could this be caused by my low e2 (6 on a 7-34 range)? I figured since my e2 wasn't high it wouldn't be causing this.

 

[one way step]

So I took 500iu HCG and .25mg anastrozole today (as I do every monday) and my nipples got very puffy and pointy, and some water retained behind my nipples that caused them to be pushed out more. This is very noticable when I wear a shirt and is embarrassing. I also have a lot of water retention in my face and neck. I took another .25mg of anastrozole to get it to subside which it seems to have done a little bit.

I've been on HCG for years, sometimes at 2500iu doses (as per my endo), and never had a problem like this. I usually have the opposite effect, where HCG reduces any water retention in my chest. Not sure what exactly is going on and my appointment with my endo isnt for another two weeks (I have to drive 100 miles each way to see him).

Any thoughts guys?