TRT and water weight, adjusting the protocol

[shay9129]

hello
Ive been on TRT for about 9month now
getting 250/week split in 2 dosage but I've been blowing up and retaining a lot of water weight (neck and lower abs) what should i supplement with to make sure it goes away
DIM ? AI?

Thank you in advance

 

[casanovaaa]

Welcome to the boards! are you adding anything else or hcg to your trt? you surely do need an ai like arimidex for example. can you share your personal stats like weight, height, bf%, why did you get on trt to begin with and at what age?

 

[scorob777]

Cut your dose to 175 mg/wk. The extra is not doing anything more positive for you, and is giving you excess estrogen sides.

 

[jp4355]

You definitely need to start an AI.
I personally prefer Aromasin over Arimidex, but either will work.

And you should get your Estradiol Checked via Bloodwork, to see exactly where you are................... JP
P.S.
Also, your Diet could be making a Bad Situation Worse.
As Processed Carbs/Alcohol/Sugar/Soy, will all add to the Bloating.

 

[shay9129]

Welcome to the boards! are you adding anything else or hcg to your trt? you surely do need an ai like arimidex for example. can you share your personal stats like weight, height, bf%, why did you get on trt to begin with and at what age?

Hello

I got on TRT cause my production got shut down after an ED
I am 5'10
160lb
was about 8% bf before 15% when gaining water weight
Its a problem because I am a pro tennis player

 

[shay9129]

Cut your dose to 175 mg/wk. The extra is not doing anything more positive for you, and is giving you excess estrogen sides.

Under 250 i feel like I cannot put any muscle on is it normal?

 

[shay9129]

You definitely need to start an AI.
I personally prefer Aromasin over Arimidex, but either will work.

And you should get your Estradiol Checked via Bloodwork, to see exactly where you are................... JP
P.S.
Also, your Diet could be making a Bad Situation Worse.
As Processed Carbs/Alcohol/Sugar/Soy, will all add to the Bloating.

Can I get any of those OTC
If not which one can i get OTC
I will do a blood check in the morning

 

[shay9129]

Welcome to the boards! are you adding anything else or hcg to your trt? you surely do need an ai like arimidex for example. can you share your personal stats like weight, height, bf%, why did you get on trt to begin with and at what age?

Also I am follitropine alpha 50IU EOD

 

[Mycelium]

Diet, what ester are you using? I'm on 200mg week at week 9 and I'm dry as a bone. I am eating at least 3200 calories per day. About 1/2 my calories are from fat. Peanut butter sandwiches for calories. I'm upping it to 3500 because my weight has stalled at about 154-155lbs for about 3 weeks.

If vote it isn't directly the dose but effects. Estrogen, diet.

Gaining mass isn't strictly testoserone levels. I definitely wouldn't up my dose now. I'm upping calories and training intensity.

 

[shay9129]

im on cypionate

 

[scorob777]

Under 250 i feel like I cannot put any muscle on is it normal?

250 is too high for typical TRT dosage, and really not high enough for putting on much in the way of muscle. If you want to stay up at 250 then you will probably need an AI, but you are shooting in the dark unless you get a blood test that shows TT and estrogen.

What is the follitropine for? I know nothing about it except the cliff notes from an internet search. Sides listed include: Headache, nausea, vomiting, mild stomach/abdominal pain, bloating, redness/pain at the injection site, or breast tenderness/pain may occur.

 

[shay9129]

My estradiol came back at 54
its high isn't it

 

[shay9129]

250 is too high for typical TRT dosage, and really not high enough for putting on much in the way of muscle. If you want to stay up at 250 then you will probably need an AI, but you are shooting in the dark unless you get a blood test that shows TT and estrogen.

What is the follitropine for? I know nothing about it except the cliff notes from an internet search. Sides listed include: Headache, nausea, vomiting, mild stomach/abdominal pain, bloating, redness/pain at the injection site, or breast tenderness/pain may occur.

My estradiol came back at 54
its high isn't it

 

[Mycelium]

It seems about 30-40 is mentioned a lot. But there are different measurements. ng/dL and nmol . . . .maybe . . .I'm not up with labs to post ranges off the top only head except reading them against the ranges provided.

 

[shay9129]

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