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I actually did have allergy testing done, and cottonseed came up negative. I also started itching before I injected (was on a Clomid and Anastrozole and DIM coumponded pill before starting TRT). After about a month and a half on that ****tail I started itching. After starting injections my skin...

Glad it has been useful for you. Just a quick update for everyone, even after lowering my dose I still feel pretty shitty. My eczema (dry skin) is full blown and I have severe clicking joints. Again these symptoms line up with low E2, but my E2 is still high. I have talked to my doctor and we...

Like everyone else has mentioned the difference between low E2 and high E2 is very tough to discern. It has been especially hard for me because even with E2 at 60 I had eczema & popping joints (low E2 symptoms) but also bloat and water retention and insomnia and ED (high E2 symptoms). My...

Can you elaborate on this Doctor? My doctor is not willing to prescribe HCG, in fact he claims that if I do take it with my Test Cyp my body will build a tolerance to it and if I need to come off TRT for fertility in the future the HCG mono will not work bc my body is de-sensitized to it. Any...

Absolutely is. On 30mg EOD my Free T was 34 (5-21 range) and my E2 was 60 (8-35 range). This usually happens with guys who have low SHBG. Although I didnt have mine tested i suspect it is low, meaning most of the T we inject is not binded (free) and converts rapidly to metabolites E2 and DHT...

Sounds like he had multiple testing at 60mg per week, first at six weeks then at 10 weeks, hard to see lab error twice. Im going to lend my anecdotal advice to you docdds, more is not always better. At 30mg EOD (~112mg per week) my trough levels were: TT = 835 (348-1197) FT = 34 (5-21) E2...

Yea outside of a multi vitamin, fish oil, and test cyp I am not taking anything else. I have decided I dont want to take anymore AI so I am going to lower my dose, and start a small supplement of DIM. I will update everyone in one month!

Thanks for the suggestion Vince. Im considering everything at this point and will update everyone where I land when I make my decision. I would like to not re-introduce drugs to my protocol at this and since I have such a high Free T I feel I have some room to bring that down.

Haha I also have been getting slightly emotional. The final scene in Guardians of the Galaxy had me choked up like a little girl. Not sure if the joint/skin issues are separate but I will keep everyone up to date, stay tuned.

Thanks for the suggestion Vince. I will consider that, and also mention it to my doctor. The only reason I wanted to lower my dose is because my Free T is so high I feel I have room to bring that down, without introducing more drugs to my system. As far as I know, Free T is the more important...

Just an update for everyone regarding my quest to raise E2. Seems I have not only raised it, but way overshot the desired range. The below update is after only 4 weeks of my new protocol, still having low E2 symptoms though: 1st Protocol: 100mg Test Cyp 2x per week (200mg Total) .5mg AI 2x...

1st Protocol: 100mg Test Cyp 2x per week (200mg Total) .5mg AI 2x per week (1mg Total) Labs on First Protocol (trough test): TT = 955 (348 - 1197) FT = 29.3 (9.3-26.5) E2 Sensitive = 10 (8-35) Clearly I crashed my E2. Symptoms were ED, anxiety, clicking joints, dry skin, insomnia. Also...

So I dont really fully understand the science behind E2 and inflammation in the body, but I do believe I saw a post by Nelson showing that E2 acts as a buffer against inflammation, maybe that has something to do with joints. Anecdotally speaking I have crashed my E2 twice. First time I got...

Man I feel you. My anxiety was crippling, and I was taking pre-workouts, the combination of high amounts of caffeine and low E were extreme, I couldnt even get through a workout without leaving due to anxiety. I also slightly got depressed. I am one month off AI at 30mg EOD and I already feel...

What was your protocol to raise it back up 1Draw?

My BMI is 26, which is slightly over range although I have some lean muscle on my body, still trying to cut this summer. I train heavy and hard at least 5 times a week, sometimes more. My BF% should not make me a high aromatizer but my symptoms prior to TRT more align with high estrogen (I...

When your E2 was at 8 how did you feel? What were your symptoms? Im trying to raise my E2 as well, wondering if you had the same sides as me (ED, clicking joints, dry itchy skin)

Slightly high was a 32 (<=29, this was Quests range for sensitive). But definitely not high enough to warrant a dose increase and more AI. Thanks for both of yours input, I will give it 6 weeks and then re-test, hopefully have a better update next time.

Was also not very educated on TRT in the beginning, just going off of docs recommendations. I have been reading alot of Nelson's post about how AI's are overprescribed and had a good convo about it with my doc, thats why we dramatically reduced the dose and dropped the AI. Now I am going to take...

Prior Blood test came back with slightly high E2 and mid range T. That was on 120mg a week and .5mg AI

Hi All, New to these boards, but have been lurking for a while picking up some great information, everyone seems very knowledgeable. Started TRT back in October 2016, I have yet to get dialed in, although I have found the elusive sweet spot a couple of times, so I know how important it is to get...