niteplayer
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I want to share my story about TRT, high Estrogen and extreme sensitivity to Arimidex because I think it will help others (like myself who search for this information).
I started TRT 5 months ago because had low testosterone levels. At first it was amazing, got my energy back, sex drive was through the roof (seriously almost had a wet dream age 36), zest for life was back and gym strength was through the roof. I was on 50mg of test per week, 500ui of HCG twice per week and it got my testosterone levels back from 250 to around 800 in 2 months (free Test was above optimal). Things were good for the first few months then I got greedy and wanted more T.
I got greedy and without my doctors approval I started taking 50mg T twice per week. This is where things went bad, extreme nipple sensitivity, complete lack of libido, hot flashes and some anxiety (gym strength was still good). So I was tested again and T was 1300 and E2 was 180 with E2 range as <150. So my E2 was too high and I was really feeling it. So I called the doctor and told him to write a script for Arimidex and he did it for a dose of .5 pill every second day for 1 month. I knew from reading this forum that this dose was too high but did it anyways for 1 week then got labs and (1 week after taking arimidex) and my E2 completely crashed to undetectable regions.
Crazy thing about that week on arimidex is that on the second day of taking it I could actually feel myself crashing through the sweet spot and had extreme libido for like 3 hours then crashed into a state of fatigue. After 1 week I stopped taking arimidex.
From here, I started getting weekly labs done and found out I was extremely sensitive to Arimidex and had E2 spikes, probably because I am (was) about 30 pounds overweight.
Anyhow, this is the data I think is valuable for others with E2 spikes and arimidex sensitivity (I plotted it all in excel as I was going):
Starting point after I crashed my E2 <40 and T 20
1. Week one - week prior to lab took 30mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week), = Lab showed T 16 on scale of (8 to 29), E2 <40 (scale <150 in range). Feel super tired, weak libido and weak erection power.
2. Week two - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .5 twice per week, no arimidex = Lab T 21 on scale of (8 to 29), E2 79 (scale <150 in range). still tired and weak libido and erection. Gym strength strong.
3. Week three - week prior to lab took 45mg Test twice per week HCG .6 twice per week, no arimidex = Lab T 33 on scale of (8 to 29), E2 135 (scale <150 in range), also took E2 sensitivity test and was about 20% over the top range, checked free testosterone and it was also about 30% over the top range. Gym strength strong. Felt horny but no erection power.
4. Week four - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week, .2/twice per week arimidex = Lab never tested T, E2 <40 (scale <150 in range). NOTICE the E2 crash on small Arimidex dose!!
5. Week five - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week, no arimidex = T Lab never tested, E2 85 (scale <150 in range). I started to feel like an absolute legend again, sex drive and libido was back at the level of a 16 year old, sex easy 4-5 times per day. I was back in the game. At this point I knew I had to mix in some arimidex or face the same consequence as week 3 where it spiked.
6. Week six - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week, .1 x 2 per week arimidex (total .2 arimidex in week) = T Lab never tested, E2 54 (scale <150 in range). Libido and everything else is amazing. But starting to feel tired again.
7. Week seven - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week, .1 once per week arimidex = T Lab never tested, E2 75 (scale <150 in range). Think I might be in the sweet spot again but I can still feel E2 is slightly low, was tired at beginning of week with weaker erections and labido but coming back strong.
So I dont really know anything about TRT other than what I read in the forum but what helped me most is getting weekly blood work done. Hopefully I can stay in the sweetspot, which seems to be an E2 around 85, but weirdly enough it seems that .1 arimidex per week does the job. I know some people require much more. But .1/week seems to work for me.
Another thing, it seems that E2 plays a bigger role in sex drive and erection power than testosterone. Anyone else notice this?
I started TRT 5 months ago because had low testosterone levels. At first it was amazing, got my energy back, sex drive was through the roof (seriously almost had a wet dream age 36), zest for life was back and gym strength was through the roof. I was on 50mg of test per week, 500ui of HCG twice per week and it got my testosterone levels back from 250 to around 800 in 2 months (free Test was above optimal). Things were good for the first few months then I got greedy and wanted more T.
I got greedy and without my doctors approval I started taking 50mg T twice per week. This is where things went bad, extreme nipple sensitivity, complete lack of libido, hot flashes and some anxiety (gym strength was still good). So I was tested again and T was 1300 and E2 was 180 with E2 range as <150. So my E2 was too high and I was really feeling it. So I called the doctor and told him to write a script for Arimidex and he did it for a dose of .5 pill every second day for 1 month. I knew from reading this forum that this dose was too high but did it anyways for 1 week then got labs and (1 week after taking arimidex) and my E2 completely crashed to undetectable regions.
Crazy thing about that week on arimidex is that on the second day of taking it I could actually feel myself crashing through the sweet spot and had extreme libido for like 3 hours then crashed into a state of fatigue. After 1 week I stopped taking arimidex.
From here, I started getting weekly labs done and found out I was extremely sensitive to Arimidex and had E2 spikes, probably because I am (was) about 30 pounds overweight.
Anyhow, this is the data I think is valuable for others with E2 spikes and arimidex sensitivity (I plotted it all in excel as I was going):
Starting point after I crashed my E2 <40 and T 20
1. Week one - week prior to lab took 30mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week), = Lab showed T 16 on scale of (8 to 29), E2 <40 (scale <150 in range). Feel super tired, weak libido and weak erection power.
2. Week two - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .5 twice per week, no arimidex = Lab T 21 on scale of (8 to 29), E2 79 (scale <150 in range). still tired and weak libido and erection. Gym strength strong.
3. Week three - week prior to lab took 45mg Test twice per week HCG .6 twice per week, no arimidex = Lab T 33 on scale of (8 to 29), E2 135 (scale <150 in range), also took E2 sensitivity test and was about 20% over the top range, checked free testosterone and it was also about 30% over the top range. Gym strength strong. Felt horny but no erection power.
4. Week four - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week, .2/twice per week arimidex = Lab never tested T, E2 <40 (scale <150 in range). NOTICE the E2 crash on small Arimidex dose!!
5. Week five - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week, no arimidex = T Lab never tested, E2 85 (scale <150 in range). I started to feel like an absolute legend again, sex drive and libido was back at the level of a 16 year old, sex easy 4-5 times per day. I was back in the game. At this point I knew I had to mix in some arimidex or face the same consequence as week 3 where it spiked.
6. Week six - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week, .1 x 2 per week arimidex (total .2 arimidex in week) = T Lab never tested, E2 54 (scale <150 in range). Libido and everything else is amazing. But starting to feel tired again.
7. Week seven - week prior to lab took 35mg Test twice per week HCG .3 twice per week, .1 once per week arimidex = T Lab never tested, E2 75 (scale <150 in range). Think I might be in the sweet spot again but I can still feel E2 is slightly low, was tired at beginning of week with weaker erections and labido but coming back strong.
So I dont really know anything about TRT other than what I read in the forum but what helped me most is getting weekly blood work done. Hopefully I can stay in the sweetspot, which seems to be an E2 around 85, but weirdly enough it seems that .1 arimidex per week does the job. I know some people require much more. But .1/week seems to work for me.
Another thing, it seems that E2 plays a bigger role in sex drive and erection power than testosterone. Anyone else notice this?
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