I've been on TRT for about nine months. I pin 3 times a week for total of 120mm a week. My bloods show test at 995 ng/dl, free test is 30 pg/ml, estradiol 42 pg/ml.
I don't really have any side-effect from the high estradiol except on occasion I get a tiny bit emotional and libido is a tiny bit unpredictable but other than that it's been a smooth ride (I do take AI to get my emotions back usually once every other week).
Recently, I have noticed skin elasticity has changed drastically over the last few months. My skin feels very soft and has a significant amount of give. The skin looks good with some tiny acne outbreaks but overall it looks good its just feels loose.
Could this be related to being high on estrogen? Are there any blood markers I should check that could contribute to this? Has anyone else experienced this?
Note; I have lost 30 pounds of fat over the last 16 months. I lost 30 before starting TRT but it seemed like it was mainly muscle. After starting TRT I have gained significant strength and muscle but not gained any weight so I think I'm stacking muscle mass and loosing baby fat at the same time. I've been high BMI since I was a kid so it's possible my fat loss plays a major role in how my skin is feeling lately. However, the loosens of my skin is even at my fingers, calfs, feet and other areas where store fat. I just want to see if there is any hormonal things I should look out for.
I don't really have any side-effect from the high estradiol except on occasion I get a tiny bit emotional and libido is a tiny bit unpredictable but other than that it's been a smooth ride (I do take AI to get my emotions back usually once every other week).
Recently, I have noticed skin elasticity has changed drastically over the last few months. My skin feels very soft and has a significant amount of give. The skin looks good with some tiny acne outbreaks but overall it looks good its just feels loose.
Could this be related to being high on estrogen? Are there any blood markers I should check that could contribute to this? Has anyone else experienced this?
Note; I have lost 30 pounds of fat over the last 16 months. I lost 30 before starting TRT but it seemed like it was mainly muscle. After starting TRT I have gained significant strength and muscle but not gained any weight so I think I'm stacking muscle mass and loosing baby fat at the same time. I've been high BMI since I was a kid so it's possible my fat loss plays a major role in how my skin is feeling lately. However, the loosens of my skin is even at my fingers, calfs, feet and other areas where store fat. I just want to see if there is any hormonal things I should look out for.
I've been chunky most of my life so this is a new experience. I store fat evenly (never had a belly) too so it makes sense. I think I'm just overthinking things.
