AIs and Insomnia

[Logitech]

Hello folks,

I have been on TRT for about Six months. I am on a regular dose of 150 mg per week. After starting the TRT a couple of weeks later I realize a slight enlargement in my breast tissues but it is minor so no sweat. I anyway started taking AI as my estradiol was about 60 to 65. I also drink twice a week so it was also a matter of concern to take AI.

I stated letrozole 0.25 MG E3D it felt ok for a week or two, but then it started showing negative symptoms like insomnia which was getting worse day by day, I kept watching clock in the night but seldom sleep, for a minute if I fall asleep I got vivid and uncomfortable dreams and woke up. It used to happen till second day of the dose taken, third day I used to get good sleep. I thought probably changing from Letro to Anastrozole would fix this.

I did not take anything for a week and slept great then I started Anastrozole 0.5 Mg twice a week. I started feeling sleeplessness after couple of days but it was not that worst as was on Letro, I was laying on the bed but my mind was not at rest I was aware about everything going on in the room and it lasts for whole night.

I then left the anastrozole also, symptoms were same for a week or so and then later my sleep improved, but I am still concerned about my elevated Estrogen, and confused whether to take AI or just let it go without AI.

My questions are

1. Is anyone felt the same insomnia issue on AIs, if so how to deal with this.
2. I have started feeling pain in my both elbow joints, is this symptom of elevated estrogen.
3. If so should I go for Aromasin
4. What are the long term issues on TRT if I don’t take AI.

Thanks

 

[Vince]

AI's are over-prescribed, make sure you're having the right sensitive estradiol test for men.

Most guys obsessed about estradiol make a bunch of common mistakes:

1- They do not use the right (sensitive) estradiol test

2- They have high T and they wonder why their E2 is high. Duh

3- They assume their water retention is due to estradiol, so they start treatment with anastrozole blindly.

4- They assume that their nipple sensitivity is due to high estradiol, so they start treatment with anastrozole blindly.

5- They assume that their mood swings are due to high estradiol, so they start treatment with anastrozole blindly.


Please watch my lecture and learn that estradiol is important. Even if you have gyno, treating estradiol without looking at IGF-1 and DHT is useless in most cases.

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