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<blockquote data-quote="Kirk001" data-source="post: 113158" data-attributes="member: 18401"><p>16 days in now. Took 0.125mg anastrozole on days 11 and 14. I feel a little better since adding in the AI, but still nothing good to report and still feeling worse off than before I started. </p><p></p><p>Spoke with a nurse on the phone and I told her that because of the negative effects of the clomiphene so far, I'm not sure how much longer I can continue on this medication, or how much longer I want to. I think I'm ready for plan B which is testosterone and HCG.</p><p></p><p>She said I need to get follow-up labs and then consult with a provider. The best option I could get was to move the follow-up labs to around 3 weeks into treatment instead of 4 weeks into treatment. So I'll stick it out until at least the 3-week mark and then get blood drawn. May need to up the frequency of the AI to EOD to try to stave off these negative moods.</p><p></p><p>I'm not really sure what purpose the labs will serve though, considering I do not see myself staying on this medication. I guess it will provide some data for diagnostic purposes? Seeing how much my LH, T and E2 are elevated will indicate degree of primary vs. secondary hypogonadism? </p><p></p><p>It will probably take a whole month to get a consult appointment after the blood draw. If I stop the clomiphene after the blood draw, I will have been off of it for a month by the time of the consult. My levels will have probably returned to baseline by then -- they'll be nothing like what the numbers on those labs will say. </p><p></p><p>I really do not relish the idea of sitting on the sidelines twiddling my thumbs for a month doing nothing to address these low-T symptoms. So maybe in that sense it would be better to stay on the clomiphene so at least I'm "doing something." But it is not pleasant. And it feels like it's moving me in the wrong direction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kirk001, post: 113158, member: 18401"] 16 days in now. Took 0.125mg anastrozole on days 11 and 14. I feel a little better since adding in the AI, but still nothing good to report and still feeling worse off than before I started. Spoke with a nurse on the phone and I told her that because of the negative effects of the clomiphene so far, I'm not sure how much longer I can continue on this medication, or how much longer I want to. I think I'm ready for plan B which is testosterone and HCG. She said I need to get follow-up labs and then consult with a provider. The best option I could get was to move the follow-up labs to around 3 weeks into treatment instead of 4 weeks into treatment. So I'll stick it out until at least the 3-week mark and then get blood drawn. May need to up the frequency of the AI to EOD to try to stave off these negative moods. I'm not really sure what purpose the labs will serve though, considering I do not see myself staying on this medication. I guess it will provide some data for diagnostic purposes? Seeing how much my LH, T and E2 are elevated will indicate degree of primary vs. secondary hypogonadism? It will probably take a whole month to get a consult appointment after the blood draw. If I stop the clomiphene after the blood draw, I will have been off of it for a month by the time of the consult. My levels will have probably returned to baseline by then -- they'll be nothing like what the numbers on those labs will say. I really do not relish the idea of sitting on the sidelines twiddling my thumbs for a month doing nothing to address these low-T symptoms. So maybe in that sense it would be better to stay on the clomiphene so at least I'm "doing something." But it is not pleasant. And it feels like it's moving me in the wrong direction. [/QUOTE]
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