Estrogen management

robs2nd75 · Oct 26, 2013

At day 5 my T shot has worn off. My doc suggested SC 2x per week but this did not work for me. He has now prescribed Anastrozole 1-2 mg per week. He stated that I should take 1 mg on the day of my shot to decrease conversion and if needed halfway through the week. Does anyone have any thoughts/suggestions on this protocol?

Nelson Vergel · Oct 26, 2013

Without numbers is impossible to comment. Baseline info and week 6 or 8

robs2nd75 · Oct 29, 2013

Started TRT: TT 149 ref range 348-1197
FT 5.2 ref range 8.7-25.1

Most recent lab work (Day 3): TT 472 ref range 348-1197
estradiol 35 ref range 7.6-42.6

Previous lab work (Day 6):

[TD="class: xslValueColumn"]Estradiol, Sensitive[/TD]
[TD="class: xslValueColumn"]44 pg/mL[/TD]
[TD="class: xslValueColumn"]3-70 [/TD]

[TD="class: xslValueColumn"]Free Testosterone(Direct)[/TD]
[TD="class: xslValueColumn"]24.4 pg/mL[/TD]
[TD="class: xslValueColumn"]8.7-25.1 [/TD]
[TD="class: xslValueColumn"] [/TD]

[TD="class: xslValueColumn"]Testosterone, Serum[/TD]
[TD="class: xslValueColumn"]678 ng/dL[/TD]
[TD="class: xslValueColumn"]348-1197 [/TD]

Kelly · Oct 29, 2013

The amount of Adex your doc is recommending will crash your E. You will not like this. Your E is a tad high to me but some people do better with a slightly higher level. It just depends on the person. LEF recommends a range of 20-30, but again, it's subjective. I may feel good at 20, you may not.

To me it appears you may be able to get by with DIM, Zinc & Copper as a first approach and avoid adex completely. It's always worth a shot. And your TT and FT look great! Lower that E a bit and they'll elevate more.

robs2nd75 · Oct 31, 2013

Kelly, my last lab was 472 w/ estradiol at 35. This was day 3 on 75mg e3.5d SC. He switched me back to IM once weekly and increased to 200mg. I know estrogen is going to elevate w/ the new protocol. What do you think of .25 on day of shot to partially block conversion?

Austinite · Oct 31, 2013

Ideally, arimidex should be taken 24 hours after injection. But I agree with Kelly, seems like super high doses there. DIM/zinc/Copper seems to work great for me.