Help Me Manage E2

[Randy1776]

When I did not know what I was doing years ago, I also tanked my estradiol. I took weeks to get it back up to the 20-40 pg/mL (sensitive test) range. I am glad you stopped anastrozole.

Most guys using lower dose and more frequent injections do not need anastrozole since their estradiol never peaks that high.

I was feeling great until a few weeks ago i started taking AI .25 and 500 HCG two times a week. Doctor told me to start again because My E2 Was 54, DHEA 120's and total test 1100's. I just did labs (E2, Test, CBC and DHEA) yesterday on my own to find out where my numbers are now that i feel like crap. I was feeling great on straight t-cyp @ .5 ml E3D. Now no drive, week wood and all. I stopped the AI and HCG before when my E2 was 18 because i had the same reaction. Total test was 1100+ and remains steady. I take .5 ml T-cyp E3D intramuscularly. All i can think is i do better with higher E2. But from all I've read that can be detrimental. Is an E2 of 54 really that bad? Maybe i can take DIM or use other methods to keep it below 40. Any thoughts?

 

[madman]

If you felt good before adding an ai and you were experiencing no symptoms with an e2 of 54 I would just go back to original protocol as some do better with slightly higher e2 numbers especially if their total t is high.

 

[Vince]

That's the sensitive estradiol test right?

 

[Vince Carter]

If you felt good @ 54 there was no reason to reduce it, something we call treating a number on a piece of paper over the patient. What you could try is smaller doses of anastrozole if indeed you experience any high symptoms like being overly warm/sweating in bed, irritable/PMS symptoms, things like that. Some of us use as little as .10mg at a time.

 

[Randy1776]

Yes, it's the sensitive estrodiol test.

 

[Randy1776]

Thanks Vance. They gave me a 1 mg pill and told to cut in 4. It's a very small pill. Previously i was taking a 1mg AI capsule and dividing it into two or less using empty Curcumin gel cap. Was much easier. Good advice, thanks.

 

[Randy1776]

Madman. Absolutely no symptoms. I did have some testicular atrophy as i stopped the HCG at the same time. I was trying to figure out if one of these was the cause of my reduced libido and lack of drive. I was doing so well i figured i could do without both. Hell, save a few bucks and less drugs.
Problem now is figuring out what possible side effects other than the usual (gynecomastia) high E2 may have in the long run. I did have a jump in PSA from .4 at start of HRT to 1.9 In 11 months. Doc says that's a normal PSA for a 58 year old man. Half the studies i read say one thing about elevated E2 effects on prostate the other something else.