bloated stomach??

[jm1429]

Hey everyone, I am waking up every morning and my stomach looks like I just put down a 2lb breakfast burrito. Any ideas???? I usually have a casien shake before bed but I never noticed this being an issue before. I started my TRT about 5 weeks ago and HCG about 3 weeks ago. My protocol is...
Test Cyp- 50mg 2x week
HCG- 125iu 2x week
DHEA- 25mg 2x day
Preg- 25mg 2x day
Thanks for the help.

[dude700]

What's your diet look like? Perhaps you're retaining water.

[FRDave]

Your estrogen is probably climbing. Get your E2 levels checked on your follow-up blood work and get a script for Arimidex if needed. Like mentioned, when estrogen goes up you will retain more water weight. I gained a good 12lbs within the first 6 weeks after starting TRT.

[jm1429]

Will the Arimidex shed the extra water? I dont have an AI on hand so I should prob get some. Would the regular E2 blood work be ok or should I ask for the sensitive one?

[jm1429]

One more thing....should I wait 3 to 4 more weeks to get the bw or go in sooner? Should I call the doc to try to get a script before the bw? I would really like to see bw before I start taking something else.

[FRDave]

I would not do anything till you get blood work and the sensitive E2 is ideal. As for time frame, if you inject IM you should be pretty stable after 6-8 weeks but if you inject via sub-Q, my levels continued to raise till week 10.

[jm1429]

Thanks for the help FRDave, I inject IM. So what you are saying is let it go for now and get bw at about 8 weeks and see what it looks like??

[FRDave]

Thanks for the help FRDave, I inject IM. So what you are saying is let it go for now and get bw at about 8 weeks and see what it looks like??

Yes, at 8 weeks get follow up blood work to see where both your testosterone levels and estrogen levels sit. From there, you can adjust your test dosage and/or add arimidex if needed.

[dreadnok89]

I exestamane. Arimidex just sounds too strong of an ai