Those on trt, did you need arimidex or other

**TASSY5** · 12-20-2009, 11:12 AM

Or did you just use the test only. was the adex nessessary. have any of you never taken anything else besides the Test?

Cruious

**flatscat** · 12-20-2009, 06:32 PM

I need small amounts of adex or my E2 number gets to the high normal/just above normal mark. Never had any real gyno symptoms, just know that I feel better around 30 than around 60.

**Kale** · 12-20-2009, 07:15 PM

I definitely need it. I am on 250mg Test E a week and I take 0.5mg twice a week which I need to keep me in the Estradiol range

**whiteowl** · 12-20-2009, 11:49 PM

Tassy...i doubled up on my prescribed dosage in the first three months of HRT. Felt bad for so long that i was in a rush to get back...dumb. But i did get arimidex and actually followed Kale's advice two years back and it really helped with the sides. Then i cut the dosage where it belonged (125) and do 1/2 dosage every 3 1/2 days. The need for arimidex dropped off with the amount. E2 is Ok now in the last two annual physicals.

**ZonaDave** · 12-21-2009, 06:30 PM

i think most guys need adex with their TRT protocol but a lucky few can get by without it. the only way to know for sure is to test blood and monitor symptoms.

**pittbulldad** · 12-21-2009, 10:51 PM

I'm about to start mine Test C and arimidex .. i'm curious to see what happens since my estrogen level were already high to start off...

**subnet** · 12-21-2009, 11:25 PM

My E2 went from 45 to 4 on day 13 after a 200mg injection. Wasn't expecting that at all actually and was 'sure' that I was going to need an AI. Figured since it was high to start that it would be even higher. Of course, at day 13 I was depleted of Test in my blood and was even lower than when I started.

So for me, no AI yet but I'm still expecting it. One big reason I went to the Dr. initially for a Testosterone test was hot-flashes/sweating, a symptom of High E.