Symptoms of low E2?

**casberger** · 07-31-2010, 05:35 PM

I had my blood drawn and checked about a month and half ago. My E2 was a 84, at that time I was taking .5mg Adex E3D. Since then I bumped my dosage up to .5mg Eod. Lately I have been having shooting pains in both my hands and arms it feels almost like I have that achy feeling when I have the flu. Dull migraine headaches, sex drive is low but it was low when my E2 was checked at 84. Not sure about Erectile Dysfunction, havent been with a woman in over 3 months lol and I have viagra and cialis on hand. Pretty bad anxiety @ night. My sleep is also shit, I sleep maybe 4 hours a day at the most but I have been like this pretty much since I started TRT. Energy levels are pretty high still even though I dont sleep.

Do these symptoms sound like low E2?

25 male
TRT: 100mg Test C EW
Diagnosed with hypogonadism @ 23 due to growth on pituitary gland

**Vettester** · 07-31-2010, 06:40 PM

Yeah, the symptoms you described could easily add up to be E2 issues. Headaches, libido, night sweats, and aching joints can be attributed to low E2. The obvious suggestion is to go run labs immediately. I would try to arrange this with your doctor right away.

I would also look at other areas like your lipids + ALT, AST to see how the liver is functioning right now. Is your doctor running more labs including hormone panels anytime soon? Beyond the normal stuff they check, I'd see if you can't also include: Cortisol, DHEA, *Prolactin (I would think def. so with the growth you have).

This is kind of a touchy one due to the growth you have. Stay on top of it with your doctor and keep us posted with any updates.

Best!

**Epic Ed** · 07-31-2010, 06:46 PM

Lethargy, loss of libido, floppy dick, achy joints, and night sweats. Those were my symptoms.

**casberger** · 07-31-2010, 08:17 PM

Loss of libido and nights sweats have been going on for quite a while. I'm not feeling lethargic, I have tons of energy perhaps too much accompanied with anxiety. Here were my labs:

Complete metabolic panel
Sodium Serum:138 136-148
Potassium Serum:4.0 3.5-5.2
Chloride Blood:101 98-108
CO2:31.6 21-32
Anion Gap:5.4 6-18
Glucose Quant:55 70-110
BUN:26 7-18
Creatinine Blood:1.3 0.6-1.3
EGFR:71 70-
AST/SGOT: 25 9-35
Calcium:9.1 8.8-10.5
Albumin:4.3 3.4-5.0
Protein Total:7.2 6.4-8.2
Globulin: 2.9 2.3-3.5
A/Cratio:1.5 1.1-1.9
Bilirubin Total:1.3 0.0-1.0
Alkaline Phosphatase:86 50-136
ALT/SGPT:63 23-65

CBC with Diff
WBC:5.7 4.8-10.8
Neuts:45.4 41.7-82.3
Lymphs:33.4 15.0-51.1
Monos:9.2 0.0-11.7
Eosins:10.8 0.0-11.7
Basos:1.2 0.0-3.0
NE#:2.6 2.5-9.0
LY#:1.9 0.9-4.8
MO#:0.5 0.1-0.9
EO#:0.6 0.0-0.7
BA#:0.1 0.0-0.2
RBC:4.46 4.7-6.1
Hemoglobin:16.0 14.0-18.0
Hematocrit:44.0 42.0-54.0
MCV:98.7 80.0-99.0
MCH:35.8 27.0-34.0
MCHC:36.3 31.0-36.0
RDW:13.3 11.5-15.2
Platelet:196 140-440
MPV:7.4 6.5-12.0

Lipid Panel
Triglyceride:41 30-200
Cholesterol:108 50-200
HDL:40 32-96
LDL:59.8 0-130
Risk Factor:2.7 3.7-6.7

Hemoglobin Glycat:4.9 4.8-6.0
TSH:1.17 0.34-4.82
T4 Free:0.75 0.77-1.61
Estrogens Total:87
Progesterone: 0.7 0.2-1.4
Testosterone Serum:846 280-800
Prolactin:4.5 4.0-15.2
DHEA:267.7 160-449
Cortisol:15.2 2.3-19.4
Growth Hormone :<0.1 0.0-6.0
Vit D:78.4 32.0-100
T3:76 71-180
SHBG:18.3 14.5-48.4

I'm going to drop the Adex for a bit. How long does it take for E2 to go up normally? Im worried about dropping Adex for too long because I have a small BB sized lump by my right nip. I have had it for years, it flares up and gets sensitive once in a while but it doesnt seem to have grown any. You cant see it on my chest, only feel it if you look for it.

Also, I have never had joint pain before. Does joint pain feel like shooting pains in hands and arms? Kinda like achy flu feeling? I dont get this anywhere else and the pain comes and goes, Its only been going on for like 3-4 days now. Maybe im getting sick, I dont know its kind of weird

**eregitano** · 07-31-2010, 08:52 PM

out of curiosity are high E2 symptoms similiar to low? or completely different?

**casberger** · 07-31-2010, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by eregitano

out of curiosity are high E2 symptoms similiar to low? or completely different?

From what I have read they can be the exact same. Low E2 causes some joint pain

**Vettester** · 07-31-2010, 11:41 PM

Yes, true, you will see a lot of similar results if your E2 is too high or too low. Probably good chance that you'll experience more water retention issues when it's high opposed to when it's low.