E2 Low - Still Need Arimidex?

[vmons01]

I'm 44, 5'9", 170lbs, 9% bodyfat and very cardiovasculary fit so theoretically I don't fit the typical aromatizor profile.

- Started treatment at 100mg Test Cyp a week.
- 4 weeks after starting treatment: TT 635, E2 20 - Increased to 120mg Test Cyp a week.
- 12 weeks later: TT 640, E2 59 - Increased to 130mg Test Cyp a week, added Arimidex 1/2 tab 2x a week.
- 6 weeks later: TT 645, E2 9 - Increased to 145 Test Cyp a week, reduced Arimidex to 1/4 tab 2x a week.
- 6 weeks later (today): TT 821 E2 11.6

I also inject 250iu HCG twice a week.

Dr. recommends reducing Arimidex to 1/4 tab once per week.

I'm thinking of stopping the Arimidex all together or tapering from 1/4 tab twice a week down to 1/8 tab twice a week down to 1/8 tab once a week.

Is there a rebound affect when you just stop cold turkey (although the dosage is already low to begin with)?

Any recommendations?

[steroid.com 1]

What is the mg per tab?

You could stop all together for a couple of weeks and let your E2 serum level rebound to a more healthy level. Than add in the lowest weekly dose like you stated at 1/8 tab per week and get E2 "Sensitive" lab tested again.

I am assuming that your E2 lab was one designated for men such as the "Sensitive" assay.

If not, than most likely you are not getting a true reading of you serum level as all labs default to the standard E2 lab designated for women and not men. In this case it will over estimate your reading.

[HRTstudent]

I believe there very well could be a rebound for someone on long term arimidex treatment. But how significant is the effect? Who knows, probably not too bad though, just a guess. I would follow the docs advice and get blood work in 4 weeks. If the changes are good then keep with it. If not then make adjustments as needed.

But too often I see people take too much, then then take too little, then too much. Meanwhile, they are going months between lab work and switching from high doses to none and wasting their own time and effort. They, often, would have been better off by making smaller adjustments and getting more frequent bloodwork.

But the quick-fix mentality is seductive... so many fall victim to it.