E2 a little high, need to make an adjustment

[dfwo]

My normal routine is;

Tue - 250 iu HCG
Wed - 250 iu HCG
Thu - 160 mg Test Cyp
Fri - .5 mg Arimidex


Testosterone, Serum 769 348-1197 ng/dL

Testosterone,Free 19.92 5.00-21.00 ng/dL

% Free Testosterone 2.59 1.50-4.20 %

Estradiol, Sensitive 36.1 HIGH 8.0-35.0 pg/mL


Would you change the timing of the AI, increase the dosage, or ?

[bullshark99]

Your just a hair off, I wouldn't sweat it. Assuming you use a pill cutter on 1 mg tablets maybe you can .6 or .7. If they are .5's you can chop one up and see if you feel any different ( better or worse) over the next 5-6 weeks but again I would be careful not to crash it just because of a number....

[bullshark99]

BTW, my protocol virtually identical except my E2 usually falls around 12-15.

[IncreaseMyT]

If you feel good wouldn't change a thing, except I would probably increase my HCG a lil but thats me

[dfwo]

If you feel good wouldn't change a thing, except I would probably increase my HCG a lil but thats me

I don't feel *bad*, but I start to tear up listening to sad songs, etc. So, I knew it was high, that's why I did the BW.

[IncreaseMyT]

Well its not too bad honestly, if you try push your E2 down even more then your Free T is going to go up too high and cause other problems, potentially.

So it may be beneficial to reduce the T dosage just a tad. 28 is perfect, 36 isn't far off.

Just my 2 cents.

[Proximal]

Well its not too bad honestly, if you try push your E2 down even more then your Free T is going to go up too high and cause other problems, potentially.

So it may be beneficial to reduce the T dosage just a tad. 28 is perfect, 36 isn't far off.

Just my 2 cents.

My TRT doc always mentions to me a ratio of 30:1 between test and E2 - for example with BW, 900 total t should have 30 for E2. Is this something he is just making up, can't find this in any literature any-where, but seems to make sense? Thanks!

[dreadnok89]

I don't feel *bad*, but I start to tear up listening to sad songs, etc. So, I knew it was high, that's why I did the BW.

Ya but if that's only side effect that's not bad haha

[IncreaseMyT]

My TRT doc always mentions to me a ratio of 30:1 between test and E2 - for example with BW, 900 total t should have 30 for E2. Is this something he is just making up, can't find this in any literature any-where, but seems to make sense? Thanks!

Not sure there is a handbook for it, I can tell you what I see though. High relationship between increased HCT and running your free T too high. Also symptoms of fatigue. ESPECIALLY for the older guys.

Not to say it would affect OP negatively, just want to be careful with anastrozole it can take the good feeling out of TRT really fast. What is too low? That is different for everyone but from what I have seen in years past usually guys feel best at 27-28.

We have some guys at 15 though and some guys that hang out in the 30's.

People too often rush to lab work and make unnecessary adjusts based off of one lab draw. Understand a blood draw is a snap shot of whats going on in your body at a single point in time so multiple factors could be at play for a small swing. Symptomatology is a powerful tool to dial yourself in and then use lab work to fine tune it, or to make sure dosages that alleviate symptoms do not negatively effect other processes in the body.

We usually don't run a sensitive, anything under 50 on ECLIA is usually good. You have to expect when you put your TT levels in the upper end of the range E2 should go along with it.

Just my 2 cents

[kelkel]

dfwo when was your BW pulled relative to your injection?

[dfwo]

Blood draw was Thu morning and I injected later in the day

[kelkel]

Ok, with taking your AI basically one week prior to the BW it's essentially not in your system based on it's half life. That said, your T is in great shape for a once per week protocol. Know that it's significantly higher earlier in the week and would give you room to titrate down if you choose, which would help your E2 as well. Either that or split your AI dose to the day after injection and again later in the week.

Main thing is how you feel. I'd much rather have my E a bit higher than lower and like IMT said it's a snap shot in time. I'm not a fan of once per week protocols but I'm glad it's working for you. What I'd love to see is for you to pull BW sometime but skip the prior two days of HCG so you see how much it helps, or doesn't help your numbers.

[joebailey1271]

If you feel good wouldn't change a thing, but you could try 0.5mg one week then 0.75 the next, and continue that and see if those tears dry up.