where to from here

[20YO]

hi all, its been a while since ive last posted

quick background: i am a normal height/weight young male. At the start of 2013, i took a SARM (ostarine) for a month. i did my bloods a few months later and noted i was borderline hypogonadal... so i took testosterone (a low-dose prescription cream in june, then a blast with test e in july). In august, i decided to throw in the towel, and restart on clomid. My LH and FSH skyrocketed from 3 to about 20. I stopped the SERM after a month or two and started taking an AI.

At this stage i had high test (>1000) and high e2 (>60)

I went with exemestane 25mg every day... did that for a couple months then got off it...

Unfortunately, when i rechecked my bloods a couple weeks later, my e2 was still high (possibly some rebound?)
... and to make matters worse, in my time off the ai, id started to develop some nipple issues. Which brings us to now.

For the last few weeks ive been taking letro 1.25 every day, and my nipple issues have resided. I plan to continue with the letro, but dial the dose back... not sure how low to go though

Is 1.25 e3/4d a safe long term ai dose? Ive looked at studies where young blokes take 2.5mg ed of letro and dont get crashed. this is a big dose, and seems strange, considering all the talk of crashing on these forums. all i can think, is that being on course makes it easier to crash? Given that your testicular e2 production is suppressed...?

Aside from this, I've had ongoing issues with high blood pressure and facial plethora (persistently red upper cheeks)
My haematocrit is at the top of the range eg high normal.... so d'ya think a blood draw be useful?

The other issue is ongoing ED (except for when i was on course). PDE5 inhibitors are minimally effective. It is a huge concern for me...

What I want to do is control my estro, control my BP and hopefully the ED will resolve... still just a bit unsure how to go about it.

I have considered stopping all this tinkering with AIs and just getting back on test permanently; y'know, getting stacks of androgens in my system and hitting the ED on the head, but its a pretty hectic alternative.

I would like to hear your thoughts

cheers

[Bio-Active]

What kind of nipple issues were you having and how high was your estro when you retested. Letro is strong and may be crashing your estro and leaving you with Ed.

[20YO]

hey mate, the nips were quite puffy, some minor lumps which seem to have resided. my chest composition wasn't really consitent with my bf percentage.

estro was 60

[ruiner_]

Just out of curiousity, was your ED fine before?

[20YO]

before the sarm and all that, there were some transient ed issues.
only time ive felt good since then has been on course