Should I keep upping my A-dex dosage or just switch to Aromasin?

[razman]

My stats: 165lb, 17%bf, 35 y/o, 5' 8", and got one completed cycle under my belt.

I am currently starting week 7 of my 12 cycle, which consists of 500mg/wk test E, 200mg/wk of NPP, 20mg/day d-bol, and 500iu/wk hcg . For an AI, I started the cycle using .25mg/day a-dex but my bloodwork week 3 showed my E2 at 160pg/mL (normal 7.6 - 42.6)! I then immediately upped the a-dex to 0.5mg/day and my week 6 bloodwork showed my E2 level down to 62pg/mL, which is still high. I have indeed been experiencing a bit of gyno since week 2, and lately it is much more pronounced (my nipples are about 2 times their regular size, very sensitive, and my left one is even turning white).

After reading through this article I am wondering what I should do differently to reduce my E2 level further and also reverse my gyno.
(1) Should I order and start using Aromasin instead of a-dex? Or should I simply up the dosage of a-dex even further to 0.8mg/day or something like that?
(2) I've been taking 20mg/day of Nolva since week 3 to reverse the gyno but it hasn't been working that well. Should I order Raloxifene and start using that instead? Is it significantly more effective than Nolva?

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

[Buster Brown]

I would just watch the nip sensitivity. If you feel lumps then it may be time to jump on Nov. You don't want to crash your e2 either.

[NACH3]

^^ Agree with Buster here as well... Just make sure you cover all basis! Are you running caber or Prami? Has your Prolactin/or progesterone increased causing your E2 to go too high?? I would always run a PA(like caber or prami) but by your BW if it includes prolactin/or progesterone see if that's high! If it is its progesterone induced(and if your prolactin goes high enough, you'll start to lactate). So def important to get this under control'

[razman]

I would just watch the nip sensitivity. If you feel lumps then it may be time to jump on Nov. You don't want to crash your e2 either.

Thanks just to clarify. All the values I've listed above for a-dex are for eod not ed.

[razman]

^^ Agree with Buster here as well... Just make sure you cover all basis! Are you running caber or Prami? Has your Prolactin/or progesterone increased causing your E2 to go too high?? I would always run a PA(like caber or prami) but by your BW if it includes prolactin/or progesterone see if that's high! If it is its progesterone induced(and if your prolactin goes high enough, you'll start to lactate). So def important to get this under control'

I wish I knew what my progesterone level is. Unfortunately, the bloodwork I ordered doesn't include this value. I do indeed have prami on hand though. Should I start taking 0.25 mg/night?

[Buster Brown]

Be patient with the Nov it is slow acting...you should have frontloaded for a week. I would keep things be same for now ....adex @ .50 eod and Nov @ 20 mgs a day...you should start to see some changes in the next week or so. Stay on the Nov at 20 right through pct.

[NACH3]

I wish I knew what my progesterone level is. Unfortunately, the bloodwork I ordered doesn't include this value. I do indeed have prami on hand though. Should I start taking 0.25 mg/night?

IMO - it's better to be safe than sorry... Anytime you run a 19nor you'll want to have caber/Prami.... Be careful if you start the prami(do you know how to dose this)?? Take at bed time and if your feeling sick just start at .125mg ed/up to .5mg thru cycle... And I would definitely have your Progesterone checked in your BW!

[2iron]

If you upped your ai and your estrogen has gone down since no need to increase anymore.