AIs and Lipid Values???

[kmms]

not sure if this will help or not but i've been taking very small doses of arimidex, started off with .25 and dropped to .125 because it was just too strong, and after getting back my 1 month BW my total cholesterol, hdl, triglycerides etc all came back on the on the low end of the range. don't have the results with me right now but i remember triglycerides were 75 on a scale of <150.

i'm not sure what in particular to attribute that to, i eat tons of leafy greens every day, two tablespoons of virgin coconut oil and one fresh coconut every day etc. i guess what i'm getting at is that while arimidex has an extremely profound impact on my estrogen levels as evidenced by my rather low dose, it hasn't had any pronounced negative effect on my cholesterol, triglycerides, hdl etc

[Metalject]

not sure if this will help or not but i've been taking very small doses of arimidex, started off with .25 and dropped to .125 because it was just too strong, and after getting back my 1 month BW my total cholesterol, hdl, triglycerides etc all came back on the on the low end of the range. don't have the results with me right now but i remember triglycerides were 75 on a scale of <150.

i'm not sure what in particular to attribute that to, i eat tons of leafy greens every day, two tablespoons of virgin coconut oil and one fresh coconut every day etc. i guess what i'm getting at is that while arimidex has an extremely profound impact on my estrogen levels as evidenced by my rather low dose, it hasn't had any pronounced negative effect on my cholesterol, triglycerides, hdl etc

Just to clarify, a significant reduction in HDL cholesterol is a negative affect on cholesterol.

[kmms]

Just to clarify, a significant reduction in HDL cholesterol is a negative affect on cholesterol.

you are correct and i am sure that i misspoke regarding my hdl. will check my numbers later tonight. my hdl was right in line with my expectations after adding coconut and coconut oil to my diet for the last several months. medium chain fatty acids ftw.

[warmouth]

And as far as a SERM goes, do they not act in the same way as an AI, as far as reducing the amount of estrogen produced? And what are they known to do in relation to lipid panels?

[Metalject]

And as far as a SERM goes, do they not act in the same way as an AI, as far as reducing the amount of estrogen produced? And what are they known to do in relation to lipid panels?

SERM's inhibit the estrogen hormone from attaching to the receptors...they do not inhibit aromatase or lower estrogen levels to any significant degree. However, as far as lipids go SERM's actually have a positive effect on lipid values...while they're anti-estrogenic on one end they can actually be estrogenic on another end, in this case the liver. Estrogen in the liver helps regulate cholesterol by both improving HDL and LDL levels.