Forum: Estrogen level 255. Adex or Aromasin ~SquirrelNutz, 2013

SquirrelNutz

posted Thu, 05/30/2013 - 17:36

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Estrogen level 255. Adex or Aromasin

I was feeling that my estrogen was elevated week 4 of my cycle. My back was breaking out, I was getting that "needy" feeling, and libido was down. Plus my weight fluctuation was insane (I'm talking 4 or 5 lbs from the time I went to bed till the time I woke up). Sunday started week 5 and my Adex dose was that day also. I took .5mg Adex and had my blood work done the next morning. I just got my labs back today (they're posted in lab pics) and my estrogen was at 255 and testosterone was at 4919. I've been running the .5mg Adex since the day before the blood work was done 10 days ago. I'm sure my estrogen is still higher than what I want. Tomorrow will be my Adex day, but I just got some Aromasin in today. I'm thinking of switching over to it instead if the Adex. Is that a good move? If so how should I dose it?

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Doss
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05/30/2013 - 17:45

personally, i'd switch just on GP. aromasin, IMO, brings more benefits to the table than adex with less potential risks.

the answer to your question on dosing is tricky to answer... first, we need to know if that was estrodial (e2) or estrogen. bc e2 levels of 255 are astronomical, whereas 255 of total estrogen is a bit more manageable.

outside of that, you've been dosing the adex ED at a decent amount. numbers should be a lot lower now. how to gear towards making further corrections really depends on the answer to the first question and where your current levels are now. you need to run another set of blood work.

how are your sides?

Doss
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Doss
09/01/2013 - 18:09

so, i just did a search for a particular lab's aromasin and this post popped up. just to clarify what i meant up top: GP means "general principle"

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Doss
09/01/2013 - 18:27

Thanks? I appreciate the advice. I switched to Aromasin and it seemed to help everything including my libido.

Doss
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SquirrelNutz
09/01/2013 - 18:32

Good deal, man. Coming back to that post, at first glance, sounded like I was lab promoting.

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Doss
05/30/2013 - 18:06

I have my labs posted, (I'm not real food at reading them), but it says estrogen, total serum. I've been running the Adex e3d, but maybe I should have been running it EOD or daily. My sides are much better now, back zits are gone, weight quit fluctuating, energy is back up, but my libido is still off, so I'm guessing estrogen is still high.

Doss
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SquirrelNutz
05/30/2013 - 18:16

gotcha... total estrogen makes up all estrogen hormones. the 3 major ones are estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), and estriol (E3). there is a forth called estetrol (E4), but it is produced only during pregnancy.

we really need to see where you're at now, before making recommendations. otherwise, it's a lil like shooting in the dark. we may hit the target, or we may miss a few times. given you've been dosing AI for 10 days, there's a good chance you're closer to the 130 mark. given these facts and your transition in sides, i feel 25mg protocol of aromasin is entirely too excessive for you. i'd consider something along the lines of 12.5 ED until a few days after libido returns. then consider dropping back on dosage or frequency.

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Doss
05/30/2013 - 18:20

Should I cut the dosage in half again to 6.25 at that point?

Doss
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SquirrelNutz
05/30/2013 - 18:25

you could do that or leave it and watch to see if low e2 sides pop up. i'm leaning towards 12.5 ed being sufficient to reduce current levels. with that being the case, it will continue to do so even after you reach normal range. the key is to maintain the normal range to yield a more productive cycle.