posted Sat, 09/30/2023 - 23:54
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I’ve been doing 600mg test E per week, on week 7. This is my second cycle and I’ve never used an ai before. My first cycle was about 5 years ago.
I was feeling great until last week. Libido has been down, not as much energy, and some anxiety. Got bloodwork done and as expected estradiol came back high at 124. I started 12.5mg Ed aromasin started yesterday. I’m planning on doing this dose for 10 days then retest.
Is this enough of a dose to bring my levels down to a better level? Once I retest and if it’s at a normal level. Would I want to keep the dosage the same?
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Sorry for the delayed response. I ended up doing the 12.5mg ED for 10 days retesting on the 10th day. It brought me down to 63 from 124, I feel better. Do you suggest I keep on the same dose for the remainder of the cycle? Or could it bring my levels to low? I know you’re not going to be able to give me a definitive answer. But from your experience what do you believe is the best way to go? I was thinking about switching to EOD 12.5mg I’m just not sure. Thanks for your help.
12.5mg ED or 25mg EOD of aromasin is a pretty standard dose for a moderate cycle of test like yours. For most people that dose would bring them into a normal range. 10 days should be long enough and just slightly readjust dosage if needed after bloodwork that but that dose should put you in range. Then stay at that dosage for remainder of cycle.
It's tough to say because everyone metabolizes at different rates. But I think you're on the right track. Typically 6.25mg would be a daily dose too. Just remember the snowball effect as it has longer half life than adex. Personally I probably hit 25 mg every other day for a week. Then 6.25mg ED for maybe two weeks. Then get tested.
You want to get tested, at the typical dose that you would be taking it to control estro during a normal cycle. I understand you're high and need to bring it down but, getting tested at the crush it down dose, won't tell you much except that it worked. Unless you're willing to get tested twice, once after bringing it down, letting it balance out with the daily lower dose, then getting tested again to make sure you're within range after taking the typical daily dose for a couple weeks. The key is to solve the issue you're having now and also dial in the dose you would be needing for future cycles.
Best of luck
Thank you for your response. I think I’ll try the 25mg EOD for a week get tests. Make sure it brought my levels down. Then start taking the 6.25mg Ed for a couple of weeks and test again. I don’t mind testing multiple times to get this under control and make certain I’m keeping it at a stable level. Thanks again.