Need advice...
Hi everyone,
So I'll make this as short as possible and try to include all relevant info.
I'm in week 6 of my 5th cycle (which is now a blast). My last cycle was 7 years ago. Before starting this current blast of 500mg p/w test e & 50mg proviron ed, .5 armidex e3d. I was running prescribed TRT of 100mg test c per week. My diet is good, not great, macros are pretty on point but I have 7-8 drinks on a Friday and Bacon, eggs and a milkshake on Saturday. Have not had any issues during past cycles, good stable bloods, no acne, no swelling, no gyno, and good gains. Now years later and maybe due to age, I think I am having estrogen issues. The difficult part of this is that 2 weeks into it my country went into lockdown and I can't get bloods for another week or 2. First signs I had of high e2 was some acne, decreased libido then a bit of bloating and finally relatively bad moonface almost over night. Also mood is not great. Started .5 armidex eod, reduced sodium and increased water and moonface went down, but comes back a little every now and then. But now as I can't get bloods it's just a guessing game. Was hoping some more experienced guys on here could share their thoughts on this situation. Hit me up if I missed any crucial info. Thanks in advance for your replies
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AnonI recommend cutting out the Friday alcohol. Try to cut down then cut it out completely if you can. Or just quit cold turkey. From my personal experience, alcohol really hinders my performance and makes my cycles not as smooth. Maybe I'm more sensitive to alcohol than you, I don't know, but I do know that I'm certainly better after giving up alcohol all together years ago.
You're asking for advice here and this is my advice. Give up the alcohol.
Thanks for that. Yes I've definitely considered it. I've never had issues with alcohol in the past, but I understand bodies response changes with age. Do you have any advice on my main question about what I should do in the case of not being able to get bloods and trying to control high e2?
AnonI can not give advice and guarantee it will help you or anyone else. I can however share with you what I have done to control high estro without bloods in my past. Keep in mind this is not advice, this is me sharing some of my past personal experience.
Years ago one time I got high estro symptoms so I started taking 20mg tabs of Nolvadex every night and kept taking it for 2 weeks, then I started taking it every other night for 2 weeks, then I stopped taking it. The Nolvadex blocked the estrogen receptors and the little puffyness in my nips went away and didn't come back. It worked within the first week but I kept taking it longer just to be thorough and because I was scared. I also started taking 1mg of Adex eod (every other day) for a few days then decreased it to .5mg eod because the high e2 symptoms stopped in a few days. I also dropped my Test dosage, probably in half, not sure, this was all years ago, man. I kinda crashed my estro at the time I think and got achy joints for a while and felt sluggish but I did put the high estro fire out.
After that I have made sure to stay stocked up on plenty of Nolvadex and start my AI before getting blood work or high estro symptoms. I would just start taking my Adex at .5mg eod starting 2 weeks into my cycle...this turned out to be too much Adex I later learned and have since switched to .5mg every 3 days which works great for me and I have confirmed that with on cycle bloods in recent times.
The advice I can give is: Get some Nolvadex to have on hand at all times because it really does work against gyno if you ever start to get it. There are double blind placebo controlled studies on human males showing the effectiveness of Nolvadex for treating and curing gyno. You can find these medical studies with an online search. It's been prescribed by doctors to treat gyno. Make sure to have an AI. And do research on both Nolvadex and your AI so you know more about how they work and how to dose them.
Thank you for putting the time and effort into your reply. I always have a.i on hand but didn't know about the Nolvadex during cycle. I'll have a good read up and keep the info in mind for next time. As you suggested earlier I am going to cut the alcohol out. Not being able to get bloods is what made things difficult for me, but we are out of lovkdown now and I went in this morning. Should get my results in a few days. I have a feeling I have have crashed my e2 after taking .5 armidex ed for the last 4-5 days since my post. Once again, thanks for sharing your experience
Also following this thread to get some good info on an upcoming cycle
Are you confident your adex is legit?
As confident as I can be. It is from one of the top rated source on this forum. Also there was a reduction in swelling in my face the following morning after I increased the frequency of the dose.