Arimidex?? Problem

[rdmort]

I have been on legal trt 200mg every two weeks for 7 months. I got some arimidex 3 weeks ago and have been using .25mg eod. I looked in the mirror tonight and it looks like my nips are growing... definately something that was not there a month ago. Nothing hard or tender...just look like they are growing. Need advice. What is going on. I am 55years old.

 

[georgie24]

interesting, my first cycle my gyno flared so bad i needed surgery, i was using armidex

 

[rdmort]

That's not good. Anyway things don't look so bad this a.m. I got a nip about half the size of a pencil erasure which may be ok for me, but I noticed a very thin white ring around the right one. Always been dark. I see the doc again in 10 days. He is a urologist...getting ready to retire. From what I have read on here...he may not have the best approach for my problem.
He tested me for test levels.....155
Put me on 300mg of t. cypionate per month IM
Tested me 2 months later....238
One more month 300mg of t.cypionate
Tested me 345
After 3 months I had more energy and felt somewhat better but by day 10 after an injection I began to notice decreases in energy.
So now he goes to 200mg t.cypionate every 2 weeks.
This is for the last 3 and half months. I added the arimidex on my own
from what others said on this site. I have noticed an increase in libidio the last 2 weeks....finally! But I don't want boobs. Any input would be helpful

 

[JetCityDude]

one piece of input would be to shot 100 mg test per week. It would cause a smaller maximum spike

 

[rdmort]

I think the weekly injection would be helpful for more even distribution. Maybe even use the rub on type stuff. The thing I am more concerned about is the nips....it seems unlikely that arimidex could be the cause?? Should I switch to a different product to help this other problem??? Maybe its been there longer than 3 weeks...I just don't look in the mirror much. Thanks for the input.

 

[macrophage69alpha]

.25mg eod of arimidex is nothing. at the minimum you should be using .5mg ED, more likely 1mg ED (and there is no guarantee that will be enough- though with low doses it should be)

you also need to inject every 5-6 days in order to maintain even blood levels with cyp.

arimidex is the weakest of the AI's. While it suppresses estrone significantly, it does not suppress aromatase all that well. in a system where there is no exogenous testosterone use arimidex does suppress E very highly, not so much with exogenous.

you really should try aromasin or AIFM.


also because of your age you should probably be using a prolactin inhibitor, cabaser (cabergoline) and selepryl (selegiline) are the most popular choices

 

[macrophage69alpha]

puffy nipples does usually indicate that prolactin is a factor.

 

[thelion2005]

I have faithfully taken a-dex in my HRT program and my cycles with no nipple or gyno problems to report.

I suspect another problem here.

 

[macrophage69alpha]

I have faithfully taken a-dex in my HRT program and my cycles with no nipple or gyno problems to report.

I suspect another problem here.

for YOU that may be the case. Its true that some can use arimidex to ameliorate estrogenic issues, for some it is even too strong. that does not appear to be the case here or in point of fact generally.

 

[mikey007]

Try Aromasin