DHT levels and ARIMIDEX.

[sixtythirtyten]

arimidex alone?

i was going to take arimidex alone. Stew, are you saying that i will develop gyno after i'm off the arimidex? is there anything i can do to prevent this besides taking more arimidex and besides taking testosterone? i'd really appreciate it if you would clear this up, thanx

 

[Stew Meat]

Stew Meat, not too long ago you replied to a post of mine regarding low testosterone levels. You advised me to use anti-estrogen therapy alongside training to raise my t levels. I'm assuming you said this so that I could eliminate any free circulating aromatise in my system, down regulate it dramatically, which will in turn signal the hypothalamus to produce gonadotropin releasing hormone, which, as we know, is the catalyst in endogenous testosterone production.
Are you now telling me that this is harmful? I'm getting confused bro. Can you clear this up. Are you saying now that I shouldn't use anti-estrogen therapy?

No, short term is fine... just not year round. And if you already have LOW testosterone levels, you don't have to worry about DHT.





-Stew

 

[Stew Meat]

Re: stew...

if im getting on a EQ only cycle, and taking armidex ED (1/4 tab) i can run into problems when i discontinue it?

No, as I said before, when introducing exogenous test or test analogs into the system, Arimidex works great. The reasons is because estrogen levels will be high already because Arimidex can't block every aromitase enzyme so you are still goign to have adequate estrogen in circulation... but not if you are ONLY blocking aromitization of natural testestosterone.



-Stew

 

[Stew Meat]

Re: arimidex alone?

i was going to take arimidex alone. Stew, are you saying that i will develop gyno after i'm off the arimidex? is there anything i can do to prevent this besides taking more arimidex and besides taking testosterone? i'd really appreciate it if you would clear this up, thanx

I'm not saying you will, I'm saying you probably will. There is no point in screwing around with hormone levels. That is serious business... This has NOT been studied... it would be unethical to conduct such studies because people could easily get long term damage.



-Stew

 

[dork]

just clear this up please

Ok stew, im getting a little nervous now.

Im getting on EQ @ 300mg/wk, i plan on taking .25mg armidex ED becasue im very prone to gyno. 2 weeks after my last shot of EQill do clomid therapy, and planned on running the armidex up until i finish the clomid.

Do i have to worry about any type of estrogen rebound effect from the armidex, or any type of dangerously low DHT levels?

 

[Stew Meat]

I hate to keep repeating the same thing over and over... read my above posts.



-Stew

 

[Jon De]

Stew,

Here's my situation. My doc put my on test replacement therapy due to low t-levels, which caused my estradiol level to increase 50% from 34pg/ml to 52 (on a 20-52 scale). My doc wouldn't do anything about the increased E2 number, so I decided to take Arimidex at 1/4mg EOD. What are the dangers if I continue using Arimidex this way indefinitely? Thanks.

-Jon

 

[Yozzer]

Jon De......what dosages are you prescribed, and what effect has it had on your life as far as general feeling, sex drive, gains in the gym etc. ?? Do you cycle it with anything? It seems strange you having such high estradiol levels on t replacement. I may be on that shit soon, so any info would be great.

 

[Stew Meat]

Why is that estrogen level a problem? Are you starting to develop gyno...?

Arimidex should be no problem while on test replacement... but its going to be damn expensive. I believe your estrogen levels will come down in time after you body adjusts. How long have you been on replacement?




-Stew

 

[Jon De]

Stew,

I've been on TRT for a few months. No gyno, but the last month I've been feeling like crap, have a decreased sex drive and noticed some fat gain in the abs even while dropping a few pounds. From what I've read all these point to a high estrogen level. So, I had my blood checked and saw that I had a 50% E2 increase.

I got liquidex, so 1/4mg EOD only costs me about $3.00/week. I just started it a few days ago so I have noticed anything yet.


Yozzer,

I've been taking Androgel 10gr/day (equal to about 100mg test/week) for a few months. I felt good the first month until this estrogen problem popped up. As far as muscle, I gained 5 pounds in the first month without changing my diet at all and only training legs (rehabbing injured arm). Once I can get back to full body workouts I may switch to test cyp injections instead.

-Jon