Arimidex on TRT. Is this a high dosage?

[JimBeam]

I currently just started TRT about 1 week ago. 200mg T-Cyp/week. Dosing 2x/week at 100mg/shot. 48 y/o male, My pre-TRT labs: TT=352, Ref. Range 348-1197ng/ml. My E2 on my labs was 14pg/ml. Kinda low from what I've read. People speak about the 'sweet spot' at being between 20-30pg/ml. The lab was before my 1st injection of course.

Dr. put me on 1mg of anastrozole(Adex) 2x/week. Again, from reading post here and else where, that seems a bit high. I've also read it's better to start low and increase dosage if needed while dividing it up during the week. My E2 was a little on the low end, so I'm thinking of maybe just taking .5mg/week dividing into .25mg 2x/week when I take my T shot. Also running 500 Units HCG 2x/week.

Question is: Is 2mg/week too much when all I'm doing is getting my T back to normal ranges? I have no follow up labs but will be getting them in about 3 weeks after 4 weeks on TRT.

 

[RigPig]

IMO 2mg is quite high for Dex iN your case. I would maybe use 0.5mg/wk maybe 1mg/wk Max and see what my next bloods came back with. But I'm no doctor so...

 

[franchise24]

I currently just started TRT about 1 week ago. 200mg T-Cyp/week. Dosing 2x/week at 100mg/shot. 48 y/o male, My pre-TRT labs: TT=352, Ref. Range 348-1197ng/ml. My E2 on my labs was 14pg/ml. Kinda low from what I've read. People speak about the 'sweet spot' at being between 20-30pg/ml. The lab was before my 1st injection of course.

Dr. put me on 1mg of anastrozole(Adex) 2x/week. Again, from reading post here and else where, that seems a bit high. I've also read it's better to start low and increase dosage if needed while dividing it up during the week. My E2 was a little on the low end, so I'm thinking of maybe just taking .5mg/week dividing into .25mg 2x/week when I take my T shot. Also running 500 Units HCG 2x/week.

Question is: Is 2mg/week too much when all I'm doing is getting my T back to normal ranges? I have no follow up labs but will be getting them in about 3 weeks after 4 weeks on TRT.

I have to agree with RigPig. That is high. My TRT Dr. Has me @ 200mgs a week and 1mg adex a week. I know that I can get buy with .5mgs a week so I split into 2 doses. II take them on the days I pin and my e2 is in the 20's. I don't like it in the 20's. I like mine in the 30's. Your e2 was low at 14. 2mg of adex a week might crash your e2.

 

[CdnGuy]

OP ask dr jim.....

 

[JimBeam]

I have to agree with RigPig. That is high. My TRT Dr. Has me @ 200mgs a week and 1mg adex a week. I know that I can get buy with .5mgs a week so I split into 2 doses. II take them on the days I pin and my e2 is in the 20's. I don't like it in the 20's. I like mine in the 30's. Your e2 was low at 14. 2mg of adex a week might crash your e2.

Thanks for both of your posts. I believe going forward I will try .5mg/week dividing it into .25mg - 2x/week when I pin. This guy has me taking 1mg adex everytime I pin 100mg Test. dang.

 

[franchise24]

Thanks for both of your posts. I believe going forward I will try .5mg/week dividing it into .25mg - 2x/week when I pin. This guy has me taking 1mg adex everytime I pin 100mg Test. dang.

Sounds good. Keep us posted how it works out.

 

[JimBeam]

OP ask dr jim.....

LOL!! I don't think I can ask Dr. Jim cuz I wrote a pretty nasty post about him. Ooops. Let's just say I had some beers and read a few of his "not so nice" posts to some noobs and I got an attitude. lol..

 

[Nutpuncher]

2mg per week is way too much. Scary that your doc prescribed that high of a dose. My prescribed TRT dose are 60mg Test Cyp/Prop 2x week + .50mg adex 2x week + 500iu HCG 2x week.

 

[RigPig]

Thanks for both of your posts. I believe going forward I will try .5mg/week dividing it into .25mg - 2x/week when I pin. This guy has me taking 1mg adex everytime I pin 100mg Test. dang.

I think this will be a good start. You defiantly don't want to crash your E2, you'll feel like shit.
Your doc is being over cautious and that's not exactly a bad thing but having you E2 tanked for a month or so while you wait for your next round of bloods is not going to be fun.

 

[JimBeam]

Sounds good. Keep us posted how it works out.

When I get my next labs I'll post the results so hopefully that info. will help some others.

 

[CdnGuy]

LOL!! I don't think I can ask Dr. Jim cuz I wrote a pretty nasty post about him. Ooops. Let's just say I had some beers and read a few of his "not so nice" posts to some noobs and I got an attitude. lol..

So you join Meso and start a thread calling out respected members cuz you can't handle your liquor? I did notice you weren't around on your own thread once the heat came down. Post & run...good look man

 

[JimBeam]

So you join Meso and start a thread calling out respected members cuz you can't handle your liquor? I did notice you weren't around on your own thread once the heat came down. Post & run...good look man

More like post and forget about it. I'm not too worried about my "Look".. it doesn't really matter now does it.

 

[CdnGuy]

More like post and forget about it. I'm not too worried about my "Look".. it doesn't really matter now does it.

Wrong it does matter. Your attitude won't fly here.

 

[JimBeam]

Wrong it does matter. Your attitude won't fly here.

The reason I posted that thread about the Dr. was because every post I read after the one that raised my eyebrow just seemed like he was flaming and bashing every noob with a somewhat legitimate question. Apparently he doesn't care much about his look. So, that is not my normal nature.

 

[Milk Man]

OP ask dr jim.....

Oh thats funny

 

[dreckis604]

Wrong it does matter. Your attitude won't fly here.

Cdnguy stop acting like you're the police lawlz you don't and can't do shit. So stfu

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[Cletusthefetus]

Alright back on topic...has anyone here themselves or known someone on trt doses that do not take an ai?

And I'm not talking someone with high estrogen or obvious sides. Just someone who's e2 is in range while on low dose test. Just curious.

 

[Do3Gs]

Alright back on topic...has anyone here themselves or known someone on trt doses that do not take an ai?

And I'm not talking someone with high estrogen or obvious sides. Just someone who's e2 is in range while on low dose test. Just curious.

I've only been on for 8 weeks @ 100mg a week but had bloods drawn last week and estradiol was 25 w/ a reference range 7.6-42.6 pg/ml. That seems to be pretty much in the middle. My doc never mentioned an AI when I started but they also never tested for estrogen originally either. The recent bloods I had pulled myself.

 

[ironwill1951]

dosage on adex can vary a lot from person to person , not everybody needs adex and others need a lot , I take 1mg a day and that is prescribed by my urologist. bloods are the only way to tell.

 

[Eman]

Cdnguy stop acting like you're the police lawlz you don't and can't do shit. So stfu

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You really got yourself a hard on for @CdnGuy dont you? Why is that?