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QUESTION
Originally Posted by RJW
I was using .5mg of arimidex a day ( too much/ too often) and it demolished my HDL levels, went down to approx 7. My MD flipped and told me top stop it completely and next test I was 28. I would say there are definite, serious SE when used in this manner. I it's going to be used .25mg twice a week should be better.
ANSWER by KSman
My comments about 'self limiting' were sound conclusions based in the data in published research. I do not have any confindence in that data at this point.
There is a good linear response for most. Most will do well with a starting dose of 1mg/week when on 100mg/week of a test ester. The exception is the few, not rare, who are Arimidex over-responders. These guy will tank their E2 on that dose and such guys need to take 1/4th to 1/8th of the expected dose.
For over responders, they will soon feel like crap and might feel a brief surge of libido as there E2 falls through the sweet spot. I this case, stop Adex for 6 days then start the smaller dose. Dose EOD if possible.
In any case, one should aim for serum E2=22pg/ml. Scale a dose based on labs as follows: If E=22 and dose was 1.0mg/week, new dose would be 1.0mg/wk *32/22. If all is well, if heavier, one can scale the 1.0mg/week up against a 160# reference weight until labs are obtained.
Labquest serum E2 is good. Quest diagnostics must be the "ultra high sensitivity" serum E2 test.
Originally Posted by RJW
I was using .5mg of arimidex a day ( too much/ too often) and it demolished my HDL levels, went down to approx 7. My MD flipped and told me top stop it completely and next test I was 28. I would say there are definite, serious SE when used in this manner. I it's going to be used .25mg twice a week should be better.
ANSWER by KSman
My comments about 'self limiting' were sound conclusions based in the data in published research. I do not have any confindence in that data at this point.
There is a good linear response for most. Most will do well with a starting dose of 1mg/week when on 100mg/week of a test ester. The exception is the few, not rare, who are Arimidex over-responders. These guy will tank their E2 on that dose and such guys need to take 1/4th to 1/8th of the expected dose.
For over responders, they will soon feel like crap and might feel a brief surge of libido as there E2 falls through the sweet spot. I this case, stop Adex for 6 days then start the smaller dose. Dose EOD if possible.
In any case, one should aim for serum E2=22pg/ml. Scale a dose based on labs as follows: If E=22 and dose was 1.0mg/week, new dose would be 1.0mg/wk *32/22. If all is well, if heavier, one can scale the 1.0mg/week up against a 160# reference weight until labs are obtained.
Labquest serum E2 is good. Quest diagnostics must be the "ultra high sensitivity" serum E2 test.
