Its common to use things like Clomid to trick the hpta into thinking there is less estrogen in order to start producing testosterone.
But can Arimidex also work in this way by actually lowering the amount of estrogen?
So in short, if one is secondary hypo and they've got high estrogen, can arimedex lower the estrogen and restore hpta function?
Lowering your estrogen is the worst way to raise your natural testosterone because your body needs estrogen. Low estrogen can result in erectile dysfunction, low libido, dry skin, joint pain etc... Low estrogen can basically make you look like a lifelong crack head.
Aromatize inhibitors like Arimidex, Aromasin and Letro should only be run if your estrogen is high and the dosage of AI will be dependant on how high your estrogen actually is. All AIs are very powerful and a lot of people end up taking too much and crashing their estrogen below healthy-confortable levels.
There are better options like nolvadex and clomid. This 2 mentioned above can rise your testosterone without crashing your estrogen or increasing your estrogen significantly. Other options like hcg can increase your estrogen (dose department) and can come with very undesirable side effects if taken on high dosages. A relatively safe dosage for hcg is 250ius every 3.5days(250ius twice per week). Anything above that is a risk to the health of your leydig cells.
Because hcg tend to also raise your estrogen bloodworks should be accompanied with it's use and LOW DOSE ai might be needed to bring your estrogen to a safer level (between25-50).
Nolva and Clomid have shown unwanted side effects if taken for long periods of time and that include low libido and erectile dysfunction. Nolva and Clomid should not be run more than 5 weeks at a time in my opinion. Nolva should never be run above 40 and Clomid should never be run above 50 in my opinion unless directed by a doctor(and I hope they don't). 20nolva25clomid being commonly sufficient in most cases.
Hcg at 250ius twice per week have been proven to be relatively safe for more extended periods of time but it does shut down the hypothalamus production of LH and FSH the same way steroids do. Higher dosages of hcg for extended periods of time can result in leydig cell desensitization and an considerable increase in estrogen levels.
In other words hcg should only be used during cycle to avoid testicular atrophy or for small burst to increase testicular size and testosterone production. Pct meds like Nolva-Clomid should be used after hcg to stimulate the hypothalamus back to life(production of lh and fsh)
