Estrogen Level

[bigpa Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bigpa]

Okay here is the deal. I have learned that there is a fine line between to much estrogen and not enough. And for me personally it is a very fine line between the two. Now if you have been following my cycle in cycle logs then you will know that I began my cycle taking .5mg of GP Arimidex twice a week. Monday and Thursday on the days I pin. Well it only took a few weeks and my nipples began to look kind of puffy and feel itchy. So I upped the Arimidex to .5mg every other day. Well it took about 3 days and the itchy and puffy nipples slowly went away. But along came another side that I began to feel. EXTREME TIREDNESS!! Now after research and talking to my brothers here on JM I learned that my E levels were probably still high even though no signs of Gyno were there. So I upped my Arimidex to .5mg ED and slowly my energy went up and I began to feel much better.

Now this brings me to where I am at today. I decided to drop back down to .5mg EOD. Now I did this because I felt as though my gains have maybe slowed a bit and I though just try and drop the Arimidex a little and see what happens. Well I began to feel tighter and maybe a little stronger BUT my energy is way down again. I feel like I can sleep all the time. So I have learned that my sweet spot is .5mg ED.

Maybe this can help a new guy understand how crucial E levels can be to your growth and most importantly how you feel.

[MrBig Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MrBig]

Okay here is the deal. I have learned that there is a fine line between to much estrogen and not enough. And for me personally it is a very fine line between the two. Now if you have been following my cycle in cycle logs then you will know that I began my cycle taking .5mg of GP Arimidex twice a week. Monday and Thursday on the days I pin. Well it only took a few weeks and my nipples began to look kind of puffy and feel itchy. So I upped the Arimidex to .5mg every other day. Well it took about 3 days and the itchy and puffy nipples slowly went away. But along came another side that I began to feel. EXTREME TIREDNESS!! Now after research and talking to my brothers here on JM I learned that my E levels were probably still high even though no signs of Gyno were there. So I upped my Arimidex to .5mg ED and slowly my energy went up and I began to feel much better.

Now this brings me to where I am at today. I decided to drop back down to .5mg EOD. Now I did this because I felt as though my gains have maybe slowed a bit and I though just try and drop the Arimidex a little and see what happens. Well I began to feel tighter and maybe a little stronger BUT my energy is way down again. I feel like I can sleep all the time. So I have learned that my sweet spot is .5mg ED.

Maybe this can help a new guy understand how crucial E levels can be to your growth and most importantly how you feel.

Yup, glad to see it didn't take long for you to find that out, but remember every cycles different so you'll need to figure this out each cycle. Unless you do the same cycle, but most of us choose to change things up, weather it be different type of gear or the amount or both. Now you have a good idea of where you need to be, the next cycle you do, you will find this spot easier and quicker. Nice job bigpa!!!

[Time Bandit Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Time Bandit]

Yep.. Been there done that. I found that .5 EOD worked well for me. Off cycle and with my HRT/TRT I take it E3D.
I also found out that the GP brand Arimidex works better then my local pharmacy brand.
Where as off cycle the pharmacy brand works great with my HRT/TRT dose.

First cycle seems to be a major learning curve for those who pay attention to the changes in our body chemistry.

Awesome job Bigpa.

[jrheajr Member Find all posts View Profile Close jrheajr]

thanks for posting, im experimenting with my AI now to see where my magic dose is for this particular cycle