Blood Results in... Some WOWs and of course more QUESTIONS

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Blood results are back! Testosterone looks crazy high, free test also high, and

that all would of course mean YOU GUESSED IT E is high as well...

Onto the actual results:

Total T: 45.75 ng/ml (Norm: 2.25 - 9.72)

Free T: 49.0 pg/ml (Norm: 8.8-27)

Estoriol: 61.7 pg/ml (Norm: 10-40)

Note: Taking Testosterone Cypionate 2x per week (Sunday and Wednesday). This

test was performed in the afternoon of a Saturday)

Some background. I have been on 200mg cyp per week for a number of years yet not

feeling the effects. Recently found out it was because no one looked at my E

levels - when I did look at E levels I found out I was super high (first

estrodiol test showed a level of almost 80). I started Arimidex upon getting

those results at 3 1/4 pills a week. Brought the levels down a bit based on

tests around the 70 mark, then upped the Arimidex (currently taking .25 EOD)

then got the above results back today. Over the course of the last month or

more I also changed my once a week shot to 2x a week taking 100mg of cyp. This

was to help bring down the E spiking.

My conclusions.

1. I think the Arimidex is raising my testosterone (I beleive I read it can do

this) as these T value are super high... But it could also simply be that I am

being tested 4 days after my shot? - I beleive I need to cut my T in half so

that I am taking 2 50mg shots a week... but that seems kinda low to me (I'm 34

years old)... so need some input there...

2. I think splitting the T shots up across the week has helped as I have felt a

difference in my anxiety, sex drive, and nocternal erections SIGNIFICANTLY. and

in general I like the idea of elminitating the weekly spike so plan to continue

with the divided dose

3. With levels this SUPER high on T and Free T shouldn't I have a sex drive on

onverdrive? I don't... so what might be up?

Thanks in advance for anyone's input!

> > > > >

> > > > > > From: heyfritzy <haverhillguy@>

> > > > > > Subject: Taking Arimidex

> > for High

> > > > E-  followup questions on sex drive/Blood Test

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 9:38

> > PM

> > > > > > Hi group -

> > > > > >

> > > > > > The Arimidex has been working well...

> > Nothing

> > > > like the

> > > > > > first couple weeks I was on it which

> > were

> > > > incredibly

> > > > > > good/fun in terms of sex drive , but

> > decent

> > > > none the

> > > > > > less... I still think I am missing the

> > " sweet

> > > > spot " (perhaps

> > > > > > still too high E values) so I will get

> > an

> > > > estrodiol test at

> > > > > > the end of this week.  I think my

> > first week or

> > > > two on

> > > > > > Arimidex somehow freed up/unbound an

> > enormous

> > > > amount of T

> > > > > > and that felt great.  But I've lost

> > that drive

> > > > > > again...

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Should I just get an estrodiol test as

> > that's my

> > > > current

> > > > > > concern?  or Should I get more of a

> > workup?  I

> > > > did

> > > > > > switch my once weekly T shot to 2x per

> > week a few

> > > > weeks back

> > > > > > to try and help with the E spike.  My

> > question

> > > > is

> > > > > > really this... I still don't feel my

> > sex drive is

> > > > where it

> > > > > > should be, still get bouts of anxiety,

> > still have

> > > > a little

> > > > > > brain fog...  I know my total test

> > levels are in

> > > > the

> > > > > > upper end of the range, Free test has

> > never been

> > > > good

> > > > > > (except 3 weeks after I started the

> > Arimidex and

> > > > it was

> > > > > > through the roof high)

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Reminder: I private pay for these tests

> > as I live

> > > > outside

> > > > > > the country so would rather not pay

> > tons of money

> > > > for tests

> > > > > > I don't need...  but don't want to be

> > penny

> > > > wise-pound

> > > > > > foolish at the same time.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > One other quick question - where is the

> > cheapest

> > > > place to

> > > > > > buy Arimidex.  Here in the country I

> > live in it

> > > > is

> > > > > > ridiculously expensive so I bought it

> > from ADC -

> > > > but the

> > > > > > entire purchase/shipping process was a

> > hassle.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Thanks.

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

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