ACNE

[Nomad]

Taking Thyroid helped me. Diet helps me. Sunshine on my back in summer helps for sure.

Sunshine definitely helps mine too.

I’m on a higher dose of AI right now I’m about week 3 and I’m having a significant reduction on my back.... have a blood test in a week and a half.

 

[Vince Carter]

Still had acne when my total t was was like 190 ngdl and it was slightly worse. Needless to say, I don’t believe my acne is at all androgen related.

What is your E2 at these days? Any other elevated E symptoms youre coping with?

 

[Nomad]

What is your E2 at these days? Any other elevated E symptoms youre coping with?

Was at 30.8 on my last labs which I know is in normal range. I was on 160mg a week, .25 Arimidex, 100 units hcg weekly split in two doses.

I didn’t really think too much about sides as I wasn’t getting an itchy nipple, as I’ve had a tiny hard lump since I was like 13 and it’s itched really bad in the past with my e2 around 45. My libido has been ‘okay’ I thought my erection quality was good too. and, I was having night sweats.

I switched to 200mg .5 Arimidex and 100 units hcg about a month ago. I’m estimating the extra 40mg testosterone and double AI dose has me around 20 e2, I’ll confirm next week.

I can honestly say I’ve felt great the last two weeks, my libidos gone from wanting sex every other day to 1-2x daily, and I’m now realizing my erection quality was poor, I feel like I’m on 100mg of viagra when I get hard now.

I haven’t been getting night sweats the last couple of weeks neither which has probably helped the bacne a lot. I can tell it’s healing up because it’s slightly itchy.

I’ll be very happy if my libido, erection quality, and acne continues to decrease at this rate.

 

[Vince Carter]

much of what you just wrote are high E symptoms

 

[Rabbit91476]

If acne started to appear 2-3 weeks after switching from sq to I’m. Does that mean my levels could be higher

 

[D007Domo]

I'm genetically predisposed and while in the Air Force in Korea had to have medical intervention, like you.

What I've experienced on TRT was that it was Estrogen for me. Once i got that down to a point that was good for ME, my body acne 99% disappeared.

Hey Vince, are you open to sharing any more details regarding your AI/dose/labs? It seems I am about to explore this and I am curious as to others' experience. Thanks.

 

[Vince Carter]

Hey Vince, are you open to sharing any more details regarding your AI/dose/labs? It seems I am about to explore this and I am curious as to others' experience. Thanks.

I have a couple of threads on here about my E problems; search.

 

[Gianluca]

It’s not really a testosterone side effect for me though. I’ve always had bacne since I was a teen. Lots of people say it’s caused by DHT but, I have minimal body hair, and absolutely no male pattern baldness.

Is there anything besides accutane to get rid of it? Defy Medical can’t prescribe it unfortunately.

In the army I was on various antibiotics (doxicycline, minocycline, and something else) for probably two years and, they helped a little bit but, 6 months after stopping I was right back where I started.

Topical medications isn’t really an option because I don’t have anyone to help me apply them right now.

The bacne and acne on my chest has actually gone down quite a bit since starting TRT two years ago, I’m still getting painful cysts on my back though.

As always, any help and advice is greatly appreciated.

Insulin has allot to do with Acne break out, if you are not on LCHF diet I suggest to try to see the difference, it helped allot with me, get about 50% of your cal from fat, also understand skin issue= autoimmune issue, so it is not always related to DHT. Food that causes autoimmune reactions in the body are : whole grains, legumes, the worse offender, Dairy as well if you are intolerant for sure