No blood work prior to the AI, this has all been experimentation by myself. In the past however, when I have suspected high estrogen, I have come back with pretty normal blood work for E2. Usually, it is around 20 pg/ml, which is right where you want it to be. However, I am measuring estrogen in the trough and my theory is that it is elevated during other times of the week.
I have tried literally everything else apart from using an AI because I am generally against the idea. It is without a doubt the fix in my case and I am grateful. I just hope there isn't any long-term effects from taking it because it works so well for me.
Nothing in terms of mental effects, I have no depression nor anxiety that I can note, in fact I feel pretty damn good right now. I'd say I had depression and anxiety from the fact that I couldn't get dialed in. We will see if the last issue, that is my skin side effects, resolve from this added AI. I am also on an incredibly low dosage. I had acne on dosages as low as 60mg test cyp per week, so I just think my body handles estrogen really poorly. This is 100% the best I have ever felt on TRT and I am looking to hear others input about the long-term safety on an AI at this dsoage.
I think with acne and cherry angiomas, both symptoms of elevated estrogen, I have found my fix. I will see if these skin symptoms go away. I will say I had neither of these skin side effects when my TRT clinic was adding AI to my TRT cyp without me realizing. So I do think I finally found my fix
Now if others can just chime in about the long-term safety of an AI.
