High T/E2 ratio equals low estradiol symptoms

[vibnad]

how are you doing now?

You have a very wide range on your levels (1152 - 3400 ng/dl). You may get along better switching to daily since the propionate half life is only 19 hours.

Hi both, thankyou for your help. I have stopped the anavar. I am using 30 mg test enan eod. I am feeling better. I am going to recheck my shbg in 4 weeks. I am not sure how long it takes the body to restore shbg after anavar use. I am using choline inositiol to help clean any fatty liver issue since shbg is produced in the liver. Hopefully this work

 

[vibnad]

FYI, i completely agree with Vince. It has nothing to do with the T/e2 ratio. My FREE estrogen is way to considering my shbg. I had all the symptoms of high estrogen without realising:
flaccid penis was shrivelled
testicles tight
would get really itchy when i would get slightly hot.


Like i said i think people underestimate the importance of shbg. I am sure in a few weeks after stopping anavar my shbg comes up. I have just found out that all oral dht derivatives and heavy androgens dramatically reduce shbg. Honestly i have NO IDEA how these bodyuilders are coping with all the drugs they are on - they all prob have very minimal shbg.

 

[jonfranks]

I know this thread is a bit old but hopefully this will help somebody.

At one point I was running 300mg test per week, 150mg Su and Weds. I also ran a what I thought was a low dose of adex - 0.25 m,w,f .

My labs were the following 3 days post injection.

TT: 3097
E2: 19.5 ( in my country no option for sensitive or ultra, and range was 20-60 pg/mol )
SHBG: 38
Free T %: 3.1%

I had no morning wood, low libido, felt like crap. Was tired and didn't have much motivation. I had crashed my e2 in the past with dumb adex doses and the symptoms were very familiar.

The point of my post is that yes, I also had low e2 symptoms and shitty sex life when my T:E2 ratio was too HIGH. In this case the ratio was 3097/19.5 = 158!!!!! They say the a ratio where you will feel good is 30-40. This makes sense since when I was all natural ( and viewing other natural young mens levels ) something like 680/22 = 30.9.

Also if you are on Anavar or other steroids that is probably lowering your SHBG to levels way too low. 5 is not good. Your liver might be having a hard time as well which could cause the levels to be low.

I would work to get your T:E2 level between 30-40 and your SHBG up into high 20s to mid 30s. Unless something else is wrong I bet you will feel WAY better.