Hey
@Mttumasov
Sorry to hear you're suffering bro.
I know one more dude that crashed with arimistane.
He is currently on TRT and exogenous E2 injections and feels good.
In your case, I would first try e2 pills. I know one dude that recovered 2 years after aromasin crash with few pills of e2. And I mean permanently recovered, as if the extra e2 was needed to kick-start his receptors again.
Imo, B vitamins don't crash you because they are AIs. And I suspect only certain vitamins/minerals in multivitamin supplements make you feel worse. But I guess that's not too important right now.
You can think of copper as the estrogen mineral; estrogen regulates ceruloplasmin synthesis/metabolism and ceruloplasmin is what regulates copper transport/metabolism. This doesn't mean to supplement with copper since if your body cannot utilize it then it will just get stored in the liver and that will be shitty. You can try supplementing copper to see how it compares to zinc tho.
The requirement for estrogen signalling is increased by T3 hormone. But the synthesis of T3 is regulated by your antioxidant systems. Thyroid controls the metabolic rate. And most metabolic processes create free radicals as byproducts. If body has working antioxidant systems (ceruloplasmin is one part of it, but there are other enzymes, most crucial are SODs, catalase, and of course glutathione enzymes; and also molecules like serotonin) then it can afford to increase the metabolic rate.
We can talk later about other things estrogen is involved in. But it's a lot of things. Knowing what I know now I would never take AI again. But oh well, shit happens. I'm a bit more than a year after the crash and quite well but some symptoms still linger.
Do your joints hurt or just crack?
Do you have any gut-related symptoms?
When you say no arousal, do you mean libido or (dick) sensitivity and pleasure?
I agree with you that finasteride is risky. ONLY people with high DHT can afford to take it imo.
I recommend you test your blood for: total test, e2, FSH/LH, prolactin, shbg, thyroid panel, iron panel, maybe also progesterone and DHT. I mean I would also test copper and ceruloplasmin but that costs.
But if you don't do tests then I recommend you first try E2 pills. Take one/half then wait for a week.
I understand the logic of your suggestion about mk677 and igf-lr3 but if I would go that route I would rather play around with ipamorelin, ghrp6 and mod grf 1-29 combos. But because of your age I would consider other stuff first.