Yes. Now that you have at least temporarily remedied your situation, titrate your drugs accordingly. 1 shot a week is not adequate for a lot of people. I'd opt for 2 shots a week. Ai taken on injection days to minimize aromatization. Less aromatization would mean higher test which would equate to more interaction with 5a-reductase thus more dht.
How do you handle the rest of the ampule in terms of keeping sterility? Draw out the remaining 125 mg of the ampule and store it in the syringe?
I’ll also throw in for every day pinning as I just started and I’ve been loving it. Pre-load slin puns and the shot takes 5 seconds every morning
Have you already notived any libido changes? I still prefer i.m. inections.
As above, Injecting once per week isn't a good protocol and 1mg of Anastrozole for 2 days would have been enough to seriously crash your estrogen. How are you feeling currently?
I know when I've crashed my E2 numerous times in the past I get really bad night sweats and frequent urination. My body just doesn't hold onto any water if my E2 is crashed. It's a miserable feeling.
I recommend twice weekly injections at bare minimum, More if you want to further reduce the need for an ai. I'd attempt EOD injections to try reduce the need for an ai even further. They're terrible for you!
Blood work 1 month after you make the adjustments to your protocol with sensitive estradiol included in the hormone panel.
My libido and sexual function is back since Friday. Before it was not possible to get an erection.
- Tuesday additional 250mg testosterone
- Thursday 1mg anastrozole
- Friday 1mg anastrozole and regular 250mg testosterone
- Saturday 1mg anastrozole
- Sunday (today) 0.5mg anastrozole
Here is my experience with estradiol levels with and without anastrozole (Arimidex). On these dosages and combinations I have never had any libido problems.
500mg testosterone enanthate
-> estradiol 90pg/ml (<44)
1000mg testosterone enanthate
-> estradiol 155pg/ml (<44)
1000mg testosterone enanthate
0,5mg Arimidex e2d
-> estradiol 71pg/ml (<44)
1500mg testosterone enanthate
0,5mg Arimidex e2d
-> estradiol 99pg/ml (<44)
Therefore I exclude that the libido problems were caused due high estradiol as my libido was even good on 1000mg testosterone without an ai and high estradiol so that estradiol should not be the issue on 250mg testosterone. Do you agree?
I strongly suppose that the reason for my libido issues was that dht was to low* (which was fixed short-term by adding an ai as described) AND that androgen receptors are insensitive due to high dosages in the past (which was fixed short-term by adding additional testosterone).
*as you can see on the first page it looks like my conersion rates to dht seem a bit low in relation to testosterone and estradiol. An experienced guy statet this also to me.
Further investigations on libido on cruising dosages at 250mg or below I will perform after my next blast which I want to start now as I have been cruising for 3 months now.
During my current blast I will at first stay at 500mg test before going up. Also I will switch from anastrozole to aromasin (Exemestane) following these initial dosages of aromasin:
12.5mg aromasin e3d on 500mg testosterone
12.5mg aromasin e3d on 1000mg-1500mg testosterone
As I do not want to take an ai on crusing phases but still want to keep libido I will next time on 250mg or lower replace the testosterone dosage partly with a dht like drostanolone if I again face libido problems. This should be "healthier" than further taking an ai to keep libido up. E.g. 100mg testosterone + 100mg drostanolone should be "healthier" than 200mg testosterone + 12,5mg aromasin e3d. Would you also agree?