question from a user
Been on Test Cyp for 2-1/2 years now. Currently pinning 3 times a week of 50mg (150mg total a week) puts my test around 800 on my labs. I am having an issue with mental clarity and a bad back acne flare up. My Estrogen was at a 52 but if I take an AI it does not help with the back acne and I feel way worse (crashing my estrogen). I did try adding HCG a while back but it gave me crazy insomnia issues so I had to stop. Any ideas?
AlphaMD's Answer
That seems like a good dose & a really nice level to come out of it for the Testosterone, and it does sound like the Estrogen could be the culprit here. Since you're overly responsive to the AI then more subtle shifts may be useful to lower the Estrogen naturally rather than via medication.
You could try changing to subq injections instead of IM unless you're already on subq. You could look at increasing your dosing frequency (although 3 times a week is already quite good). Or you could look to lower your dose slightly overall. At 800 TT from 150mg a week of T, it's likely that you would still feel similar/solid benefits at 130-140mg a week, though it would be good to get your Free T checked before doing that if you have concerns. That may be all your body needs to not over-react and aromatase, since that happens most during spikes of T rather than based on the average level.
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