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    Yes, trying to figure this out. I did run 0.25mg arimidex 2 x per week, as you mentioned, for the past weeks with the libido being down. I cut the arimidex for the past week and libido is back up.

    Do you think I should go back on 0.25mg 2x per week, as this is what I were doing while libido is down? I am thinking 0,125mg 2x per week.

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    I am competing in powerlifting.

    Yes, you are right! If not running any steroids at all, I would probably not need TRT in a long time. Before starting steroids my blood work showed my test levels have always been from just fine to great. I agree that a proper PCT would get my test levels back, but not right away, and studies have shown that your steroid cycles does reduce your natural peak test levels a little bit each time. What I don’t like about cycling is coming off and having your hormones out of whack for a prolonged period of time and taking a lot of stuff to get back on track and then proceeding to doing another cycle again. When doing this frequently, the likelihood of messing up your endocrinology system is high, so I rather accept it and run a TRT does between cycles for keeping gains, quality of live and living a productive life. I think cycling on and off is more stressful to the body.

    Checking up on your etiology of hypogonadism now 🙂 Thanks!

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    Update:

    I have not taken arimidex for one week and libido is up and my face is starting to look bloated. It’s a balancing act from here I guess. Going for 0,125mgs two times per week starting next week. Good idea? 🙂

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    Thanks GH!

    0,25mg Arimidex two times per week is what I am currently doing, so I think 0,125mg might be better. Unless, and this is my other concern, that I am taking too little of the AR, and that my estrogen actually is too high and has built more up in my system.

    But it was not untill I started taking Arimidex that I noticed a drop in libido. So I will stop taking Arimidex and get blood test done next week. Then I will wait until I notice estrogen related side effects, like bloated face, untill I start taking Arimidex again. But at that point I start at 0,125mg twice per week.

    David, not sure what you mean with comps? I am doing TRT because it makes more sense to me as I am running more than 1 cycle per year and would be doing TRT regardless when I get older.

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    Thanks for your reply!

    I have been thinking that I function better with higher estrogen levels too. I felt really good my whole first cycle. I did have a bloated face, little bit more acne and a lot more water retention. I have not experienced any signs of gyno. My reasoning for doing arimidex is that I am going to be doing this for quite some time to come, and having high levels estrogens might lead to other problems down the road from the accumulative effect. I am doing a TRT dose between the cycles, instead of PCT.

    On my first cycle, the SHGB levels went from 19 pre cycle, to 16 in the 8th week of the cycle. So I think most of it is going to E2.

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