High estradiol at the end of first cycle

[NickA]

I've been running my first cycle the last 12 weeks (500 mg Test E/week, with 12.5 mg aromasin eod) and have done blood work every four weeks.
Both four weeks in and eight weeks in my estradiol was in the high 60s. However, I switched to a different supplier of test for the remaining four weeks. When I did my last blood work this week (week 12), my estradiol had risen to 171. The only change I made was using a different vial from a different supplier.

What I'm wondering is if my AI is bunk with that high reading on estradiol. I'm guessing also that the last vial must be higher dosed than the first two (both were supposed to be 250mg/ml).
Should I take immediate action to bring this level down or just continue with the AI I have for the two weeks before PCT?

 

[Nelson Montana]

I've been running my first cycle the last 12 weeks (500 mg Test E/week, with 12.5 mg aromasin eod) and have done blood work every four weeks.
Both four weeks in and eight weeks in my estradiol was in the high 60s. However, I switched to a different supplier of test for the remaining four weeks. When I did my last blood work this week (week 12), my estradiol had risen to 171. The only change I made was using a different vial from a different supplier.

What I'm wondering is if my AI is bunk with that high reading on estradiol. I'm guessing also that the last vial must be higher dosed than the first two (both were supposed to be 250mg/ml).
Should I take immediate action to bring this level down or just continue with the AI I have for the two weeks before PCT?

That's high even if you took nothing. Especially for only 500 mgs of T. Can;t be real or you have an astonding perpensity for the aromatase enzyme.

 

[NickA]

I was unpleasantly surprised myself to say the least! And you might be right about that because my baseline blood work said testosterone 407 and estradiol 29. In other words not a very good ratio!
I have not experienced itchy nipples or anything, but I would say that I might have had more bloat the last four weeks.
I do have some research aromasin as back-up, so I should probably try that instead. Should I just ride it out with that these next two weeks before I start PCT?

PCT btw is:
Forma-Stanzol, 5 pumps am and pm for first four weeks, then taper down to 3 pumps am and pm.
Unleased/post cycle combo (1 caps of each 3 times a day)
Clomid 25 mg ed
Daa

 

[stevesmi]

if i understand correctly your test was underdosed crap and when you switched it was much better. i've seen estradiol levels in some guys in the 200's or 300's from aromatizing cycles. you should be upping your AI to get that number down but yeah if guys actually ran bloods like they should you would hear more stories like this.

 

[NickA]

Yeah, it just shows the importance of running bloods. Especially for us newbies.
I'll be running bloods again in six weeks to see where I'm at.

So you think it is most likely that my first test was underdosed and that my AI is bunk?
I've had >1500 of test in all three bloods (week 4, 8, and 12), but since they cap it at that I have no idea of the exact number.

 

[bonacris]

Is your AI pharma grade or a reseach chem? Just because there are so many bad research chem companies out there

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[WolfpackAlpha]

Bump your AI dosage, and keep in mind your new test could be overdosed etc. (myriad of possible problems)

 

[NickA]

Is your AI pharma grade or a reseach chem? Just because there are so many bad research chem companies out there

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It's UGL. I researced for a long time and tried to get my hands on pharma grade, but was unable to. I also researched the reserach chems for a long time since it was obvious that many of them are bunk/bad.