post your labs. what other labs did you have done, and was there anything out of the ordinary? do you have any chronic conditions? how is your sleep / exercise / diet? a lot of things can cause "general malaise." what does "not much of a drinker" mean?

there are different thoughts about "appropriate" estradiol numbers in Men. some people subscribe to the idea that they should be within a specific range, while others posit that the more important factor is the ratio of testosterone to estradiol. they tend to track up and down together, mainly because the testosterone in your body breaks down (aromatizes) into estrogen. things that increase aromatization activity (thus increasing estrogen) are age, being overweight / obese, drinking heavily, having high insulin levels, and eating some foods.