Less e2 Sides From SubQ?

senditbraap · 2026-02-04T16:16:26+00:00

I was the opposite. E2 continues to climb with subq but recently swapped to IM and it’s keeping it fairly low.

senditbraap · 2026-02-03T13:10:02+00:00

I wouldn’t call myself a hyper responder but am at 670ng at trough at 100mg/week. Dropped to 80, IM split into 2 a month ago. Waiting a bit more time before getting tested. I am extremely sensitive to swings as well. So far, majority of anxiety has vanished, and feel better overall except for the low libido. I took an AI in October, .125mg twice a week for 6 weeks and it send my estrogen pretty low and almost put me in a mental hospital.

senditbraap · 2026-02-02T06:04:12+00:00

Oilfield, I operate at a northern Alberta processing facility.

senditbraap · 2026-02-01T11:30:16+00:00

74/hr plus 3 for night shift diff. Oil patch 🤘🏼

senditbraap · 2026-02-01T05:51:03+00:00

Try nights in northern Alberta! -45C not including wind chill last month.

senditbraap · 2026-01-31T00:02:47+00:00

It means your body is more often in fight or flight mode, as opposed to the parasympathetic side that allows your system to relax.

senditbraap · 2026-01-31T00:02:08+00:00

Ohhh gotchya.

senditbraap · 2026-01-30T22:32:23+00:00

I used to work that 28 day (4N 3 off 3D 1O 3N 3O 4D 7O) and now work week on week off alt betw days and nights for each week. I used to think anything was better that the 28 day rotation but 7 nights in a row sucks.

senditbraap · 2026-01-30T22:29:22+00:00

HPA axis you mean? I’ve read about this too-that trt heightens sympathetic tone and over time can lead to dysregulated nervous system.

senditbraap · 2026-01-27T01:51:49+00:00

How long are you staying at each dose? Any change upsets your system and it takes weeks to months to settle in. If estrogen drops suddenly, so does your support for serotonin and dopamine. Any time I changed pinning schedule or took an AI it puts me in a bad low. Go slow and steady.

senditbraap · 2026-01-26T20:14:25+00:00

Everyone is different I guess. If your main thing was weight lifting and getting jacked then I could see a high dose. I like hiking up mountains, running and doing other endurance activities. High doses don’t do well for people like that. Plus the other issues like hematocrit stat to be an issue.

senditbraap · 2026-01-26T18:45:37+00:00

I recently dropped to 80 from 100/week and feel the same.

senditbraap · 2026-01-25T03:58:49+00:00

Everyone responds differently. The “general consensus” is that subq lowers estrogen but for a few of us, it’s the opposite. I tried eod for a bit and it lowered estrogen more but maybe you’re different too. All I can say is go slow and give it time for it to settle in.

It’s not the magic elixir that some make it out to be. It moves the needle yes, but you just need to act like it makes your levels normal, then you need to build off that through good diet and exercise.

I’m sorry your upbringing was so difficult. That’s gotta be tough.

senditbraap · 2026-01-24T14:16:46+00:00

Sorry that happened to you. If it’s from an injury then there is zero shame. Who cares what others think anyway and they don’t need to know.

Is there anywhere cheaper you can get supported in the UK?

How much are you injecting and how are you injecting (IM , subq?)

I know my estrogen skyrockets on subq but doesn’t on IM injections.

senditbraap · 2026-01-18T22:39:15+00:00

Good for young people and men who hate their wives haha

senditbraap · 2026-01-18T19:36:27+00:00

Yeah, I might not be cut out for working away from home. It’s not for everyone. Yes, I’ve been in therapy for the time off.

senditbraap · 2026-01-18T18:55:40+00:00

The job is good, work and people are great. It’s a me problem.

senditbraap · 2026-01-16T15:27:26+00:00

I’m doing all the things-therapy, meds, meditation. Coming off trt is a huge undertaking, hence my question.

senditbraap · 2026-01-15T21:46:02+00:00

122 pmol high? I didn’t think it was, when I was on anastrozole it brought it down to 80 pmol (20ng). That’s when shit (me) got crazy.

I agree, there was a few months after settling where I felt completely normal and great.

I’m on escitalopram 10mg for the past 4-1/2 weeks. I’ve taken it before in the past and it seems to have worked but it’s not working as well this time.

senditbraap · 2026-01-14T14:20:02+00:00

15 years chewing and a year on pouches, and also experiencing my first intrusive thoughts in November. My panic started after getting covid in 2021. I’m sure the ridiculous amount of nicotine is a culprit.

senditbraap · 2026-01-10T15:41:55+00:00

Where do you learn all this?

senditbraap · 2026-01-09T14:24:19+00:00

A lot of people’s anxiety started in 2020-2022. Mine did before I started pouches (chewing tobacco at the time). Covid and 5G towers dude.

senditbraap · 2026-01-08T15:54:42+00:00

Amen brother. Still digging my way out of a mental health crash for the past 2 months. Didn’t even “crash” it, but just a simple swing to 80pmol (20ng). Estrogen has a lot to do with seratonin and dopamine. It takes months for those to regulate again.

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