Does water retention from progesterone imply anti-androgenic effects?

[Risingfire]

How much of each ?

2-7 mgs of DHT and 30 mgs of P4

If I take too much DHT I get adrenaline spikes at night

 

[Matestube]

How often did you take exemestane? I take 25 mgs once a week

12.5mg every 3 days for 2 months to boost my testosterone levels back in 2016.

 

[Risingfire]

12.5mg every 3 days for 2 months to boost my testosterone levels back in 2016.

That's not even a lot....

 

[Matestube]

That's not even a lot....

That's a massive amount of aromatase inhibition when you don't take steroids with it.

 

[Risingfire]

That's a massive amount of aromatase inhibition when you don't take steroids with it.

Where does your Estradiol land on blood tests?

 

[Matestube]

Where does your Estradiol land on blood tests?

Lower third of the range

 

[Risingfire]

Lower third of the range

And were you top third before?

 

[Matestube]

And were you top third before?

Around mid-range, along with top-third testosterone levels.

 

[Risingfire]

Around mid-range, along with top-third testosterone levels.

I'm assuming your test dropped. Or were you taking exogenous t before?

 

[Dr. B]

I'm talking water retention still after long term usage.

does it increase aldosterone? or somehow convert to aldosterone or cortisol?

 

[Matestube]

I'm assuming your test dropped. Or were you taking exogenous t before?

My test was still top third before I hoped on exogenous testosterone.

I take exogenous testosterone for 3 reasons :

1) to boost estrogens
2) to boost DHT
3) because high testosterone levels still don't do the job at the receptor level nowadays, you need VERY high testosterone to do the job.

 

[Angel45]

I got horrible water retention from progesterone. I kept upping my dose thinking I just needed more.

 

[baccheion]

My test was still top third before I hoped on exogenous testosterone.

I take exogenous testosterone for 3 reasons :

1) to boost estrogens
2) to boost DHT
3) because high testosterone levels still don't do the job at the receptor level nowadays, you need VERY high testosterone to do the job.

Does it increase the need for calcium, magnesium, etc? Would it go better with milk? How did it affect diet and nutrient labs? Any recession?

 

[Matestube]

Does it increase the need for calcium, magnesium, etc? Would it go better with milk? How did it affect diet and nutrient labs? Any recession?

I do drink milk.
I think exogenous testosterone increases the need for nutrients to the extent that it increases metabolism, that is marginally.

 

[baccheion]

I do drink milk.
I think exogenous testosterone increases the need for nutrients to the extent that it increases metabolism, that is marginally.

Hair?

 

[Risingfire]

My test was still top third before I hoped on exogenous testosterone.

I take exogenous testosterone for 3 reasons :

1) to boost estrogens
2) to boost DHT
3) because high testosterone levels still don't do the job at the receptor level nowadays, you need VERY high testosterone to do the job.

Have you noticed a change in physique?