OK, I think I would hang in there for another four or five weeks. Check labs then if still retaining fluid. In the meantime, you could try juniper berry and/or Vit B6, 300mg daily.
You can pick up an OTC diuretic if you’d like to speed up the water retention issue. Like the boys said, your E2 is 13…not good. Don’t touch the AI… Ever. It’s going to take you several weeks to feel normal again. Be patient.
water retention and puffy nipples or itchy nipples all go away after you allow the body time to adapt. I had the same and after 2 or 3 months they totally disappeared and today I have zero issues. It simply takes time. Trust in the process.
Hey! That’s great news! Yes, you will have a bit of atrophy. Normal. While this is occurring there could be a bit of discomfort but it does pass. Took me a few weeks. Really nothing to worry about and doesn’t change my life in the slightest.
Keep in mind that the HCG will have been boosting your T levels. Your levels will drop now that you stopped. Did you increase T dose to compensate for that loss?
I did not increase my test dosage yet. I wanted to give it a few weeks of just test only then evaluate how I felt. I feel great except for slight decrease in libido.
I have been on 160mg test c split into two doses every week.
I know everyone responds different but what would be a good increase? Go to 180mg weekly? 200mg weekly?
160mg plus hcg will be the equivalent of 180-200mg without (depending on how much hcg you were taking). Give it a total of 8 weeks without the AI or HCG. Then bump up if needed. Depending on where your free T levels were with T+HCG you can probably just do 200 and go from there. If you start getting any weird symptoms trying doing 3 times a week instead of twice.