I have slightly high blood pressure, do cardio and eat fairly clean. Tried a herbal stack, the usual recommended products - not much difference.
I don't use an AI and haven't had my estrogen checked, currently running 250mg test with 350mg tren, obviously hard to answer without knowing estrogen levels but do you think you should be using an AI regardless of symptoms? Guessing water retention can cause blood pressure to elevate, not that I feel like I'm holding any!
I'm gonna start a thread on this and see what kind of responses we get. My personal experience is limited, I'm a rookie with gear, very new to it, but I research on my own time a lot, learned a decent amount from grad school, and talk to a handful of other doc buddies of mine, specifically 2 who are endocrinologists, and I tend to side with them.
Based on all my info, it makes sense to control estrogen, NOT crush it, but to keep it in check. Most of the shitty sides from gear come from aromatization. I know guys who have massive High BP issues (from mega bloating), and instead of just using an conservative AI dose, they take these huge doses of diuretics....it's insanity to me.
One of my workout buddies who is a great guy, but complete idiot when it comes to gear and health in general, had me check his BP last week. He's on 300mg test E, and 200mg deca...probably about 15% BF but holding massive water. He was 165/125. I had him order some Prami for the deca (prolactin sides) and some Exemstane as his AI. In 10 days, he's down to 135/100. Nothing else changed. Plus his bacne cleared up, his abs are sharper (less bloat), and he just looks and feels better. The whole thing really confirmed to me how important it is to control your estrogen.
