so just to be clear before i start i'm not actually planning on using an ai right now and i dont think i even need one but im just trying to do some research for my own head.
basically i usually pin at night so if i ever did end up taking an ai (i've got some adex on hand just in case) i would probably just take it the same night i pin. my question is when would actually be the best time to go get bloods done? should i go the next morning or wait a week or even like four weeks after assuming i was only taking the ai once a week
sorry if this has been asked a million times before i think i saw it in another thread somewhere but i just couldn't find it again for the life of me so i figured i'd just ask. thanks for the help
yeah man, a TSH of 4.66 isn’t crazy high but it’s definitely worth looking into, especially if symptoms line up
good call getting the full panel, T4 and T3 will give way more clarity than just TSH alone
i’ve seen GH shift thyroid labs a little, mostly by lowering TSH and sometimes free T4, so it could complicate things if you start it now
personally i’d wait until you’ve got the full panel and talked to an endo before pinning GH, just to avoid confounding the results
if you do end up on T4, GH can still work but you’ll want your thyroid dialed first so you’re not chasing numbers
4IU isn’t huge, but it can still nudge metabolism and lab readings, so yeah it might make interpreting things trickier
sounds like you’re thinking about this the right way—get baseline thyroid sorted, then layer GH on top
i’d also track symptoms as well as labs, sometimes labs look okay but you’ll still feel off if thyroid isn’t optimized
once your thyroid is stable, GH usually works better and you’ll notice benefits faster, rather than fighting fatigue and sluggishness at the same time
honestly, just take a minute and get your endo involved, it’ll save a lot of guesswork and stress in the long run
also, keep in mind that diet, sleep, and stress can all affect TSH too, so don’t freak out if it shifts a bit between tests
honestly if you're only taking the adex once a week on your pin night, the best time to see the "real" impact is usually about 24-48 hours later. that’s when the test is peaking and the ai has had enough time to actually suppress the aromatase enzymes. i usually go two mornings after a pin.
waiting 4 weeks is actually a smart move if you want to see where your levels "settle" at a steady state. it takes a while for your blood levels to stabilize on a new protocol- if u test too early u might get a weird reading that doesn't show the whole picture.
i pin at night too and i usually wait until the morning of my next shot to get bloods done- that way i see my "trough" levels. if my estrogen is still high at its lowest point then i know for sure i need to adjust the ai.
