Thread: side effects post pct???
-
10-15-2012, 07:57 PM #1
side effects post pct???
my last cycle was test e 600mg for 10 weeks (300 e4d) and tren e 600mg for 6 weeks (300 e4d), a-dex .5 eod. waited my two weeks started the standard nolva/clomid pct. it has now been about 12 weeks since the pct has been over.
my shoulders are breaking out with acne. they didnt break out during cycle or during my pct. they started about a week after i finished my pct. everything seems normal. my junk is back to normal size, sex drive is back. kept about 75 percent of my gains and strength.
now my question(s): has anyone ever experienced this? and is it aas related or something else?
-
10-15-2012, 07:59 PM #2Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Posts
- 824
PCT acne is common and to be expected. It is AAS related. Get a back scrub brush with a good acne cleanser and go to town. The rest will just work its way out eventually. Consider yourself lucky you didn't break out on cycle.
Best
-
10-15-2012, 08:00 PM #3Banned
- Join Date
- Dec 2011
- Location
- CANADA
- Posts
- 13,200
Have you had recent bloodwork?
-
10-15-2012, 08:26 PM #4
no i havent. i had some general blood work done before i started the cycle to make sure everything was good before i started it. i was going to wait till week 14 (cycle + pct= time off) before i got anymore blood work done. that does bring up another question though. ive been leary about going to a dr. and being like, soooooo i just got off the juice. check me out lol jk. ive been wondering the best way to approach a doc, cuz from what ive seen. it seems to be a sensitive subject to those guys. ive brought it up to one and he was like im not going to help you kill yourself. soooo idk how to approach it without being intrusive.
-
10-15-2012, 08:38 PM #5
kinda what i figured but just wanted to get some confirmation. yeah i was pretty pleased with the lack of side effects on cycle. only side effect that i got on cycle was a bit of limp dick on the last week of tren . good ole tren dick. lol
thanks for the help guys.
btw, im kurtiss. this was technically my 3rd cycle, but the first that i was really cognizant about what it is, what its doing, and the process. ive been working out religiously since i wa about 19, 6' and 160 lbs. im 27 now and about 219-223 depending on time of day lol. when i was younger (20-21) i took 2 cycles of dianabol but didnt really know what i was doing and that i was too young to even think about it. i only gained about an accumlutive 10 pounds that i kept. then i decided to go natural. i decided to cycle again because i was stuck at about 200-205 no matter how much i ate or the type of lifting i did. i felt i needed a nudge. im on here quite a bit, but mainly reading and hardly posting. i found that if you just read most if not all answers will be answered.
-
10-15-2012, 08:39 PM #6Junior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2011
- Posts
- 118
I broke out after PCT also I found Vit B5 3-5g/ED cleared it up.
-
10-15-2012, 08:41 PM #7Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Posts
- 824
-
10-15-2012, 08:46 PM #8Banned
- Join Date
- Dec 2011
- Location
- CANADA
- Posts
- 13,200
I would keep those cards close to my chest Kurtiss, particularly if you live where you require health ins. If you give up the AAS now, it may come back to bite you in the butt later. I would wait until time on + pct = time off then make an apt to see your doc.
This is so true.
-
10-15-2012, 08:47 PM #9Junior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2011
- Posts
- 118
Bought it pure, add to some water and it has no taste.
-
10-15-2012, 08:49 PM #10Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Posts
- 824
-
10-15-2012, 09:10 PM #11Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Location
- San Diego
- Posts
- 1,196
-
10-15-2012, 09:18 PM #12Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Posts
- 824
Wondering the same thing.
-
10-15-2012, 09:22 PM #13Productive Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2012
- Location
- Jorgia
- Posts
- 3,353
E2 levels? I think 405 had a similar issue with acne and realized his E2 was very high. It might have been someone else, but I think it was him.
-
10-15-2012, 09:40 PM #14Banned
- Join Date
- Dec 2011
- Location
- CANADA
- Posts
- 13,200
It was 405.
I guess Sworder and Phased have no idea about E2 and acne? I try to locate some information for you two to take a look at and bring yourselves up to speed.
Cheers!
-
10-15-2012, 09:43 PM #15Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Posts
- 824
Im interested
Last edited by Phased; 10-15-2012 at 10:29 PM.
-
10-15-2012, 09:45 PM #16Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Location
- San Diego
- Posts
- 1,196
-
10-15-2012, 09:48 PM #17
Read a few of these tonight and it would seem as if some ppl need to sit in the corner, holding hands, singing kumbaya (sp).
Take it easy on each other fellas
-
10-15-2012, 09:49 PM #18Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Posts
- 824
-
10-15-2012, 09:57 PM #19
-
10-15-2012, 10:00 PM #20Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Posts
- 824
No worries Lunk
Last edited by Phased; 10-15-2012 at 10:29 PM.
-
10-15-2012, 10:25 PM #21
hahaha dispite all the sand kicking (jk phased) ill have to do some reading on E2, now if i type E2 into google im sure to find a pleathera of nonsense related to nothing im interested in. can you give me some more info to be able to research it? and any good info on being able to read blood levels and what to specifically to ask to test for when i go to the doc so i dont have to play the juice card. can just ask him to test a certain panal and be quite ambiguous about it.
-
10-15-2012, 10:26 PM #22Banned
- Join Date
- Dec 2011
- Location
- CANADA
- Posts
- 13,200
done..
Last edited by MickeyKnox; 10-15-2012 at 10:36 PM.
-
10-15-2012, 10:32 PM #23
im sorry, i made a mistake as well. mickeyknox. im interested in the e2. and blood levels. sorry for the mistake
-
10-15-2012, 10:34 PM #24
Mick, any way I could persuade you to edit the above^^^^^?
-
10-15-2012, 10:36 PM #25Banned
- Join Date
- Dec 2011
- Location
- CANADA
- Posts
- 13,200
-
10-15-2012, 10:37 PM #26
-
10-15-2012, 10:39 PM #27
Acne can occur from any significant hormonal changes. You said you recovered good from pct which means your endocrine system went from shut down to functioning properly again = massive hormonal change and possible acne breakout.
High E2 can also cause acne
-
10-15-2012, 10:42 PM #28Banned
- Join Date
- Dec 2011
- Location
- CANADA
- Posts
- 13,200
^^ That;s what i said Sarge. But apparently my name is not the right color. Hopefully others will listen up.
-
10-15-2012, 10:42 PM #29Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Location
- San Diego
- Posts
- 1,196
Hormone changes, in general do it. Androgens do it too, increases the sebaceous glands output and gives you acne as well. There are so many things that can cause it you can't simply look at E2. E2 should be in normal-low range anyway and he should supplement with an AI if it is high. Should be able to tell without tests. It would be silly to think that E2 alone results in acne, if so all the ladies would be covered in acne all the time.
-
10-15-2012, 10:46 PM #30Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Location
- San Diego
- Posts
- 1,196
-
10-15-2012, 10:49 PM #31Banned
- Join Date
- Dec 2011
- Location
- CANADA
- Posts
- 13,200
-
10-15-2012, 10:55 PM #32Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Location
- San Diego
- Posts
- 1,196
-
10-15-2012, 10:56 PM #33
thats what i assumed it was from. but how long can one expect to experience hormonal changes like that? its been 12 weeks since ive finished my pct, i feel like im in 9th grade again lol i guess what im asking is at what point should i start to be concerned about fluxuating hormone levels?
-
10-15-2012, 10:58 PM #34
True that it may not be JUST elevated E2 and could be a large number of things. I will say that a good majority of the time when ppl ask about acne on this board that you find at they were not using an AI on cycle.
Truth be told that was my biggest problem and why I experienced acne...an AI is a must for me now.
-
10-15-2012, 10:58 PM #35Banned
- Join Date
- Sep 2012
- Posts
- 824
Originally Posted by Tron3219
Best
-
10-15-2012, 11:00 PM #36
-
10-15-2012, 11:02 PM #37
-
10-15-2012, 11:02 PM #38
I wpoldn't think that comparing how women process estrogen could or should be compared to how men process it. Our bodies are not supposed to have elevated estrogen levels so it would stand to reason that this could cause a number of reaction to occurr such as high BP and acne..NO??
Last edited by Lunk1; 10-15-2012 at 11:06 PM.
-
10-15-2012, 11:05 PM #39
If I remember correctly it took me 3-4 months before I started to clear up. Your body is attempting to restart test production and therefore your hormone levels are going to fluctuate. This change could easily expalin the acne. I would handle it through common acne treatments and get BW done. This will tell you if your test AND E2 have returned to normal. Acne or no acne this is important!
-
10-15-2012, 11:08 PM #40
It's ridiculous to try to compare estradiol levels and side effects in males to females.
If high E2 doesn't cause acne you should run a couple grams of test with a properly dosed ai for the first half of a cycle but discontinue the ai for the last half and then try to say high E2 doesn't cause acne. I guess you could still say it's the hormonal change of the E2 elevating.....lol
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Front Loading Before a 2 wks...
06-21-2024, 05:12 AM in ANABOLIC STEROIDS - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS