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26 years old.
5'10
200 lbs 13% bf
Week 1-14 750 mg test blend
Week 1-16 Adex .5mg ED
Week 16-20 nolvadex and clomid PCT
I am currently on week 8 of cycle. Nipples are sore and starting to swell. Painful to touch/ if anything bumps them. Im currently taking Adex .5mg ED. It isnt helping. Should I add Nolvadex at 20mg a day? Or take more Adex? Thanks!
How much arimidex are you taking everyday?
5 what?
.5mg Adex ED. I edited it. Thanks!
.5mg Adex ED. I edited it. Thanks!
If you start getting a lump then definitely start nolva. You can take it anyway regardless if you are worried, start at 10mg per day and go from there.
Oh, and get some bloodwork to see where you are at.
How many cycle have you run previously? If Noe, drop your test to 500mg.
I ran one about a 2.5 years ago. But turned lazy after and quit lifting. Been back in gym now about 4 months. My questions is if I start taking the nolvadex at 10mg a day. Do I drop the adex or continue taking it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Back In Black
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Thanks btw!!
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Still run your ai. TBH I'd drop your test to 500mg, if you haven't cycled in that long it's unlikely you will need more than that. Especially if you have only just got back into lifting, started much too soon IMO but I'm not your mum.
No Hcg?
No. No hcg. I only raised it from 400 to 750 because I feel like its under dosed. Week 2-4 I felt more drive in gym and sex drive. Then it just fell off. I stopped gaining. Now I have gyno symptoms. So I'm not sure what to think!Quote:
Originally Posted by Back In Black
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Sounds like your adex is underdosed to me.
I think your sex drive fell off because your E2 levels got out of hand. Take the nolva to combat the gyno while you get your AI dialed in. and he's right you should drop the test level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubbyman
I am gyno prone, and my endocrinologist makes me take 1mg of arimidex a day. He says anything above that, wont make it work anybetter.
I've read a lot of posts saying NOT to take nolvadex along side Adex. Thanks for your advice! That is what I started doing this morning!Quote:
Originally Posted by rt4man
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Yeah. Its all UG lab gear. Who knows!Quote:
Originally Posted by kelkel
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Originally Posted by Chubbyman
Nothing wrong with low dose Nolva during a cycle if gyno prone. Always better safe than sorry.
Get some letro
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Originally Posted by cajun897
Crashing your estrogen with letro does nothing to help.
Aromasin is your friend if you need to crash those estrogen levels.
More importantly, what is the test blend?
Id like to see some proof letro doesnt help gynoQuote:
Originally Posted by kelkel
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Letro is just a suicidal AI. It's old school dogma that crashing your estrogen helps in this area. To help with gyno you need serms such as Nolva or Raloxifene which will target breast tissue. AI's won't do this.
Aromatase inhibitors in men: effects and therapeutic optionsQuote:
Originally Posted by cajun897
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Tamoxifen was much more effective, however, in the prevention of gynecomastia in these men [69,70]. Due to these disappointing results, aromatase inhibitors are not recommended as a first-line treatment for gynecomastia in men.
I beg to differ.Quote:
Originally Posted by kelkel
There are literally thousands of posts by users online who have used letro to reduce and even completely eliminate gyno. I believe it works by "killing" the estrogen so much that the gyno goes away because it needs some sort of estrogen in the body to "survive". I could easily be wrong but I know it works.
I would try nolva or ralox first but give letro a try if all else fails.
My thinking: a blend with a 19-nor sending prolactin high too?
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Originally Posted by saucerking
Well of course if you crash your estrogen you cannot further produce estrogen related gyno. Removal is a different issue altogether. Simply restoring normal hormonal values will often times allow gyno (not hard, fibrous gyno) to dissapate on it's own. My point is that crashing your estrogen is simply not the most effective way to handle it when there are specific drugs that target the tissue directly. Not to mention how bad you'll feel with little to no E.
If you start taking nolva at 40 mg ED til it subsides and then 20 mg ED after that your gyno should stop while you try to get your AI dialed in. Just do that and you will be fine. Thats what a lot of people here do when they start getting the sides. I have not had a problem running the two side by side and a knowledgeable vet was the one that gave me the advice. some people take 20 MG of nolva ED through their whole cycle just in case.
I second that.Quote:
Originally Posted by kelkel
Thanks man! You've been extremely helpful!Quote:
Originally Posted by rt4man
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So someone like me who is very gyno prone. Would you advise just taking .5 mg adex ED and 20mg nolvadex ED throughout my entire next cycle? Thanks for everyones input btw. There is just so much confusing/conflicting information when you search online!
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If you're only using test you should be able to control your e2 with an AI and blood work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubbyman
Having sensitive nipples is a sign of hormone imbalance and not necessarily gyno.
You should have mid cycle labs that contain an e2 assay, preferably a sensitive e2 assay.
Again, if you're just using test then learning how to keep your e2 within range would be more beneficial than adding nolva.
As stated previously, given your long hiatus from cycling you should consider lowering your test dose to 500mg/week.