
Originally Posted by
Swifto
I have a little theory on acne for PCT...It was an idea form another memeber. Cant remember their name.
If elevated estrogen is if often the cause of acne. There are other factors, such as reaction to various compounds, like Meso outlined about the Tren issue. But, if your acne prone it would be wise to eliminate estrogen as best you can. If you get acne during PCT, then this is for you. I'm planning on trying this for my upcoming PCT. During PCT, if acne prone, ALWAYS run an AI. A powerful one at that. Letro/Arimidex/Aromasin. Letrom even at a low dose would be a wise idea as its so effective at lowering estrogen levels (98%). Or a higher dose than usual of Arimidex/Aromasin. Obviously we dont want to totally elimiinate all estrogen, but lower as best you can.
My PCT consists of HCG/Nolva/Proviron. Proviron will bind to the aromotase enzyme lowering estrogen. But, not nearly as well as Letro. I'm considring running a low dose of Letro 0.25-0.5mg/ED for the length of my PCT to see if acne, this time, doesnt show its ugly head. You could also do this with other AI's at a higher dose than usual.
If using Letro, be sure to run it for 3-5 weeks before your PCT so you can attain stable blood plasma concentrations, ready for PCT.
Like always, running an AI at high doses means an estrogen rebound can occur. So be sure to taper the AI off or run a low dose of Nolva for 2-3 weeks after ending the AI. I've laid out an example of how I'll include Letro into my PCT:
wk 1-3 HCG 1000ius/ED (Mon/Wed/Fri)
wk 1-5 Nolva 20mg/ED
wk 1-7 Proviron 50mg/ED
wk 1-5 Letro 0.5-1.0mg/ED (Taper down and include Nolva for 2 weeks after)
wk 5-7 Nolva 10mg/ED
Letro is started 3-5 weeks prior to PCT.
Runing Letro with Nolva isnt optimal, I know, but if it eliminates the acne for PCT, I'm not bothered. This may work for some and not others.