So I'm considering doing my first cycle soon. And I've got to say that the side effects of the AI/SERM worry me a lot more then that of the gear. I understand that we need to control estrogen for a host of reasons and need to return to homeostasis. But I'm concerned about these. I mean Arimidex bad for the lipids. Nolvadex numb sensations, stroke or possible heart attack. Clomid vision problems etc... HCG seems fairly safe, but the rest concern me. I was thinking of doing Aromasin, HCG on cycle and a Novadex only pct being that I already have bad eye sight. And my cycle will be very mild 4-500mg of test/wk and that's it. Maybe some andro's stacked on the next cycle. Just seems to me that these compounds increase the chances of the side effects that the gear does itself ie baldness/joint pain (Aromasin), lipids effects (Arimidex), stroke or heart attack (Nolvadex) and so on. So maybe some of the vets on here can educate me on the likely hood that any of these sides should be a worry or if they are very rare. Thanks guy's look forward to hearing from you