I'm unclear about Raloxifene on cycle.

[Seamusm]

I'm new here but have been around the scene for a while. I wish I had found this place sooner, so much great info. I've been reading about Raloxifene and it's use for reversing gyno. Again wish I was here years ago, I spent a whole lot of money to have most of my gyno surgically removed. I feel a small lump (95% smaler than it was) there but I'm not fully healed so it could be fatty tissue.

A bit of background; my doctor had me on TRT at 100mg/week. I was on TRT for several years. I had a tiny lump of gyno which had been there for at least 10 years prior to starting the TRT and had never grown. While on TRT the gyno grew. Doctor perscribed arimidex but it didn't help. Labs showed my E2 was within normal range, the test was a while ago so I don't have details. I did bump up the armidex dose and it seemed to control it. This experience has lead me to believe I am more suseptible to gyno than most.

I'll be running a cycle of 400mg test blend and 400 mast per week, I take DIM daily as well. My question is will the Raloxifene be enough to control E2 build up or do I need an AI too. I have letro and arimidex on hand but I need a source for Raloxfene in Canada.

Thanks for your help

[Cylon357]

I'm new here but have been around the scene for a while. I wish I had found this place sooner, so much great info. I've been reading about Raloxifene and it's use for reversing gyno. Again wish I was here years ago, I spent a whole lot of money to have most of my gyno surgically removed. I feel a small lump (95% smaler than it was) there but I'm not fully healed so it could be fatty tissue.

A bit of background; my doctor had me on TRT at 100mg/week. I was on TRT for several years. I had a tiny lump of gyno which had been there for at least 10 years prior to starting the TRT and had never grown. While on TRT the gyno grew. Doctor perscribed arimidex but it didn't help. Labs showed my E2 was within normal range, the test was a while ago so I don't have details. I did bump up the armidex dose and it seemed to control it. This experience has lead me to believe I am more suseptible to gyno than most.

I'll be running a cycle of 400mg test blend and 400 mast per week, I take DIM daily as well. My question is will the Raloxifene be enough to control E2 build up or do I need an AI too. I have letro and arimidex on hand but I need a source for Raloxfene in Canada.

Thanks for your help

Let's get the obvious out of the way: nobody is going to give you a source. But, you can peep the Labs sub.

That said, on with the good stuff.

Raloxifene won't interfere with your cycle, but it might not be the best choice. It isn't a "free" drug, not talking $ here, I mean it isn't side free. Not horrible but still some things, IIRC.

Raloxifene also will not lower estrogen, it simply birnds up the receptors in breast tissue. This is how it can reduce gyno.

But brother, you said the magic word, the m-word: masteron.

In some folks, masteron does lower estrogen AND definitely binds to and eliminates breast tissue aka gyno. It was a breast cancer drug originally so that is kind of what it does.

Starting 1 to 1 mast to test is probably a good idea. You could adjust in favor of the masteron if you have gyno issues.

I guess the real answer is to get the gyno under control before cycling, but what is the fun in that?

[Seamusm]

Thanks Cylon

So far Gyno is under control but I'm not on a cycle right now. I'm trying to be proactive about preventing gyno in the future. Hence, the Masteron added to the cycle and possible Raloxifene. Should I drop the Raloxifene and just use arimidex?

[Cylon357]

Thanks Cylon

So far Gyno is under control but I'm not on a cycle right now. I'm trying to be proactive about preventing gyno in the future. Hence, the Masteron added to the cycle and possible Raloxifene. Should I drop the Raloxifene and just use arimidex?

Ralox and arimidex serve two different purposes.

To be honest, what I would probably do in your shoes... hmmm, actually, I'm not 100% sure what I would do, TBH.

I THINK I would start nolvadex, not raloxifene, at 10mg a day for a couple of weeks, then switch to 5mg a day on that cycle. No, nolvadex isn't quite as effective as raloxifene in gyno prevention, but I have used it with success before.

I also MIGHT start out at a higher ratio of Mast to Test, say 3 to 2 or so. Maybe 300 test and 400 mast, IDK for sure. I probably would not start as high as 2 mast to 1 test, but if you have experience with Mast, that might work for you?

If you use nolvadex (or ralox) and bump the mast up a bit like I described, I don't think you will have issues with estrogen, and even on 300 test, the mast might reduce the gyno. You might not even need an AI at all at those ratios.

Are you on finasteride or dutasteride by any chance?