
Originally Posted by
TOkidd
You definitely need an AI. As songdog recommended, Arimidex is a great preventative of estrogen-related gyno at the dosage he suggested. You can always increase it if necessary.
Folllowing up on Havanakid's post, for your first cycle I think your doses are too high. You're taking almost 1 gram of test per week! What makes you think you need that much when just about everyone starts off with 500mg / week? Since you have no idea how test will affect you, starting off at such a high level will ensure that any side effects you experience will be severe. Not a good idea.
But the real problem IMO is with the deca, especially the dosage. Most people suggest a test-only cycle for first-timers because it's important to see how it affects you, what side effects you get and how severe they are. This is especially true of gyno, and seeing whether you are prone to estrogen-indiuced gyno. Then, when you do your next cycle, you can add a second compound knowing how test effects you so that if you experience new side effects, you know it's the other compound, not the test. This is a real concern when taking test and deca together because of the risk of progesterone-induced gyno from the deca. The arimidex will only help with this to a certain extent. But if you're prone to progesterone gyno, arimidex and other conventional AI's will not help you. But you don't know if you are prone to this type of gyno, or to regular estrogen-induced gyno, so if you start experiencing the syptoms of gyno, you won't know which compound is causing it, which means you won't know whether to just increase your Arimidex dose, or start taking something like caber. Big problem! Not only that, but you're taking Deca at 600mg / week, which is - again - a veteran dose, not a first-timer dose. So if you are prone to progesterone gyno, you are certain to experience it at this level. In fact, you are certain to experience all the negative side effects you may be prone to from both steroids at the doses you are taking. But you won't know which steroid is causing them, which will hamper your efforts to treat them.
I would suggest that you drop the deca and continue with the sustanon at 250mg twice weekly, but I know you probably won't do that. So at the very least, you need to drop those dosages to 500mg / week of sustanon, and 400mg / week of deca. I am currently taking this exact same cycle (my third), and my gains have been extraordinary. You will no doubt have the same excellent gains without the heavy sides you are sure to experience at the high doses you've chosen to take (I wonder how you decided on these doses?)
So drop your doses right away, get yourself some A-dex immediately, and start taking .25mg EOD as songdog advised. Then buy a bottle of vitamin B6 and start taking 100mg of it twice daily to help prevent progesterone gyno. You may also want to get some cabergoline in case you are prone to progesterone gyno, in which case the B6 may not be as effective in treating it (I've heard of people successfully treating progesterone gyno with B6 at 600mg / day divided into 3 doses, but I would go with something a little more tried and tested. However, for prevention, the B6 should be sufficient. Only reach for the caber if you start experiencing symptoms and the A-dex isn't helping).
I hope you listen to this advice, because besides the danger of side effects you simply don't NEED that much for a first cycle. So you are risking heavy side effects and all the complications I detailed above unnecessarily.
Hope this helps