Awful shutdown last cycle with lots of breakouts
So I ran a 14 week cycle of 600mg Test E and 400mg Mast E a week.
My skin gets super oily as I have acne prone skin since my teen years but my chest/back and face never really breakout just spot pimples here and there until around week 12 when the oil is out of control and my chest/back breakout bad but usually after pct im straight.
I ran Clomid 100mg and nolva 40mg for week 1 and 2 of pct then 50mg clomid and 20mg nolva for week 3 and 4 of pct.
Ive been off the the clomid now for about 3 weeks. Acne is out of control tho.. not cystic or anything just red bumps all around my mouth and cheeks ... my back and chest were bad but they are clearing up... but my face has shown no progress its starting to get annoying.
Also.. ive always used clomid on my pct but for some reason this cycle I was a MESS during pct... im talkin like extremely depressed, not leaving my bed, awful moods at work, work performance was piss poor, didnt feel like eating or working out just wanted to sleep... even was emotional about a gf a broke up with in february which I thought was random because I havent seen her since march and never think about her lol
im 27 5"8.5ish around 8% bf 180-185lbs normally
I have done about 6 or 7 cycles but this was my first ever masteron experience. I loved it.. I got HUGE. But not sure if coming off it was the cause of all this...
Any opinions would be nice.
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You should get bloods and see how effective your PCT meds were. Were they pharma? I ran the PCT meds this time for six weeks instead of four and it made a huge difference for me.
My back and shoulders broke out like crazy around Week 5 of my current cycle. What worked to clear it up was using a harsher soap to dry out the oily skin and tanning. At the recommendation of a trainer at my gym, I used Lava Soap and switched to stand up tanning. I had my wife wash my back in the mornings and evenings when I showered. She would scrub my back, then I would wash everywhere else, and rinse after that. I would leave the suds on my back the entire time. My back cleared up in less than 2 weeks. My upper back and rear shoulders were so bad I was sure it would leave scars. It did not. Good luck. I think a big problem is we are oily and our shirts hold the oil on our skin (back and shoulders) all day. If you cannot have someone wash your back for you, get a scrubber. Let's face it, most of us can't reach our entire back anymore, especially to really scrub it.
Were you running an AI during the cycle? I noticed if I don't run an AI on cycle, during pct I'm a mess, just like you described. All I run it for is two weeks and that helps a lot
Two weeks at the end?
Two week during pct, I generally did it the first two weeks once I figured out what it was
You ever try accutane it works wonders for me. On and off cycle I'd break out really bad and get swells on my head and all that but accutane cleared me up real nice. Should fix the acne issue.
Was prescribed accutane when I was 19.. 5 months of it cleared me up and I only got occasional breakouts after that.
I was thinking of picking up some from my source with my next cycle... ive heard it makes you breakout more while using it on cycle though is this just a myth? Id probably only use 20mg a dayish
Iv had bad skin all my life. Started accutane few months ago while on a cycle and iv been clear for the first time in my life. Idk about the worse while on a cycle I didn't have a issue. How ever I do know you need to avoid vitamin A the best you can. I know that's hard with it being in food and such and multi vitamins.
Accutane low dosed works really well. Sometimes you may get an initial breakout.But its not that bad at all. It will keep you a 100% clear. I ran 20mg a day with great results. No elevated liver enzymes either. No terrible sides. Just drier lips. 10 to 20mg ed should work perfect. Then you can go eod. And also take liv 52 or some sort of liver protector.
Glad it worked for you, but you certainly can get elevated enzymes and permanent sides with 20 mg. No something I would ever run without getting monthly bloods evaluated. As for digestive sides, you just don't know who or when someone will get those. I only recommend accutane to those with severe, cystic acne. It works like a charm, but there are significant risks.
I got the same problem going on. I been off for bout 5 weeks now. My acne not terrible just persistent. I get a few pimples and as soon as they go away I get a few new ones. It's so annoying almost makes me not wanna use gear. I got 2 big ass red marks on my face that look like shit. Our hormones are sill fluctuating rigt now give it some time.
AnonFirst Mast experience huh... well agian this is starting to become a pattern with people that are prone to acne.... It is my strong opinion that DHTs such as Mast and Var really cause Acne in people that are prone to it...
Maybe start tanning? Also get bloods and see if your estro is crashed. Nolva messes with me like that. Emotional mess. Felt like I was having nervous breakdowns.
Same thing happens to me with deca. Takes like 6-9 months for the acne/acne scars to fade post pct. Never again. You should see a dermatologist. And ya coming off your hormones go wack and this can happen but for me its related to deca