AI on Cycle
So heres the deal... I have run two cycles. The first cycle I ran was Test Cyp @500 mg per week. I used arimidex at .25 every other day. This worked good at keeping my estro sides to a minimum but it severely crushed my HDL cholesterol to 9 on a scale where >40 is the goal. Next cycle I did the same Test dose, added Dbol, and instead of arimedex I used Nolvadex during the cycle at 10mg daily. This worked better then the arimidex and I had almost no water retention at all. HDL went down to 27 but thats ok since I usually average about 30. LDL and Triglycerides were great, no issues there.
The problem is I take Paxil for anxiety and you can't take that while on Nolvadex so I didn't take it during cycle. I was alright but would rather not discontinue the Paxil for my next cycle
What can I run while on cycle that will not kill my HDL? Is Raloxifine ok? Need something I can take with Paxil and not crush my HDL.
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Here's some info I found while doing some research on the subject, may be helpful to you...
http://www.steroidal.com/anti-estrogens-pct/arimidex/arimidex-dosage/
http://www.steroidal.com/anti-estrogens-pct/aromasin/
x2 for aromasin. the only AI i use
Thanks for all the feedback. I will give the Aromasin a shot next time....
I always thought aromasin worked as good as Adex but has less side effects? Im in the same boat with my Hdl and Adex.
AnonEstrogen plays a key role in maintaining healthy cholesterol levels. If estrogen is reduced, it can negatively affect cholesterol levels. Since every ai lowers estro, this can be a common problem. Im not sure if aromasin has fewer sides, ill have to look into that some more. Ive never really noticed a difference in my bloodwork when i run aromasin or adex, people may just tolerate one better than the other.
Yeah from what I researched, I find aromasin may be better all the way around when it comes to sides. I've been on adex for two years straight for trt and have every side. Fucking hate it! The best is the sweats like I'm on tren lol.
AnonThat sucks man, why not try and switch?
I have aromasin on hand but haven't started yet.
I've also been researching 400mg of dim along with grape seed extract. I would only do that for trt not actual cycles.
AnonYeah I usually run dim and I3C in pct, works pretty well for me.
Def been reading up I n ic3. Yeah out of all ai they say aromasin impacts cholesterol the less.
AnonI think all ai's negatively effect hdl. Nolva will not affect hdl like arimidex or aromasin, but Nolvadex is a serm, not an ai. Its does nothing to lower estro, it stops it from binding to breast tissue but all that estro is still circulating.
Im not sure if Proviron affects hdl, someone may know more about that but it can help with estro as well. I can greatly reduce my ai when I take 50mg of proviron per day.
Also look into niacin supplementation for hdl support.
Proviron will suppress HDL and increase LDL.
AnonThank you for the info sir
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