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interesting in knowing this as well. I plan to run my cycle right through my competition, and was wondering about adding Nolvadex 7-10 days out for to drop estrogen related water retention.
opinons?

Hey, glad to see another post on here!!, So based on some of the info that Supergirl had given on another thread in regards to PCT. She had recommended a couple of different avenues. I haven't heard back about the Nolvadex. and don't want to get zitty, so I have started to take tribulus with yohimbine. So far so good, but I still miss my Anavar! Apparently the combo of the 2 are similar to the Twinlabs Male Fuel". product she had mentioned. Ihave copied her post and put it here since it had some awsome info!!!!

Good Luck!! I plan to look into the Nolvadex and will keep you posted on any info I get

This is something SuperGirl posted:

I feel PCT should be considered due to these reasons:

Depression: MANY women report depression post cycle. I personally got it really really badly last nov, so now the last week of my cycle, i start cycling in 5HTP. You can also use St. Johns wart or valerian root etc...

Estrogen Rebound: Granted anavar is a mild androgenic, it is still an androgen. Some women experience a slight estrogen rebound. I personally have ALSO experienced this...
One of the ways i counteract it is to take "Twinlabs Male Fuel". This actually aids allowing my test levels to lower but not drop, thus preventing an estrogen rebound. When a hormone drops suddenly another one always tends to increase to counteract, even though it may not be beneficial to us...
Another way is to use a very very mild dosage of an estrogen suppressor (ie. nolv) to allow the estrogen to slowly level out as the test levels fall post cycle.
Appetite: Anavar tends to increase your appetite. This has a bit to do with an accelerated metabolism, nevertheless, anavar can increase appetite. With that said, I think a strict diet should follow your cycle.
My reasoning for this is that fact that you have an increased appetite BUT have been using an aas, now that that is over, you will continue to experience an increased appetite, but with no aas anymore, you will not be using all the calories/fuel as efficiently as when you were on. So if you splurge like crazy, you WILL notice a rebound in weight and or fat.
I HIGHLY recommend a clean diet for about 2 weeks POST cycle!!

Those are the 3 main factors i can think of that may cause havoc with a woman's mental and physical well being post cycle...

So here is the answer to my own post!! (sorta) In the last 3 weeks before competition you can use an anti estrogen like arimidex or Nolvadex. I don't know much about either except that ror the last 3 weeks before the show you can use Nolvadex 10mg/day, this should take care of your water retention.... however I would still like to hear if this stuff makes females get acne???
Hope to get some info...

Barbiestar, Its good to know another woman is the same situation.
My next comp is 3 weeks away, today. Im keeping my cycle throughout comp and considering the use of nolva to drop estrogen related water retention & harden up.
Im trying to decide when to add the nolva. .. I would have to run it until the end of July, since I have yet another comp 2 weeks later.

Im also reading of the rebound in woman from the nolva. ..it will block the receptors from receiving the estrogen, which will mean less water retention, when you come off of it there can be a rebound but not while on it. Also reading that Nolvadex will offset some of the effectiveness of AAS...something Im not too hot about.

The plan from my studies would be to run 10-20mg ED and taper down to prevent rebound.. The "Twinlabs Male Fuel" sounds like something I would also try after the nolva is cut.

check out this write up-
http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articl...id-nolvadex.htm
from reading that now I wonder if nolva is a good choice.... and if armidex would be a better choice.

another thing that crossed my mind in relation to cycle estrogen levels for woman on the birth control pill ... would the pill not keep endogenous E and P at pre-follicular levels (assuming a very low dose pill) throughout the cycle...what effects would the nolva have on that??? higher rebound post cycle?


anyone have more thoughts for barbiestar & I? much appreciated.

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