Who runs anti-estro all the time?

[Golgo13]

Just curious. I am feelin gyno commin on, and I am running Nolva. I do not cycle I just run 200mg/wk as perscribed by my Dr.

I had gyno when I was 13 but it went away on its own after 6 months or so. Should I just take an anti-e all the time?

[beefcake]

I don't quite understand your post. I thought you just said that you are running nolva. You don't cycle off, but seems you are prone to gyno, so you may want to run the anti-e while you are taking your prescribed dose.

[Stonecold54]

Re: Who runs anti-estro all the time?

Originally posted by Golgo13
Just curious. I am feelin gyno commin on, and I am running Nolva. I do not cycle I just run 200mg/wk as perscribed by my Dr.

I had gyno when I was 13 but it went away on its own after 6 months or so. Should I just take an anti-e all the time?

I would only use novaldex if you are going to run it all the time? how much are you running?

[Golgo13]

I started taking 20mg/day of Nolva. And my HRT test cyp dose is 200 mg/wk.

I guess what I was wondering is, if there is anything wrong with just running Nolva all the time. Or for that matter Armidex.

[beefcake]

Originally posted by Golgo13
I started taking 20mg/day of Nolva. And my HRT test cyp dose is 200 mg/wk.

I guess what I was wondering is, if there is anything wrong with just running Nolva all the time. Or for that matter Armidex.

Shouldn't be a prob. Only bad thing is that nolva lowers your igf-1 levels by around 25% or so. I would recommend a serm like nolva over an anti-aromatase like a-dex.

[hitmansb]

I take letro during my entire cycle...if I was on HRT, I would take it all the time. If you are prone to gyno, it's a must IMO to run either letrozole or arimidex...Nolva alone doesn't get the job done in many cases.

[Pumpdogg]

I take Evista ( Raloxifene) it is Nolva's cousing if you will. I too am on HRT and it does not cause me any problems at 60mgs every day. My doc would not give me Nolvadex when I ask for it, but I really like this stuff. BTW it is made by Lilly. Here is a little more info...


Beneficial effects of raloxifene and tamoxifen in the treatment of pubertal gynecomastia.

Lawrence SE, Faught KA, Vethamuthu J, Lawson ML.

Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [email protected]

OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy of the anti-estrogens tamoxifen and raloxifen in the medical management of persistent pubertal gynecomastia. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective chart review of 38 consecutive patients with persistent pubertal gynecomastia who presented to a pediatric endocrinology clinic. Patients received reassurance alone or a 3- to 9-month course of an estrogen receptor modifier (tamoxifen or raloxifene). RESULTS: Mean (SD) age of treated subjects was 14.6 (1.5) years with gynecomastia duration of 28.3 (16.4) months. Mean reduction in breast nodule diameter was 2.1 cm (95% CI 1.7, 2.7, P <.0001) after treatment with tamoxifen and 2.5 cm (95% CI 1.7, 3.3, P <.0001) with raloxifene. Some improvement was seen in 86% of patients receiving tamoxifen and in 91% receiving raloxifene, but a greater proportion had a significant decrease (>50%) with raloxifene (86%) than tamoxifen (41%). No side effects were seen in any patients. CONCLUSION: Inhibition of estrogen receptor action in the breast appears to be safe and effective in reducing persistent pubertal gynecomastia, with a better response to raloxifene than to tamoxifen. Further study is required to determine that this is truly a treatment effect.

PMID: 15238910 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]


PumpDogg

[Golgo13]

Good info, thanks guys.