How do you know if you need an AI?

[Industrial]

I am on a site shopping for some PHs, just browsing and it says to keep an AI 'on hand'. How would you know if you need an AI on a cycle? Are there symptoms to look out for ?

 

[joonp]

Most cause increase in estrogen. Signs of high estrogen is water gain, puffy or sore nipples, loss of morning wood, inability to maintain erections, et etc. Best way to know for sure is to get bloods done while on cycle

 

[mike33511]

Out of all the common compounds, testosterone, trestolone, nandrolone, and Dianabol aromatize. You are almost guaranteed to need an AI when using sufficient doses of these steroids or any of their prohormones. However, just because a compound does not aromatize does not mean that an AI will not be necessary. For example, a rise in estradiol can occur via a reduction in SHBG, which is an effect of many steroids, as well as SARMs.

Thus, before beginning a cycle of any suppressive compound, an AI should be acquired.

 

[Industrial]

understood. would it hurt to NOT need one and use one anyway?

 

[mike33511]

understood. would it hurt to NOT need one and use one anyway?

Yes. Low E2 sucks.

 

[Slims]

Any time you're planning on playing around with your hormones (SARM's, PH's, AAS), you should always have a pharma grade AI on hand/in stock.
Aromasin is probably the best option as it's a suicidal AI which means that it doesn't carry the Estrogen rebound risks that the Temp AI's do

 

[AnabolicGuru]

Out of all the common compounds, testosterone, trestolone, nandrolone, and Dianabol aromatize. You are almost guaranteed to need an AI when using sufficient doses of these steroids or any of their prohormones. However, just because a compound does not aromatize does not mean that an AI will not be necessary. For example, a rise in estradiol can occur via a reduction in SHBG, which is an effect of many steroids, as well as SARMs.

Thus, before beginning a cycle of any suppressive compound, an AI should be acquired.

Yea it's always smart to keep an aromatize inhibitor on hand. Epistane started ****ing my nips up while I was still on cycle.

 

[jgntyce]

Aromasin is a good AI, OP.

 

[yotreeman]

If you're running a steroid cycle. That's how you know if you need an AI on hand.

High estrogen symptoms - meaning you need to start using one - are listed above. The one I can always tell with is several seconds of hesitation before I piss, it's weird.

 

[seansayin]

For non aromatizing cycles, I was under the impression to not use AI but use nolva instead since your E is supposed to be low anyway?
Is that correct?

 

[AnabolicGuru]

For non aromatizing cycles, I was under the impression to not use AI but use nolva instead since your E is supposed to be low anyway?
Is that correct?

Mike already explained why you should have one on hand for all cycles, scroll up man

 

[rascal14]

For non aromatizing cycles, I was under the impression to not use AI but use nolva instead since your E is supposed to be low anyway?
Is that correct?

Have them both on hand. Use Nolva only if you're having nipple sensitivity and until you get Estrogen under control with the proper AI.

 

[just_m77]

Sorry to sound like a noob guys been seeing this term quite abit and I am new to this, what does AI stand for?

 

[justhere4comm]

Aromatase Inhibitor. (Suicidal or Non-Suicidal)

 

[just_m77]

Thanks