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At this point I can safely say that tapering worked fine and there were no physical or psychological signs of estrogen rebound. I was hoping the Clomid would do more for me as a standalone, but at least it was cheap and ended smoothly.

I know, that's why I mentioned a single dose of aromasin as the only AI option that made sense (aromasin is the brand name of exemestane). I was really on the fence about the aromasin, because 1 dose is super effective at reducing E but likely wouldn't crush it...but I just figured since I was...

Ok I'm at the tail end of my full dosing (5 more days). So far there has definitely been some strength and muscle gains, but also a massive increase in appetite, and some fat gain. I'm up about 4lbs as of this morning, due most likely to increased appetite. Of the 4, I feel like 2 are likely...

I see, thanks for clarifying! I have heard that it will raise estrogen, but will improve the overall ratio (meaning that if it doubles test, it won't double estrogen, but maybe increase it by a smaller percentage). Any idea if there's any truth to that?

Haha, I don't love the sound of that (nicely phrased, though, made me lol). If those are natty cycles, though, why would the clomid solo cycle make test steadily decrease rather than increase?

Interesting, thanks! Those mock examples are all for PCT after a test cycle, right?

Not sure if there will ever be an consensus, but in my case, the risks of running an AI without doing bloodwork first seem to outweigh the rewards. Assuming I taper off, I should slowly adjust to natural estrogen levels and natural test levels. If I get a little bloated for a week, so be it...

Oh ok, thanks for clarifying. I think I'll stick with the tapering plan, then. I'm doing E2D now at 25mg, so I'll switch to 12.5 E2D for 6 days and then E3D for 6 days to finish it off, and see how I feel.

I'm taking it experimentally because of the low cost and potential benefits (and the positive results I've had with anti-estrogen supplements in the past). The last bloodwork I had showed low test and high E2 but both within the 'normal' range, but I won't be getting bloodwork done after this...

At the dose I'm running, I was thinking I'd be fine just tapering down to 12.5 EOD, then E3D and ending it. Do you still see rebound being a serious problem? I could pick up a real AI if needed; I just thought it'd be overkill.

Been over 2 weeks so far. I feel good, fat is staying off pretty well, and vascularity is up. The difference isn't huge, and I don't know if I'll try running this again in the future, but there has been a noticeable effect on me. For 5 dollars, it is a good experiment. I'll keep updating as...

If you get it cheap in bulk, I like 2-3g. Otherwise 1g is still good. Not sure what other people enjoy.

They should be chemically identical, but there are other ingredients used to cure meat, so make sure you're buying 'food-grade potassium nitrate'. That said, I'm not a chemist, so if anyone knows of a reason why they would be different, please let us know. Honestly, for 33 cents a workout...

Thats an awesome deal! 33 cents a workout is way better than buying two tubs of bulk powder and a scale. Nice!

The last time I looked it was just KNO3 and vitamin C in those supplements (granted that was a couple of years ago). Meat-curing ingredients are all food grade, so if you have a sensitive scale to weight it with, it should be the same. Vitamin C is for anti-oxidant properties because KNO3 is...

Dude if you have itchy/sensitive/puffy nipples you should get to a doctor immediately and get pharmaceutical help (nolvadex is the usual fix for nipple stuff I think, but I'm not a doctor and haven't been on hormonal injections before, so don't take my word for it; get to the doctor ASAP). Also...

Sorry also wanted to mention that I am down about 4 lbs from last weekend as well, likely due to water retention (I gained the 4 lbs when injured and eating and drinking liberally, then lost them once I started to keep myself in line more), which is also why it's hard to tell if any effect is...

Well it's been a week. So far I think it's a bit early to judge, but I do seem to look noticeably more muscular and vascular. However, I was injured for a week before starting up until this past Tuesday so that could just be from hard training and relatively good diet. I felt pretty down a...

Thanks for all of the great information, everyone! Since this is my first time trying this out, I will go with a 4-week cycle and start with 25mg EOD. Depending on those results, I might play with longer cycles later on.

Nice, the eod makes sense because of the half life. Yeah sure might as well start with that. 25mg eod it is. Found some forskolin 95 yesterday so taking 50mg of that every day as well. Hopefully those 2 give me a nice little boost. Thanks!