That’s definitely not what I wanted to hear! lol. I love training. I’ve cut it back to 5 days a week, but perhaps I’ll try 4 days a week. I know I’m feeding my body ample food, I’ve been gaining weight. Almost 200 pounds. I know for a fact I’d get fat if I stopped training.
It would be interesting to see how you do with the same dose of Nolvadex as some guys get estrogenic side effects from clomid [and doctors do not understand this].
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Has anyone used generic nolvadex (tamoxifen)? I told my doctor to subscribe me 10mg ED of Nolvadex, and I know it is more expensive than Clomid. But it seems Nolvadex is the much better SERM.
So anyone tried generic Nolvadex (tamoxifen)? Do you think it would be ok to try it or should I just get Nolvadex?
Also, Im up to 300mg Iodine and dont feel any different.
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I used generic tamoxifen from Mexico. LH and FSH did go up as expected. Nothing wrong with generics.
Unfortunately, my doctor would not prescribe me Nolvadex. Perhaps I will try and find another doctor if Clomid doesn’t work out. But since Clomid and Nolvadex are supposed to do the same thing, I’m not sure what the point of trying Nolvadex would be if Clomid doesn’t fix my problem.
How long does a person normally run Clomid for my purposes?
I finally got around to getting more blood tests. This time I tested Testosterone, Estradiol, FT3, and FT4.
TT: 641 Range: 348 - 1197
FT: 13.5 Range: 9.3 - 26.5
FT3: 2.1 Range: 2.0 - 4.4
FT4: 0.81 Range: 0.75 - 1.54
Estradiol: 17.6 Range: 7.4 - 42.6
My FT4 and FT3 aren’t out of range, but are they on the low side? Where should those numbers be?
And it seems my estrogen has been cut in half since testing that last time. Since last time, I cut my Clomid dose in half to 12.5mg EOD. Now I am curious to see where my testosterone levels are at since my estrogen is so much lower.
I finally got around to getting more blood tests. This time I tested Testosterone, Estradiol, FT3, and FT4.
TT: 641 Range: 348 - 1197
FT: 13.5 Range: 9.3 - 26.5
FT3: 2.1 Range: 2.0 - 4.4
FT4: 0.81 Range: 0.75 - 1.54
Estradiol: 17.6 Range: 7.4 - 42.6
My FT4 and FT3 aren’t out of range, but are they on the low side? Where should those numbers be?
And it seems my estrogen and testosterone have been cut in half since testing that last time. Since last time, I cut my Clomid dose in half to 12.5mg EOD. I guess I need to go back to 25mg EOD. Any remarks?
Why not try 12.5mg 2 days on, 1 day off? It’s a 50% increase instead of 100%.
There’s a lot of good middle ground between 641 and 1252. It depends on what you feel best at.
what are your symptoms like now? did you feel any better in between or now? im pretty much in the same boat as you it seems
That would’ve been a good idea! I’ve been doing 25mg EOD and I feel much better. My nipples aren’t getting as hard as they were when I was first doing it either. My energy is good, but my libido and sex drive just isn’t there like it was 2 years ago so I’m beginning to think low T isn’t the cause of that.
I’ve also been on Clomid for 5 months now. When should I start taper off?
Can anyone tell me what a good Clomid taper off schedule would be like? I am at 25mg/EOD right now. I am thinking drop down to 12.5mg/EOD for two weeks and then 12.5mg/E4D for two weeks. And then just stop completely. Does that sound alright to anyone?