Hello, I am new to the forum and am a first timer with anavar.
I started at 5mg Feb 21 x 1 week
Feb 28 10mg daily (1/2 morning, 1/2 nights)
I am also on low dose tesamorelin 3x per week
I’m definitely noticing results starting to show . My question is how long can you stay on anavar without taking a break? My doctor indicated it can be long term but I think that I should be cycling as that is what I heard from others.
Any input greatly appreciated!!
Would need to see some physique pics(no need to do the porn-ish ones, but just so we can see average muscle size and definition…) to be able to comment better about the dosages.
But on average, females take 5-10mgs a day, for 8-12 weeks and then go off.
Anavar is used to treat burn victims, so your skin will get harder and tighter. Bodyhair could get a bit more and a bit more defined for some.
The biggest problem would be to lose your period. Then all sorts of gyno problems pop up and im not qualified to comment those.
As much as my GF experimented with the 10mg dose for a while, id say 5mgs would mostly be enough, esp if u wanna do it for longer than 8 weeks.
most do this for 16-20 weeks.
I mean “long term” tends to mean “forever” which is not true or safe. BUT ladies often do this for 16-20 weeks no problem. Recommend 1:1 on:off time.
Keep an eye out for signs of virilization, and discontinue immediately if they happen.
Pro Tip: make sure you’re getting caffeine in (50-100mg) after dosing to boost fat loss/nutrient shuttling properties. Also supplement Creatine in with it (I know everyone’s going to poo-pooh this, but the two are synergistic) to boost muscle building properties.
If your Var isn’t Pharma grade (bought from an actual pharmacy), make sure you get it tested. “Janoshik Testing” is a good term to search if this applies to you.
Take pictures for yourself so you can assess progress and weigh risk:reward for any future use.
RE Dosing
5mg/day is safest. 10mg/day is fine for most. any higher than that is risking virilization. SOME ladies can get away with doses up to 20mg/day, but most who try it - don’t escape the deeper voice or clitoral enlargement.
Looks like the other two gentlemen basically covered it. Its concerning that your doc thinks a 17α oral is ok for long term even in low doses. Maybe he knows something I don’t though.
Thank you. I have not heard anywhere that it can be long term either so I will make sure to cycle it.
thank you for your tips.
It is pharmaceutical so I am good with that part. I’ll have to decide on staying on 10mg dose, so far the 10mg isn’t an issue but since he also given me tesamorelin I’m thinking maybe I could drop down to 5mg.
I’m pretty petite (5’1", 105 lbs) and last time I did tesa my growth hormone levels went super high, got very oily skin, so he dropped me lower and down to 3 x. week tesamorelin and still got nice results.
I just never did the anavar before so it’s very new to me !
Actually Anavar is prescribed at dose like 2,5mgs for women for something like trt purposes. We have an older member here who was quite active a year ago, whose wife was prescribed anavar at that dose like for “long term” as in forever.
My wife got prescribed 6mg Var tabs as well, allowed up to 12mg/day. FWIW, her provider recommended to take before training only… so if training doubles, 12mg/day - otherwise just 6mg prior to training.
I don’t have much information on this approach, but it makes a lot of sense RE risk mitigation - if that floats your boat.
Tesamorelin and Var do not have much for similar properties, so you wouldn’t necessarily have to lower Var dose - but 5mg/wk is the safer route regardless of that… choice is yours (obviously).
Let us know how it goes.
Andrew,
Your tips are super helpful and informative and I really appreciate ! Since I’m an amateur , want to keep my questions organized so I learn 
I’m at a little over 10 weeks on anavar and seeing quite nice results. Getting lots of oily skin which is super annoying but I guess there is nothing I can do for that 
So here are a few additional questions I had:
The caffeine was a great add on for fat loss. I’ve also started taking DHEA, 15mg
ubiquinol qh, 100mg and nattokinase to prevent blood clots. Is there any other suppliment to assist that you may recommend while I am still on anavar?
After the 16-20 weeks on anavar , what is the process to get off of it? Do you just stop in one day or wean?
I know I’ll likely go on some sort of low dose testosterone after anavar. Is that normally started immediately after the anavar?
Thanks !
Lina
Hey Lina, I’m reaching out to someone whose better informed on these things than I am so I can make sure you get accurate information.
Oily skin… yeah sorry - not much help for that.
On cycle or on TRT my skin oil got much worse. Only low investment fix is to shower more frequently, but that’s a band aid. A more permanent fix would be Accutane, but that’s really a last resort that i don’t recommend if you’ve got clear skin normally. Accutane is NOT a pleasant experience and has permanent effects.
Depends on your goals, but the only other ‘low risk’ add ons would be an ECA (Ephedrine, Caffeine, Aspirin) stack for increased fat loss. But these work independently of anavar (except caffeine) and don’t have any particular benefits when combined with anavar… meaning they can be taken at any time to aid in fat loss. I wouldn’t normally recommend this, but you seem to already have a healthy lifestyle (based on profile picture) and this could just help with the finishing touches if you want to lean out more. Diet will always do more than drugs here though.
My wife is on TRT injections and is also authorized to run Anavar, so you could probably make a decent argument to do this concurrently. BUT i would recommend starting the day after your last anavar tablet. Many women report feeling ‘suppressed’ after cycling off anavar. I’m not very informed here, but going straight onto test following var sounds like a good way to subvert that from happening. Still getting answers to further expand here.
What is your plan for TRT/HRT? If you don’t have young children (no risk of transference), you may find that topical cream is best. Some women like injections better. There are also troches, nasal sprays and suppositories (im uninformed here as well, injection and topical seem best, respectively, IMO).
@linabeach
Update:
RE Oily Skin…
This is going to sound like genuinely terrible advice, but I’ve heard it repeated by numerous and separate entities that Dawn dish soap is pretty much the cure for the AAS induced oily skin/acne. Guys taking grams of gear weekly (which is a lot) and 1 woman on Test Cyp injections (who replaced ALL cleansing items with dawn) have said this and swear by it. I’ve tried it once and it definitely helped… will continue to test on myself. I’m sure you’ll be hesitant to jump on board with this, as was I at first… do with this info as you see fit lol.
Just stop taking it cold turkey when you’re out. No need to wean or anything. There are some PCTs out there for women, but it seems to be SO individual that one size literally does not fit all. Victoria Felkar could help you with this kind of thing if you’re truly interested in the female pharma world… she is industry leading for the ladies.
I still believe starting your TRT protocol the day after your last var dose makes sense… I haven’t heard anything that conflicts with this, and doing it this way will mean you are never really ‘suppressed’ - which some women claim they never even notice (outside of minor strength loss).
I plan on doing testosterone injectable as I’ve done that in the past and, although it also causes me to have oily skin, it was otherwise pretty effective for me. I’m a little worried about the dawn dish soap!!! hahahaha! It sounds like a better solution for a guy that girl as we’re always trying to take care of our skin ! If I get desperate I’ll try the Dawn though. Only problem is I think I have AJAX dishwashing soap at home 
I’m also on estrogen, progesterone, and armor thyroid —just normal hormone replacement for ladies my age
I’ve been on accutane before (when I was younger) and remember it’s a bit complicated. At this point I am awaiting some pancreatic enzyme results since mine were a bit elevated and they want to make sure they are back to normal. They failed to let me know to not have any alcohol at all for 24 hours before they tested and I had a glass of champagne the night before to celebrate a friends bday so I suspect that is why that was elevated.
Thanks for all the tips and I’ll keep updating. Really happy with my results . I’m a regular girl so never did any bodybuilding or anything but I have to say it really has been helpful to have these “supplements” , especially as I’m getting more mature ! When I was in my 30’s I never had to do anything but as we get older things sure do change and this (so far) has been a godsend. Just want to do things safely !
If you’re on it long term. You will have some androgenic sides… 10mg is not really on the low end of women’s dosages
be sure to get bloods every six for eight weeks if you stay on.
thanks, will do that. I’m up for bloodwork in the next month for sure. I’m actually doing 5mg , except for 3 days a week when I upped to 10mg on workout days but perhaps I should stay on 5mg .
Also on Spironolactone for the oily skin. Seems to help.
@linabeach keep us posted on your progress. I’m learning a lot about female hormones to assist my wife with some issues. I haven’t chimed in because @Andrewgen_Receptors already shared pretty much everything I would have said. Didn’t know about the dish soap trick. Best of luck to achieving your goals.
I would stay at 5. And not spontaneously double it… it doesn’t give you that noticable of a boost like a dbol or something.
*thank you so much. Will stay on 5 mg consistently as long as I continue .
I’m currently at 13 weeks of anavar and will be discussing how long cycle should be today with the doctor I am currently with but will update to get input.
I do feel a bit of scratchy throat which is concerning me since I’ve heard it can cause voice changes and I want to keep a close eye on it.
As far as muscle gain results, I feel like I have sort of hit a plateau. I still have energy but I am not as “enthusiastic” as I once was when working out.
It makes me soooooo hungry. Trying to keep that under control. 
Really looking forward to knowing how long this cycle should be and if there will be testosterone shots once I go off (I think there will be) , when I should start.
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IMO oral cycles, even low dose, shouldn’t be run long term. I’m not sure how a low dose like this affects live enzymes, lipids, etc. After three months and a plateau I would think its time to give it a rest for the next quarter of the year.
What are your levels and when in your cycle were they taken?
thanks for your info. I am interested in making sure all is well too.
Here’s what my hormone dr. said:
I told him I’m at just shy or 3 months on anavar and I was thinking I should cycle off. Asked him what the ‘cycle’ should be. Basically this is what he said:
Dose 5mg anavar, Cycle is 3 months, then 4 weeks OFF and then go on anavar again.
He then said he would order testosterone injections (not sure dose yet) and they should arrive in 10 days so to stay on the anavar until they arrive and to then stop anavar and go on the testosterone injections.
He said stay on tesamorelin (he said no need to cycle that) .
He would wait until I was on my 2nd cycle of anavar to check my levels (not sure why to wait, but… ) as checking them during the testosterone wouldn’t give him valuable info. Again, not sure why not checking now.
Question: should I get my general practitioner to check some levels now instead of waiting til the 2nd cycle and, if so, what levels should we be looking at and asking him to order ?
Also, is tesamorelin a peptide that is normally cycled as well? Last time I was on it we cycled it so not sure why he said not to this time…
Thank you for all input. Appreciate that we can share with each other on this board! BTW, my HDL has been affected and is lower than it should be info attached :
