Hi all somebody please help. I have really bad acne now after my first cycle. I am a month and half after my pct. Did a 10 weeks 500mg Test e cycle. My sex drive now is low. I feel depressed and the worst thing is I have acne all over my face.
My PCT ended at feb 15th, PCT nolvadex 40/40/20/20
Did my blood work in march 13th
Testosterone 374ng/dl
E2 40 pg/ml
FSH 1.91 IU/L
LH 4 IU/L
Progesterone 3.48 nmol/L
Androstenedione 2.46 ng/ml
Cortisol level 8am: 29.52mcg/dl (higher than normal)
T3: 5.46 pmol/L
T4: 22.78 pmol/l
T3 and T4 on the upper range
the blood test was done in shanghai in another language.
I’m currently on accutane to fix my acne but it’s making my depression worse. If there is another way please let me know
Did have acne at first then I hop on arimidex which helped. I stopped arimidex when I stopped my cycle, and then the acne creeped back up, got worse when my pct ended.
and been like this ever since.
This is the exact opposite of what I do. I let my E2 run when blasting to protect my joints yes my dick can stop working I put on 5# of water and bacne shows up but it all goes away in 2-3 weeks as soon as I stop the blast and start my AI. I don’t PCT do to being on TRT.
On my last shot I start my anastrozole to get my E2 down as fast as possible. You seem to be very sensitive to elevated E2. I would take .25mg/wk NO MORE for 3 weeks.
IMO the accutane is not working because the source of your acne is still present. Try to get your E2 down into the mid 20s.My SHGB runs 24-29 and if my E2 gets in the high 30’s I have problems. I feel my best with an E2 at 24-27
.25mg per week. If your pills are 1mg cut into 4 pieces and only take 1 piece. Anastrozole is very powerful this is why so many crash their E2 they just flat take too much.
If was in your shoes I would just take the anastrozole for 3 weeks. Your nolvadex PCT is over right?
I think your problem is your E2 is too high not that you did not restart. nolvadex does not reduce E2 it only protects your tits from gyno. You have acne from too much E2. What do you think does that make sense?
Thanks so much for your help, I will get more Adex (I was so stupid that I threw that shit away because I thought I don’t need it anymore)
the reason I mention another PCT is because I thought my test level is a little bit low, but then again, I think I should be able to recover over time naturally
I don’t believe there is ever any harm in doing a second restart with nolvadex. You could even do it while you are taking your anastrozole.
As soon as your E2 drops I’ll bet your accutane starts working. It would not hurt to get some shampoo with 3% salicylic acid in it. I like Selsonblue and use it as a body wash where you have breakouts. Leave the soapy bubbles on the area for 30 seconds or so. Good luck.
In 2-3 months do a mini blood test to see where your TT/FT/E2/LH/FSH is and go from there. Remember no heavy workouts the day before blood is drawn. Try to draw blood as early in the morning as you can for your Peak T. You really want an honest peak T value so try not to do anything that burns free T.
I don’t think arimidex is helping. I’m taking .5mg every other day the first three days my face cleared up perfectly but then boom it got worse, should I lower the dosage or just not take it at all?
I have lowered my accutane to 20mg per day because of side effects, I might get back on 40mg though because I simply can’t have my face looking like it got exploded by a shot gun
The only other option is doing another PCT, but I am getting boners in the morning now plus I do feel better than before. I think my test level is already bounced back
I dont know if this will help but… every time I do a dosage change on testosterone I experience acne on my back. The first time I blasted I screwed up and crashed my e2 with dim. It was taken as directed 2 pills twice a day. One thing I noticed though during about 5 weeks time is I never had any acne on my back at all. Mind you I crashed my e2 and had zero libido for 5 weeks so that sucked but at the time I didnt realize what was going on. Hindsight is 20/20. I realize now that it was the dim behind it all. I’m blasting again but this time i didnt use dim. Had a breakout on my back and it wouldnt go away. I typically dont care but my wife is making a big deal about it so I just started taking some dim again. This time 1 pill every couple days. The acne on my back almost immediately started to disappear. I still have excellent libido and my erections are noticeably harder. I’m keeping a close eye on it but so far so good.
fluctuation of hormone level and injuries (joint pain, clicking knee) destroyed me. I started my first cycle to look good. I end up looking way worse than I did before the cycle (maybe bad gear). Also did it the wrong way. Gotta learn way more than I should before touching this stuff.
The next time I do steroids will be when I’m in my late 30s or early 40s, I’ll just hop on TRT for life. Because I obviously cannot handle coming on and off, not even once.
I’m going to keep taking accutane till my acne clears up. I don’t think the problem is high E2 because adex is not helping, It gotta have to do with sebaceous gland
This is quite normal. This is what happens when you come off exogenous hormones. Everything is out of whack. I usually have acne 8-12 weeks after PCT ends. I’m super acne prone and struggled with it big fine as a kid. However it does go away in time, and stays away, until my next PCT.
I haven’t had any scaring. Any redness or skin discoloration I have had, has gone away with tanning and time. No clue if we’re talking the same issue, just what I have noticed personally.