DISCLAIMER IF YOU’RE UNDER 25 DONT BE STUPID AND DO GEAR, DONT BE LIKE ME
When I just turned 20 I ran my first and only cycle. 16 weeks of 300mg Test E kickstarted by 30mg Dbol for the first 3 weeks. Also ran Aromasin 12.5mg eod. I remember knowing at the time that steroids can stunt growth but did it anyway since my height didn’t bother me. I was 5’9 at the time.
Now I’m 26 and just over 6 foot tall and my shoe size went from 9 to 11 and a half (UK). I know the growth stunt risk of steroids being one of the main stigmas around doing them before 25 yet I still grew taller.
That’s an atypical response, not from the gear but growing 3” after 20. I too started younger than I should but I had an X-ray done before I started confirming my bone were already fused. Anabolics don’t guarantee stunted growth plus you used an estrogen blocker pretty heavy which should have helped you in that regard. Appreciate the use of your disclaimer as using steroids too young is generally I’ll advised.
I also didn’t use a pct at the time because I wasn’t educated enough back then, but still felt fine regardless. I know clomid and nolva can contribute to growth plates fusion so maybe not using them at the time helped in my case?
This is not the main concern of taking steroids before 25, and it scares me that you think the primary risk was aesthetic in nature.
To my understanding, estrogen is the key hormone that closes growth plates. Nothing you did should have caused a lack in estrogen so this likely has nothing to do with what you experienced… I’m sure there’s much more to it than this, but you growing 3" after age 20 is very unusual.
