Weaker After Tamoxofen?

Pharma
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Well, a certain doctor whom I know and love decided I might have a little gyno and put me on tamoxofen for a solid 3 months (morning/evening).

I attributed my situation to being a bit on the fatter side of 40, as there were no lumps or solid anything and my estrogen level (monitored regularly) was in the normal-to-low range, but hey, she’s my wife and a doctor. (Right at 16% Bf according to my last physical, which is very high for me.) Said I was probably just overly-sensitive to estrogen.

Well, low-and-behold, the layer of fat on top of my pecs vanished promptly and the nipple sensitivity I had — but which was so slight I really didn’t notice until it was gone — vanished, so I guess she was right.

Well, a side of effect of this is I am notably weaker. Is this normal? Not just “not gains” but my deadlift (for example) dropped 40lbs over the course of 3 months.

Coincidence? Perhaps. I’ve been training shitty due to work and commitments.

I’ve read some nasty things about tamoxifen, and want other people’s input.

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Really, 60 folks have read this and no one has anything to say?

I will say I was suprised at how gyno can sneak up on someone, not so much from steroid use, but just from life. Makes a real visual difference to have it gone.

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weird… maybe the Nolva decreased IGF1 enough that it resulted in a loss of strength?

what was your dose?

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if your training has been shitty…has your diet also been shitty? I would attribute it to that…

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[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:
if your training has been shitty…has your diet also been shitty? I would attribute it to that…[/quote]

Right for the jugular.

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[quote]optheta wrote:

[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:
if your training has been shitty…has your diet also been shitty? I would attribute it to that…[/quote]

Right for the jugular. [/quote]

And it might be correct. There certainly has been “too much” food, but I pretty much eat cleanly, no matter what. Long hours result in me eating massive amounts of beef jerkey and myoplex. You’d think I’d be fat but stronger.

I think it messes with my sleep a bit; an issue since I train at 5:30am