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Altraz *Generic Arimidex*, Anastrozole
Arimidex is not a steroid. It is a tablet form
anti-aromatise that is used by many body builders to help prevent bloating
(edema) and Gynecomastia
(bitch tit) associated with the use of testosterone and androgens. It can be
used in place of Nolvadex ,Clomid, etc. Bodybuilders are using around .25mg
to 1mg per day or .5mg to 1mg every other day and are having good success
with it. The FDA approved uses are for the treatment of breast cancer in
post-menopausal women with disease progression following tamoxifen therapy.
Hypersensitivity to anastrozole are reasons not to use this drug. If you
have these problems please inform your doctor. Common side effects are:
shortness of breath, dizziness, diarrhea, vomiting, headache, hat flashes,
weakness, cough, dry mouth, skin rash, sweating, abdominal pain and bone
pain. Some less common symptoms are vaginal bleeding, weight gain,
tiredness, chills, fever, breast pain, and itching. In case of an overdose,
it is recommended to contact your poison control center.
Anastrozole (Arimidex) is the aromatize inhibitor of choice. The drug is
appropriately used when using substantial amounts of aromatizing steroids,
or when one is prone to gynecomastia and using moderate amounts of such
steroids. Arimidex does not have the side effects of aminoglutethimide (Cytadren)
and can achieve a high degree of estrogen blockade, much moreso than
Cytadren. It is possible to reduce estrogen too much with Arimidex, and for
this reason blood tests, or less preferably salivary tests, should be taken
after the first week of use to determine if the dosing is correct. As an
aromatase inhibitor, Arimidex's mechanism of action -- blocking conversion
of aromatizable steroids to estrogen -- is in contrast to the mechanism of
action of anti-estrogens such as clomiphene (Clomid) or tamoxifen (Nolvadex),
which block estrogen receptors in some tissues, and activate estrogen
receptors in others. During a cycle, if using Arimidex, there is generally
no need to use Clomid as well, but (as mentioned in the section on Clomid)
there may still be benefits to doing so.With moderate doses of testosterone
0.5 mg/day is usually sufficient and in some cases may be too much.
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