I think I ran it for the first week at 90 and then 60 after. I don't have it marked in my log when I stopped though. However I did note at the 28 day point that the fibrous gyno lumps felt significantly smaller.
Ralox messed with your libido hey? Can you elaborate on what happened a bit more? It will definitely raise estradiol somewhat.
Similar to Tamoxifen, it raises test and estro, and also raises shbg, however, unlike tamoxifen, it doesn't have the same effect on libido. Will continue at 60 from now on. I've been keeping up on my AI, in the interest of keeping estro low. I'm also on test, low dose, so I want to keep aromatization in check. Were you also on test during? I've cut my test back to 60mg twice weekly. Last bloods shbg was at 39, which is not far from upper end, but I'll hold off on weekly injections for now, in the interest of controlling estro as much as possible.
I had all of 4 tabs of tamoxifen kicking around, which I initially added to the protocol, I figured why not use it? At a quarter tab/day I had excellent erections, no exaggeration, the best I've had in well over a year. Spontaneous, multiple during the day, and without the need for any cialis or viagra, which is what I'm used to.
I may consult with my endo, fill him in and request a small script of tamoxifen to offset the ralox libido issue. But, first I will give it a few days to a week at 60 to see if I notice improvement. I did read that tamoxifen tends to have a pronounced effect on LH and test production, with little difference between 5, 10, and 20mg. 120mgs of Ralox was required to produce similar results to the low-dose benefits of Tamox.
From my pharmacist, they aren't the same compound, and as such do not produce same hormonal effects.
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Both Tamox and Ralox have been shown to lower LDL, and both are used to treat osteoporosis, but ralox more exclusively.
I think I've noticed improvement on the left side, the right side is more dense so it's hard to tell, but it's early yet. Will update as time goes on.