Antidepressants during PCT?

[cuts82]

My best friend has just finshed a cycle of 500mg test cyp a week for 8 weeks, he is in his 3rd week of pct and has lost hardly anything except maybe 5lbs of water but he looks great, anyway the last week or so i have noticed he has been really fkn depressed for no reason i mean he has everything going for him and he cant explain it, just feels really down and its starting to get to me as well because like i said he is my best friend and training partner , he said the other day he had some anti depresants but was cautious because he had heard that they can affect your gains ie.fck with your hormones even more?? but its got me worried now because im about to do my 1st cycle and depression runs in my family! would it hurt to take them?? anybody, thanks

 

[Advisor_x]

St John Worth supplement, Sam-e (antidepressant and liver protector) and complex B vitamin.....will help all can be bought in a supplement store......

 

[halfcenturian]

Anti-depressants do NOT effect gains.

 

[cuts82]

Ok thanks guys, yeah st johns is a herb a lot of people recommend, I will let him know and see what he decides

 

[eddymerckx]

by the time the antidepressant kick-in he should be through the bad part--and coming off antidepressants is 50x worse than coming off gear

 

[xrsist]

is he using clomid in his p c t?

 

[chris69]

Anti-depressants do NOT effect gains.

He would want to start them in the begining of the cycle because most take 4-6 wks to even notice anything.......Atleast thats how it was for me 3 years ago, and i had to try 3 diff brands, some fuck you up more..check the side effects...Can you beleive that one of the most common side effects of an ant-depresant is " DEPRESION " LOLOL .............................

 

[almost-pro]

by the time the antidepressant kick-in he should be through the bad part--and coming off antidepressants is 50x worse than coming off gear

^^^^^

I tapered off 200mg of zoloft (wow) and buspar.... i felt horrible for months. they take so long to kick in and come off of it would be dumb to start them during PCT.

 

[georgie24]

i wonder how wellbutrin would stack up with AAS?? ive always been intrigued by it for dieting,libido and general feel good reports

 

[holy ghost]

how was the zoloft? I have a prescription for that and ativan

 

[Advisor_x]

Sam-e kicks in with a day or so you up the dose the first 2 days.........and as long you don't take prescription antidepressents......no rebound......

 

[Mac173]

Antidepressants are fine to take while on. If you need em then you need em.
Is your friend on clomid? Some have depressant type feelings while on clomid.
And yes coming off of RX meds is alot harder than coming off of gear.

 

[eddymerckx]

i tapered from paxil over 8 months and was hell --your fine, then all of a sudden you get these, well, they call them "brain zaps"--like someone stuck live jumper cables in your ear--vertigo, nausea--i read all the ssris have these effects on a large number of people--

after this, pct is a walk in the park

 

[georgie24]

how was the zoloft? I have a prescription for that and ativan

i didnt know that bro

 

[cuts82]

Nah no clomid just nolva and hcg, I am goin to run the same pct except ill add dermacrine sustain and some st johns wort for good measure.
Im gonna take him out tonight and try getting him laid,maybe that will help, haha or it could backfire horribly if he cant get it up! wonder what that would do to his self confidence!?

 

[MEGA MAN]

Originally Posted by holy ghost
how was the zoloft? I have a prescription for that and ativan really depends on you i was on zoloft takes about a month to kick in you may or may not like it ativan hits fast so you should know real fast if you like it or not personally i got klonopin and xanax 2mg 90 a month but got a funny doc i strain a muscle in my back and he gives me 60 20mg OC i was thinking are you fuckin serious but of course i took the script bad idea he wanted to taper me off i said fuck it and went through 3 days of hell i guess im saying use your better judgement meds can fuck you or help you.

 

[lmm23]

i tapered from paxil over 8 months and was hell --your fine, then all of a sudden you get these, well, they call them "brain zaps"--like someone stuck live jumper cables in your ear--vertigo, nausea--i read all the ssris have these effects on a large number of people--

after this, PCT - post cycle therapy - is a walk in the park

Yeah, Paxil is dirty - the head shocks hurt like hell! I tried a few different anti-d's and they were all pretty terrible coming off - I'm still getting over coming off Remeron 18 months ago; and I don't think they help a great deal. I would stay well clear. I disagree that they won't affect gains, because they often affect liver enzymes, curb appetite and increase anxiety (which will increase metabolism), which obviously isn't beneficial.