arimidex question

[jacopomiller]

O.k. this is a complicated question that may be based on some misunderstandings so bear with me. First off I'm on week 5 of a 10 week deca@200mgs and test enanth@500mgs cycle. I started taking arimidex after knocking out nipple sensitivity around week 3 with a round of nolva. I assumed that the arimidex would prevent any further flare ups and so far it has been effective. The problem is that I'm afraid that my lowered estrogen levels have had a negative effect on my sex drive, which was out of control up until this week. Does arimidex have negative effects on sex drive? Would there be any problem with tapering off the arimidex for a while until I see any more gyno problems, or would that send me into a hormone rollercoater ride that I should avoid for some reason? I have also considered the possibility that the sexual side effects of deca have finally kicked in. Is the deca the most likely culprit? Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[HUCKLEBERRY FINNaplex]

It's the deca.Deca is one of the most suppressive steroids known to man.I would cut the deca out,and maybe up the test slightly.

 

[jacopomiller]

Thanks for the response. I have read on other posts that a healthy sex drive requires a balance of both testosterone and estrogen, so that's why I thought that the arimidex might be to blame.

 

[HUCKLEBERRY FINNaplex]

That's the great thing JM,you're only getting a SUPPRESSION of E production with arimidex/liquidex,not ELIMINATION...Completely eliminating E can have an effect on libido/erectile function.Deca on the other hand is devastating to the sex drive because of its progestogenic action at both the hypothalamus and corpus convernosum cappilaries in the penous,which restricts their dilation.