Arimidex side effect? Slight joint pain and crackling.

[scorpio0118]

Hello everyone, I just recently started my first cycle Test Cyp 400mg/wk. I am taking .25 arimidex (liquidex) eod. I m on my fourth day, only second dose. A couple of things I am noticing are dry hair, metallic taste on tongue, a more defined appearance, and some joint pain and crackling. Should I decrease my dosage? I am also curious as to why I might have gained 3 lbs this last week? I eat well 3500kcals/day 400g of protein 50g carb. And my training is low rep and heavy. Any feedback is appreciated. I know it takes a minimum of 5 weeks for test to kick in. Is that the common consensus?

 

[shavas]

The test goes to work right away and the weight gain you've had so far is probably from water being pulled into the cells along with carbs and amino acids. Your nitrogen balance has shifted far to the positive and you can expect more weight gain as long as you keep eating. After a few weeks one usually can really notice a difference with their strength, size etc. AI dosage is something that's difficult to tune perfectly. You're probably close to the ballpark. If you are really lean you will have less conversion of test to E2. With that dose of test I would probably be doing arimidex .5mg 2x/week. Some people would say don't use any AI until you have symptoms like puffy or itchy nipples. I prefer to keep E2 levels low to avoid and negative side effects or sexual dysfunction that a high E2 level can cause. Too low of a E2 level will also cause problems like poor erections or sore joints as well as throwing cholesterol values into the wrong direction.

 

[AG-Guys]

Hello everyone, I just recently started my first cycle Test Cyp 400mg/wk. I am taking .25 arimidex (liquidex) eod. I m on my fourth day, only second dose. A couple of things I am noticing are dry hair, metallic taste on tongue, a more defined appearance, and some joint pain and crackling. Should I decrease my dosage? I am also curious as to why I might have gained 3 lbs this last week? I eat well 3500kcals/day 400g of protein 50g carb. And my training is low rep and heavy. Any feedback is appreciated. I know it takes a minimum of 5 weeks for test to kick in. Is that the common consensus?

You are using a low dose of liquidex, are you sure you're measuring it out correctly? .25mgs of arimidex EOD is considered one of the lowest dosages. One thing, your carbs are very low, you look like you're in between a low carb and ketogenic diet, so this can be a contributing factor to the joint pain and other side effects you are experiencing.

 

[scorpio0118]

Yes I am keeping carbs low in fear of water retention, fat gain, and increase in estrogen. I was measuring correctly and I skipped yesterday and I felt better. I took it again today at .20 mgs to see how I react. Its definitely effective because I notice a little more definition and I am assuming that is because I am dried out.