Femara Questions

[VeteranNewbie88]

Could someone please give me a quick rundown on the similarity between Femara and Arimidex? Which is better to use and at what dose during a Test Prop/Tren cycle? I have tried searching, but I am not Plat. so unfortunately research nowadays on Elite is not what it used to be....thank you in advance to all who can help me!!

PS _ I posted this on the PCT board..but in like10 hrs, I've only gotten 2 views....so...

 

[landser]

Arimidex is anastrozole, and Femara, is letrozole. Both are aromatase inhibitors. Arimidex is commonly dosed at 1mg, and femara at 2.5mg. They are both potent, but the benefit of femara over arimidex is that it does not raise your bad cholesterol, which is important when juicing for long periods.

 

[VeteranNewbie88]

Arimidex is anastrozole, and Femara, is letrozole. Both are aromatase inhibitors. Arimidex is commonly dosed at 1mg, and femara at 2.5mg. They are both potent, but the benefit of femara over arimidex is that it does not raise your bad cholesterol, which is important when juicing for long periods.

Thanks Landser...much appreciated...any reason at all to use arimidex over Femara?? Sounds like Femara is superior....when you say 2.5 mg, is that 2.5mg a day throughout the cycle? Thanks again...

 

[einstein1905]

Actually adex and letro have the same effects on LDL and HDL....there rae a few anomaly studies out there that will suggest otherwise, but the consensus trend is that they have the same effects, which makes perfect sense, since they do the exact same thing. The only difference is a slight difference in binding affinity to aromatase. they are both clas II AIs....they suppress systemic estrogen to functionally similar levels ( a few% difference). it really doesn't matter which you use, as you'll dose according to the level of estrogen suppression you want anyway. Always use nolva with an AI anyway (10-20mg/day) both to counter the lowered HDL due to AI use and also to prevent estrogenic activity at the breast. The AI is used at low doses merely to slightly suppress estrogen. estrogen is very anabolic, so suppressing it just enough to prevent excessive bloat and hypertension is all you want.....ideally, you maintain as high of estrogen levels as possible w/o sides. using nolv aallows you to maintain much higher systemic estrogen levels w/o sides.

 

[VictorBR]

Forget about both . Arimidex fucks up your lipid profiles and femara is so strong that will kill your mojo .

Use AROMASIN , it is the best anti - e available.


Victor

 

[VeteranNewbie88]

Damn...I hate it when something fucks with my Mojo....anyway..thanks guys..and BUMP for more opinions ^

 

[IwouldSlamU]

do not use femara at 2.5mg a day!!!!! 1.25 EOD or E3D

 

[view]

Forget about both . Arimidex fucks up your lipid profiles and femara is so strong that will kill your mojo .

Use AROMASIN , it is the best anti - e available.


Victor

True, but aromasin isn't widely availible yet and is very expensive.

 

[Triple J]

estrogen is a very individual issue that each user needs to learn how to address to suit his own needs ... one's conversion of T to E will vary based on age, bodyfat%, genetics, etc. - personally i hate any bloat and prefer to run an anti-a on any T cycle. I try to take as little ant-a as possible to minimize bloat. once bloat is controlled, i find there is no need for further protection. i also believe nolva would be counter-productive since it may act to raise SHBG levels, and I believe this would be counter-productive. if you believe as i do, that free T is important, you will want to keep your e levels in line, too since estrogen directly acts to increase levels of SHBG. also i believe the danger to lipid levels from moderate usage of anti-a's is somewhat exaggerated. the harm to lipid values, on the typical AAS cycle, is more directly caused by the anabolics (just about anything other than T). granted nolvadex can probably help with this lipid situation somewhat, but the issue is probably best addressed in other ways: diet and nutritional supplements.

comparing adex and femara, most people who have used both, report femara to be considerably stronger in effect and I agree with this. I have read this is because femara penetrates the adipose cells better thus inhibiting their aromatase activity better than adex. some report that femara is too strong which can have ill effects on sex drive - I believe this issue is just a matter of finding the right dosage level. Since adex and femara are similiary priced, and femara is stronger and thus can be effective in doses as low as .5mg eod, I find that it is slightly more cost effective to run femara.

 

[manny78]

If aromasin is available to you, then there's no reason to keep using arimidex.