Letro and joint pain

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hey bros, I started letro only for gyno reduction and am having joint pain. heres what ive taken per day so far:
.5mg, 1mg, 1.5mg, 2mg, 2.5mg

will keep doing 2.5mg until gyno subsides, but im having joint pain in shoulders. I dont know if this is from hitting the weights again after long layoff or letro or both. Ive been doing nothing but dumbell presses to limit the stress on the joints. Do I workout through it all or what?

 

[slimjim1985]

I'm currently doing the same bro. letro's a bitch on the joints. I'm sure someone here can provide some scientifically backed advice here? I work through it, as long as it doesn't hurt more than normal.

 

[timtim]

letro at those doses will cause some serious joint discomfort. if youre not on any gear, it will be worse.

 

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No improvement in gyno but the joint discomfort is only in my shoulders, which had surgery many years ago so i dont really know whats going on with them at this point. and i cant tell if its from the letro or from starting to lift again, damn multiple variables lol
no other joints hurt really.

 

[PuffDawg]

Letro gives me horrible joint pain at 2.5mg/day so i can't take it every day. I wish I had some advice for your problem but unfortunately I don't. I'm guessing its the letro or even a little bit of both. It does help I noticed to warm up REAL GOOD before going too heavy. And ease into it.

 

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think i might do isolation/light weight high reps the next chest/shoulder workout since this shoulder pain is pretty bad.

 

[slimjim1985]

it gets pretty intense. I found the longer I use letro, the pain spreads. First dry shoulders, eventually movin' to my knees where I cant squat. How long have u been using letro?

 

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left knee is acting up also, i had a slight torn miniscus a few years ago but its all better now so im thinking the letro is aggravating these old spots by drying them up, so they are the first sore joints im feeling so far

 

[PuffDawg]

left knee is acting up also, i had a slight torn miniscus a few years ago but its all better now so im thinking the letro is aggravating these old spots by drying them up, so they are the first sore joints im feeling so far

I agree with you there... Thats why i think its a little bit of both.

 

[slimjim1985]

ya old injuries always seem to pop back up on letro. I have a bad shoulder and I can't find anything that alleviates the pain. I just started the cure all omega 3,6 fish oils. maybe try some experimenting with different supps to see what works for dry joints. it'll help in the future too if you plan on running other compounds that may put extra stress on the joints.