When should the letro kick in?

[Deleted member 33117]

I got some letro from a very reliable source. I've been holding a bit of water even though I'm calipering very low on my body fat after 3 months of dieting (was am begining to notice a little bit of puffiness in my nips as well). I decided to load it heavy up front at 5 mg every day on Saturday and Sunday then cut back to 1.25 mg eod. I've reduced my sodium intake to about 500-800 mg every day. I think I look a little harder, however I'm up a ibs from one week ago, despite cutting out my carbs again on friday afternoon (I used Thanksgiving as a refeed).

My understanding of the compound tells me that it should take approximately 2-3 days to see a signifigant reduction in estragen levels, since the reduction of aromatase activity will only halt the production of new estragen, and it will take a little time for what is already present to clear my system. When should I expect to see a loss of subcutanious water, based on some of your experiences?

 

[Ulter]

When you should see the water disappear and when the letro kicks in may not coinside. The letro should drop the E levels significantly by the 3rd day. But the levels it drops to may not be enough to totally eliminate water.
Also, if you just ate like most of us did on Thanksgiving you will probably be holding water for a few days. While you may have reduced your daily sodium intake, the person who did the cooking probably didn't take your sodium intake into consideration when seasoning everything you ate.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Ulter, thanks for the reply, and yes I ate a ton of calories and sodium on Thanksgiving. The funny thing is, at Christmas, I ate like that for 3 days at my sister house after a few days with no carbs, and by the 3rd day, I looked great. I was already on an aromatase inhibitor at the time though (was running a prop/tren/a-dex stack).

Hopefully after a couple of days I should be looking better. I'm currently running 100 mg of prop ed, 30 mg tren ed, and 200 mg boldenon once a week. Not extremely hardcore, but enough for me to have a nocticable amount of subcutanious water retention.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

bump to see if anyone else has more to say

 

[Zyglamail]

bump to see if anyone else has more to say

Also keep in mind that letro greatly reduces aromatization but does nothing for any E that is already in your system, it may take some time for any excess to be metabolized and the associated sides to diminush.

 

[variation]

nelson says calcium d glucerate eliminates estrogens currently in body through urine&feces

 

[Goldprospector]

BBF, there was another thread that I can't seem to find that was having problems with letro or other symptoms. I don't know if it helps but you two guys might want to compare notes.
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=284273

 

[zziggzzigg]

this brings up another question, how do you tell the difference between subcutaneous fat and subcutaneous water retention?

That is why tren is so damn appealing, but it is too evil in my book... it is so easy to look great on it, but it really messes up my overall hormone picture.

Test is natural and makes one feel good, but the up and down water retention has me starving myself on occasion paranoid of gaining fat which might actually be water... lol... it seems like the subcutaneous water/fat is most prominent just under the navel around the lower abs, resulting in a "4-pack" look that is frustrating... It would be nice to achieve the 'paper-thin-skin look' all around the lower abs 365 days a year... might be a difficult goal without the right genetics I guess.

I'm on all the time, but I have been experimenting with proviron instead of letro/arimid... should probably just get some letro and see how that helps.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

I'm starting to look a little better, I think it is starting to work. I'll see what happens over the next few days.

 

[zziggzzigg]

...plus I wonder if nolva has any effect on subcutaneous abdominal fat and or water