Dosage: 73.6 mg – 147.2 mg / day

Quantity: 50 Tabs

Chemical Name: Clomiphene Citrate

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Description

Clomid (Clomiphene Citrate) is in the class of drugs called Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERM). It has anti-estrogen effects and was originally developed as a fertility medication for women who do not ovulate normally.

Clomid is also sometimes prescribed for the treatment of hypogonadism in men as an alternative option to testosterone replacement therapy, with excellent results often seen in this area (increases the output of luteinizing hormone by the pituitary gland) which is why Clomid became such a sought-after drug for those using anabolic steroids.

In the world of bodybuilding, Clomid is highly prized for its ability to mitigate estrogenic side effects caused by many steroids during a cycle, as well as for combating the suppression of natural testosterone as a result of using steroids which is the main goal of its use in post cycle therapy.

Two of the most dreaded estrogen caused side effects that anabolic steroid users want to avoid are water retention and gynecomastia (gyno). Clomid is useful for tackling both adverse effects which, if left to advance, can lead to some serious negative implications.

Excess water retention can not only ruin your physique and mask your gains, but also lead to high blood pressure. While gyno can become untreatable if left too long, with surgery the only option. So, it goes without saying that Clomid is a hugely powerful tool in the arsenal of any anabolic steroid user.

Dosage Instructions

73.6 mg – 147.2 mg / day

The dose you take of Clomid will depend on when you’re using it and for what purpose: most notably, during a cycle and after a steroid cycle during PCT.

Clomid Dosage During Anabolic Steroid UseClomid is usually used at a low dose during an anabolic steroid cycle with the purpose of protecting you from estrogenic effects. Most men will find that 25mg per day is sufficient to combat these side effects for the duration of the cycle.Some will increase this to 50mg per day if adverse effects are rearing their head but taking the dosage of Clomid any higher is not considered effective and 25mg per day is thought to be enough to mitigate undesirable effects; in the event where it is not, a different SERM like Nolvadex may be required or in some cases, turning to an aromatase inhibitor drug instead.

Female Clomid DosageAs Clomid was originally developed as a fertility aid for women, the dosage for this purpose is generally set at 50mg per day with the occasional increase to 100mg for some women.

We can see that this is an identical dosage to that which is recommended for men to use Clomid during a steroid cycle. This indicates that 50mg or 100mg maximum is the maximum effective dose of Clomid, with higher dosages having no benefit but coming with greater side effect risks.When it comes to females who use steriods, the use of Clomid is not necessary as neither estrogenic side effects nor testosterone suppression are a concern for females.

Clomid Dosage for Post Cycle Therapy (PCT) and Increased Endogenous Testosterone SecretionHigher doses of Clomid are to be used for the purpose of post cycle therapy. Normally this will start in the 50mg to 100mg per day range at the start of the PCT cycle. Usually, this level of dosage will run for up to two weeks, but it depends on your steroid cycle and for some men, just one week at this higher Clomid dosage can be sufficient.

Effect on Cycle

Clomid for Gynecomastia:

When estrogen levels rise too high in a man’s body, one distressing side effect is the development of excessive breast tissue in a condition called gynecomastia, a.k.a “man boobs” or just gyno for short.

Along with water retention, gyno is the worst things that can happen to your physique as a result of using steroids. If left for too long, gyno can keep developing until you reach a point where it’s no longer treatable by medication – and here, surgery is the only option you’ll have to get rid of that breast tissue.

So, you will want to completely avoid gyno rearing its head while you’re on steroids, but if it does start up then getting on top of it with Clomid and other drugs can ensure that all symptoms will disappear.

While Clomid is a tried and tested drug for preventing gyno, aromatase inhibitors (AI) are often the first choice these days over SERMs for preventing this and other undesirable effects during a steroid cycle.

Water retention is the other main estrogen related side effect we dread with steroid use. New steroid users can make the mistake in thinking that SERMs can also effectively eliminate water retention, but this is not the case.

Clomid for Post Cycle Therapy (PCT):

When you’re on a steroid cycle using synthetic versions of testosterone or derivatives of the hormone, your body is running with much higher testosterone levels than you’d normally be able to produce. The body knows this, and as a result simply halts the production of normal testosterone, or at least decreases it to a very low level.

When you stop your steroid cycle, the sudden end to synthetic testosterone going into the body can cause a massive crash and serious low T side effects.

The purpose of PCT then is to wind your body back up to normal hormone function, and for this reason post cycle therapy is a critical part of your steroid use. Without PCT, you would be on a very slow uphill battle to wait for your T levels to get back to normal, if they ever do.

Clomid is beneficial when included in a post cycle therapy plan after a steroid cycle when testosterone levels will have been suppressed to a very low or even non-existent level because of the way that many anabolic steroids signal to the body to cease testosterone production when synthetic testosterone is being used.

Side Effects

Many of the side effects we read about with Clomid relate to its use as a fertility drug by women. In these cases, Clomid has shown to increase of skin cancers and thyroid cancers, but it’s not known if this would translate to the same effects in men using Clomid for PCT or anti-estrogen purposes. Additionally, the less serious side effects that are listed for Clomid as a female medication are not relevant to males.

Clomid is a mild SERM that is tolerated well by most men. Despite this, it is still possible to experience some side effects when using Clomid but keep in mind that many people will have no side effects at all. Compared with women who use Clomid for medical purposes, the tolerance level of males using this drug tends to be much higher.

Potential side effect risks of Clomid include depression and irritability; some men experience negative changes to the mood when using Clomid. Headaches, hot flushes, diarrhea and nausea are other possibilities although again these are mainly reported in the women taking Clomid.

Vision disturbances is certainly the one side effect that most men worry about with this drug. Changes to the vision is unfortunately one of the more common side effects associated with Clomid and is one reason that guys will choose Nolvadex instead which does not come with this risk.

In more extreme cases, sudden loss of vision can occur and sometimes this can be permanent. Hazy or blurry vision is the more common form that this side effect takes. Although a serious side effect that no one wants to experience, it’s still thought to affect less than 2% of Clomid users and in most cases the problem disappears on its own once your use of Clomid ends.

Another effect that some men will see when using Clomid for PCT is acne, but this is not thought to be a direct effect of the drug itself but instead a reaction to the rise in testosterone that the drug is stimulating. In most cases this acne is mild and mostly only effects men who were already predisposed to acne.