As already alluded to, whenever mention is made of Nolvadex, we are simultaneously talking about Tamoxifen which are both the same drug medications with different names. There are so many aspects, qualities, potencies, use, side effects to be discussed that there’s a never ending need to approach an issue from a different angle. This makes the story more interesting and of course entertaining. So just read on and learn more about the drug medication Tamoxifen through the eyes Nolvadex.
What is drug medication Nolvadex?
Nolvadex is a speicific anti-oestrogenic drug that’s widely used for the treatment of breast cancer and has also been indicated also for treating female who are unable to ovulate and become pregnant.
Uses for Nolvadex
There are estrogens that are produced naturally in your body which are popularly known as sex hormones.
The work that Nolvadex does is to block the influence of estrogen on your body and is indicated for the following uses:
- for the treatment of breast cancer
- for preventing and treatment of a condition called gynecomastia in men which involves the enlargement of the breast gland so that man develop breasts the same as women do.
- the treatment of breast pain also known as mastalgia which is caused by antiandrogens
- the treatment of prostate cancer, a gland that generates the production of a seminal fluid in man
What does Novaldex actually do?
Normally, Tamoxifen is applied to pre-menopausal and post-menopausal patients who have undergone surgical treatment to minimize the possibility of a relapse in their cancer condition.
The drug medication is normally used following the conclusion of chemotherapy or the use of chemicals in the treatment of cancer.
Also Tamoxifen is mostly administered before surgery in order to minimize the tumor size so that surgical work is restricted to the affected nodule rather than the whole breast a surgical treatment also known as mastectomy.
Sometimes, Tamoxifen is also used to put cancer under control, mostly over long stretches of
Tamoxifen can also be used to reduce the size of the tumor which has recurred following treatment, or a tumor that cannot be removed due to its exceedingly large size when it was first diagnosed.
How is Nolvadex taken?
Normally, Tamoxifen is taken by mouth with the dose taken simultaneously.
Because Tamoxifen will usually cause nausea and can also leave a discomforting taste in the mouth, patients (some) often prefer to take the medication during meals.
The correct dose is given in the correct doses for patients to take each day.
Regular daily doses usually range from Tomaxifens 20 mg and 40 mg per day.
A tablet of Nolvadex normally contains 10mg to 20mg of the active ingredient Tomaxifen.
The given dose is prescribed only by the supervising healthcare practitioner who can be your doctor or pharmacist.
Under their directions, the medicinal dose can be split and taken or taken as a whole tablet in a single dose of the medication. No dose adjustment is needed for the treatment of geriatrics or old folks.
Choosing between Nolvadex or Clomid
If you were doing PCT after the end of your steroid run, which medication would you opt to use between Clomid or Nolvadex? Let’s review what is available.
Nolvadex and Clomid are suitable serums that can be used during a PCT but of course, people react differently to either one.
On the one hand, Nolvadex is regarded as being more effective in doing its job and also causes lesser side effects.
For men, the Comid drug medication can be used both as an anti-estrogen and a gonadotropic stimulant (of the glands).
Men who use steroids have found that Clomid helps them prevent the development of gynecomastia when they are taking steroids.
They also find that it also helps to normalize the production of their own testosterone following the completion of a steroid cycle.
Clomid directly stimulates the pituitary gland to boost the production of gonadotropic hormones.
Those who have used Clomid have not experienced any side effects and has shown that it can be effective but not as efficacious as HCG or Novaldex.
The most popular dose for short courses is 50 mg daily.
What about between Nolvadex and Arimidex?
Which of these two drug medication would you choose to use for achieving your bodybuilding goals?
The two medications Arimidex and Nolvadex serve the same purpose because they are anti-estrogen agents, however, the mechanism that propel both medications into action differ.
However, both their medicinal purposes are exactly the same.
Another difference between these two drugs is that Arimidex lowers estrogen levels in the body but Nolvadex only prevents certain estrogen receptors from doing their part tumors without actually lowering the estrogen levels in the body.
For bodybuilding, it’s known that Nolvadex causes less side effects although this only happens in certain individual.
Nevertheless using Arimidex can be better during a course so as to avoid the embarrassing phenomena gynecomastia and also limit the use of Nolvadex in PCT.
It has also proven beneficial to continue with using Arimidex for about 3 more weeks after the end of the course (but starting off with Comid).
This approach has the desired effect of boosting the body’s testosterone level, and invigorates sex drive or libido and with no aromatization, complete recovery can be achieved.
Nolvadex and Proviron?
When Proviron is compared with Nolvadex, the former drug has been reported to have less and milder side effects than Nolvadex. Also, both drugs go against estrogen conversion in different ways.
As an androgenic steroid, Proviron tends to promote the achieving of lean muscle mass gains and also guards against the development of gynecomastia when doses between 50mg and 100mg is taken as prescribed.
Usually, Proviron is taken during a PCT run especially in bodybuilders with poor response to Nolvadex so that they can increase testosterone production and boost sex drive.
Generally speaking however, Nolvadex has been considered better than Proviron in counteracting water retention.
Bottom line
One gets a great feeling in knowing that when a phenomenal development such as gynecomastia can emerge and literally destroy the sport of bodybuilding industry, there are literally dozens or even more drug medications that can prevent its progress in doing any harm. Nevertheless, it’s worthwhile pondering about the real possibility of seeing the sport of bodybuilding decimated by ‘gyno’, and our rush of gratitude to the gifted drug scientists who have prevented this catastrophe from happening.