Tamoxifen by Sopharma

Tamoxifen 10mg (Nolvadex)

Tamoxifen 10 mg is one of the most highly use medication among the bodybuilding community who uses anabolic steroids, but it is used as a solution rather than as a remedy. Tamoxifene is more fondly known to the bodybuilding community is Nolvadex or simply Nolva for short, is not an anabolic steroid. However it has two main purpose to those who use it, and it is for post cycle therapy to help kick start natural testosterone production, or to be used during cycle to help prevent the side effects of anabolic steroids that are estrogenic in nature. Nolvadex or Tamoxifen Men is not a harsh medication, and it could be usually tolerated by men and women bodybuilders alike.

Originally, Nolvadex was formulated and created as a first line medication to help fight against breast cancer. Somewhere in the late 1980s, Dan Duchaine suggested that Tamoxifen for bodybuilding can be used by bodybuilders to help fight off Gynecomastia. He introduced this theory in his contest prep article in an issue of Underground Steroid Handbook, which was a highly subscribed bodybuilding magazine back then in the days.

Tamoxifen Nolva is what people would categorize as a SERM, which means Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator. Although it might be called anti-estrogen by most, it is most definitely wrong. We will explain this later. Some even call it a triphenylethylene, but that is something handful to say, and thus most would stick to calling it a SERM. Let’s take a look at what does Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) means.

Taking Tamoxifene on cycle works by competing with estrogen for the receptor sites in breast tissue, and when it binds to it, Estrogen in unable to. This means that Tamoxifene citrate works by blocking estrogen receptors, and this does not make it an anti-estrogen, but more of a SERM or Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator. While some may use it to help stay clear of gynecomastia, Aromatase Inhibitors (AI) works far more efficiently for this effect.

Cycle with Nolvadex

Tamoxifen Citrate may not be the strongest and powerful ancillary compound that a bodybuilder could add on to their cycle, but it is certainly the safest one due to the fact that it does not actually reduce estrogen in your body, but it actually keeps some of the free estrogen to float around in your body – which could actually be somewhat beneficial for muscle growth. While many bodybuilders focus on testosterone, Estrogen is just as important to keep your lipid profile at bay by balancing good cholesterol, and estrogen helps with strengthening the body’s immune system. This is one reason why some bodybuilders would use Tamoxifen Citrate during cycle as opposed to PCT only.

Use of Tamoxifen men (Nolvadex) for Post Cycle Therapy

Nolvadex or Tamoxifene Citrate is known to significantly increase the amount of natural testosterone production post cycle, and this is the main reason why Post Cycle Therapy is important. It helps to keep the gains you just made, minimize muscle loss, and help to kick start the body’s natural testosterone production capability. In most cases, the best length of a Nolvadex or Post Cycle Therapy cycle is about 4 weeks, but if heavier anabolic steroids were used, 5 to 6 weeks would be more ideal. The average dosage for Nolvadex or Tamoxifen Citrate is 40 mg every day for the first two weeks, and the remaining weeks, the dosage is tapered down to 20 mg. Here is an example:-

4 Weeks Cycle

• Week 1: 40 mg Everyday
• Week 2: 40 mg Everyday
• Week 3: 20 mg Everyday
• Week 4: 20 mg Everyday

6 Weeks Cycle

• Week 1: 40 mg Everyday
• Week 2: 40 mg Everyday
• Week 3: 20 mg Everyday
• Week 4: 20 mg everyday
• Week 5: 20 mg Everyday
• Week 6: 20 mg Everyday

Depending on how harsh the anabolic steroids are, you might want to add in HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin).

Tamoxifene Side Effects (Nolvadex)

Unfortunately, as helpful as Nolvadex is, it is not free of side effects. It is known to contribute to loss of muscle mass to its users, because it reduces IGF-1 in the body, which is important factor for muscle growth.