CAN NOLVADEX CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN???

[bigchris99]

I have over the last 8 months or so been taking 20mg nolvadex(tamoxifen) daily per my endo to treat painful gynecomastia. And during this time I have put on quite a bit( 20 lbs ) of fat abdominally and other places. And no matter how clean my diet is or how much cardio I am doing, I can't seem to drop the weight. So the only thing I can figure is it has to be the tamoxifen. Anyone know anything about this issue? Thanks

 

[Ashop]

I have over the last 8 months or so been taking 20mg nolvadex(tamoxifen) daily per my endo to treat painful gynecomastia. And during this time I have put on quite a bit( 20 lbs ) of fat abdominally and other places. And no matter how clean my diet is or how much cardio I am doing, I can't seem to drop the weight. So the only thing I can figure is it has to be the tamoxifen. Anyone know anything about this issue? Thanks

Ive never noticed that...in fact I always seem to look leaner.

 

[oldfella]

Now I may be wrong here but I think nolva also competes for the same receptor sites as test and oestrogen, or something along those lines. I believe I read that somewhere a long time ago. So it is possible that your free test is low. I am not sure about the action of tamoxifen on SHBG levels either. If SHBG is really high then your test is not getting where it needs to be and is ineffective.

 

[BeenGone]

I was doing quite a bit of research on nolva awhile back ,it says right in the medical journals that nolva can actually "act as an estrogen in certain body tissues" while it blocks at the breast.I was taking 40mg/day for awhile off cycle ,and got bloated ,but there is always the fact that peoples bodys react differently sometimes.Just something to look into if you like

 

[bigchris99]

I was doing quite a bit of research on nolva awhile back ,it says right in the medical journals that nolva can actually "act as an estrogen in certain body tissues" while it blocks at the breast.I was taking 40mg/day for awhile off cycle ,and got bloated ,but there is always the fact that peoples bodys react differently sometimes.Just something to look into if you like

Yeah I have been doing quite a bit of research on it as well. And there are tons of women that gain a lot of weight while taking it. One paper even said expect 10-25 pounds over 2-3 years. But Not much out there dealing with men. But acting as an estrogen in certain body tissues i would assume includes adipose tissue. Thus explaining why my fat gain is only in my abdominals, ass and thinghs. Now I know why these are women's trouble spots.

 

[Fa Seeshus]

can your endo get you on raloxifene (evista)?

i felt that worked better on the nips, and also if anything helped lean out
"estro fat" areas a little.

my buddy loved it for contest prep... swore it really reduced his love handle fat.

 

[hellraiser27]

How much are you taking?
I just can't imagine you take enough nolva for an extended period to add weight in your ass and abs.
Maybe your nolva isn't good and you are getting estrogen build up.