Managing your cholesterol on a cycle?

[yb62338]

I ran a search for this question before, but couldn't find one. If anybody knows of a thread on this topic already, please kindly PM me the link and delete this.

I'm sure that most of you know about the effect of A.S. on your cholesterol. Basically it raises your LDL (bad cholesterol) and lowers your HDL (good cholesterol) to a point that would have most doctors freaking out. Which makes perfect sense, because high cholesterol leads to clogged arteries, which in turn result in a stroke, heart attack, etc.

Interestingly enough, heart disease is remarkably less common in women of menstruating age, because estrogen is thought to have a beneficial effect on cholesterol. In fact, women under 50 are about six times less likely to suffer a heart attack than men of the same age.

My question is, has anybody here been successful at managing their cholesterol during a cycle? And in this particular case, is nolva/clomid or an A.I. more harmful?

Or is that simply just part of the equation? i understand that I'm still young and my body will recover, but i'm dedicated to staying as healthy as i can on and off a cycle.

All the best

 

[hawkmoon]

During a cycle I use:
Vitamin D3 (5000 iu a day)
Niacin
Policosanol

My cholesterol is lousy on or off, but my LDL improves slightly when on TRT doses and my triglycerides drop into the 90s. HDL always high 40s to low 50s unless using orals, which is exceedingly rare.

Other than Aromasin, most AIs will hurt your lipid profile. Nolvadex can theoretically help, but I haven't seen evidence or proof in AAS users.

 

[roodogg]

Most people that I know who are on trt are usually prescribed arimidex @ .25mg's ed. I am unaware how their cholesterol levels are while doing so