Ralox as an AI

[danieltx]

You are really making a stretch there. He had heart disease. You are extrapolating a single incidence without any evidence in an individual with co-morbidities and using his unfortunate demise as justification that all bodybuilders that use nolvadex are at great risk for embolism. The data that linked nolvadex to said risk was derived from meta analysis of post menopausal women with advanced breast cancer in continuous treatment for over a decade.

Meadows also had blood clots in 2005 which led to his colon being removed.

 

[g.r.o.w.t.h.]

I don't have any science here to back it up but I think some guys will still get nip flare ups while taking a Nor-19 with an AI. A SERM seems to help limit this better than an AI. I think that the estrogen conversion from a Nor-19 also revs up prolactin which a SERM can help and an AI cannot.

(I'm mostly thinking to use the SERM to prevent nip/gyno issues- really nothing else so if I guy is not prone then an AI is probably ok.). As always trial, error, experience, and bloodwork will be different for everyone.

After reading your post, I initially wanted to disagree as I thought that only Caber or another dopamine agonist could inhibit prolactin induced gyno. Luckily I decided to do a little reading before responding and did come across at least some supporting evidence that SERMs, including Ralox, can in fact inhibit prolactin. I learned something new and there is at least some science to back your claim here.

 

[pickapeck]

Meadows also had blood clots in 2005 which led to his colon being removed.

He had a rare vascular disease called Idiopathic Myointimal Hyperplasia of the Mesenteric Veins.