ARIMIDEX 1mg-30 tabs (Rotterdam Lab) ranges from .5 mg to 1 mg daily, depending on the steroid cycle, propensity to gynecomastia, etc.
Side effects: Side effects with Arimidex are generally quite tolerable and will depend in part on the dose used for each particular user. Such effects may include headache, joint pains, feeling weak, increased blood pressure, swelling of the ankles or feet, mood swings and depression.
Although there are more powerful antiestrogens, such as letrozole, which annihilate estrogens 100%, they are only with very particular cases and should not be used lightly, since reducing estrogen completely carries its own health risks. Arimidex should always be our first-choice antiestrogen.
Arimidex drug used to treat certain types of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Anastrozole lowers the amount of estrogen made by the body. This may stop the growth of cancer cells that need estrogen to grow. Anastrozole is a type of nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor. Also called Arimidex.
For those male bodybuilders who use steroids, ARIMIDEXT can be effective drug in combating excess estrogen. It is usually taken with Nolvadex to ensure Estrogen side effects are avoided. If used with such drugs as Propecia (finasteride), it results to more ideal outcome. With ARIMIDEX preventing estrogen production and with finasteride preventing testosterone conversion to DHT (dihydrotestosterone), you have an efficient duo in eliminating these hormones (estrogen and DHT) undesirable effects, as far as bodybuilding is concerned.
Anastrozole is used with other treatments, such as surgery or radiation, to treat early breast cancer in women who have experienced menopause (change of life; end of monthly menstrual periods). This medication is also used in women, who have experienced menopause, as a first treatment of breast cancer that has spread within the breast or to other areas of the body. This medication is also used to treat breast cancer in women whose breast cancer has worsened after taking tamoxifen (Nolvadex). Anastrozole is in a class of medications called nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors. It works by decreasing the amount of estrogen the body makes. This can slow or stop the growth of many types of breast cancer cells that need estrogen to grow.