Another gyno/Nolva thread + questions

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My question is should I try a 6-8 week course of Nolvadex? Having read a few threads, I’m ALMOST certainly going to try it, but I would like to solicit any ‘new’ opinions, or any thoughts that might make my case a bit different.

Background and reasons:

I have has mild gyno since puberty and up until a few years ago I didn’t even know it was common, or even a recognized condition. I do have hard lumps, maybe ½ inch across and lots of fat (relatively) in that area.

Since starting TRT, my nipples have been quite sensitive and tingly, to the point of being quite distracting sometimes. It makes me much more aware of my nipples and definitely makes me feel like I have boobs. As an aside, this also seems to be worse since I switched from APP HCG to Norvarel (I’ve even cut my dose in half – I may be the only one here that prefers APP over Novarel).

So I’m thinking of trying a 6-8 week course of Nolvadex. My question is, is this a waste of time for nipples that are just sensitive/tingly rather than painful? As I understand it, it might also reduce the size of my breasts which would be nice, most of the size in that area is fat (puffy) rather than hard lump. Hachskii mentioned in a post a while back that he thought Nolva might help with puffy, but not reduce the size of any lumps – thoughts?

In an attempt to feel more comfortable, I have even reduced body fat a bit – definitely below 10% now. (And I know most people over-estimate BF%.) My ‘man boobs’ are probably the smallest they have ever been, but I’m more conscious of them than I have been since I got down to under 12-14%BF. This is becoming a problem psychologically when taking my shirt off – something I though I’d got over a few years ago. So, short of surgery, I’m looking to do something about this.

For dosages , I was thinking something like 3-4 weeks at 40mg/day, then 1-2 weeks at 20mg and one week at 10mg. Or, if after a couple of weeks I see major improvements, reduce to 20mg/day and keep that dose for a bit longer, then taper to 10mg. I figure if nothing happens with 40mg/day for 3 weeks, then it’s not going to do anything and I might as well taper off. I’ve also seen recommendations to start at 60mg/day though.

Thoughts/suggestions?

BTW, I definitely don’t have high E2 right now (23 (10-50) with Total T 775 (250-1100)), haven’t had other estrogens checked, but have no reason to suspect they would be high. So an AI is definitely out of the question.