Many of the side effects we read about with Clomid relate to its use as a fertility drug by women. In these cases, Clomid has shown to increase of skin cancers and thyroid cancers, but it’s not known if this would translate to the same effects in men using Clomid for PCT or anti-estrogen purposes. Additionally, the less serious side effects that are listed for Clomid as a female medication are not relevant to males.
Clomid is a mild SERM that is tolerated well by most men. Despite this, it is still possible to experience some side effects when using Clomid but keep in mind that many people will have no side effects at all. Compared with women who use Clomid for medical purposes, the tolerance level of males using this drug tends to be much higher.
Potential side effect risks of Clomid include depression and irritability; some men experience negative changes to the mood when using Clomid. Headaches, hot flushes, diarrhea and nausea are other possibilities although again these are mainly reported in the women taking Clomid.
Vision disturbances is certainly the one side effect that most men worry about with this drug. Changes to the vision is unfortunately one of the more common side effects associated with Clomid and is one reason that guys will choose Nolvadex instead which does not come with this risk.
In more extreme cases, sudden loss of vision can occur and sometimes this can be permanent. Hazy or blurry vision is the more common form that this side effect takes. Although a serious side effect that no one wants to experience, it’s still thought to affect less than 2% of Clomid users and in most cases the problem disappears on its own once your use of Clomid ends.
Another effect that some men will see when using Clomid for PCT is acne, but this is not thought to be a direct effect of the drug itself but instead a reaction to the rise in testosterone that the drug is stimulating. In most cases this acne is mild and mostly only effects men who were already predisposed to acne.
The goal of Clomid is to reduce and ultimately eliminate some of the most worrying undesirable effects of anabolic steroid use. So, although there is a small risk of some people experiencing additional side effects with the use of Clomid, it is universally agreed among serious bodybuilders that these minor concerns are not serious enough to outweigh the huge and essential benefits of using a SERM like Clomid to address estrogenic side effects and testosterone suppression.
The good news is that even if Clomid doesn’t suit you, or you find that you’re one of the minority of guys who see more serious side effects with this drug, we have other SERMs to choose from as well as the choice of aromatase inhibitors, meaning there’s always going to be an option for your PCT, and anti-estrogen needs whether Clomid is right for you or not.
HOW LONG TO TAKE CLOMID AFTER A CYCLE?
Following your steroid cycle, a PCT cycle using Clomid should run for at least 4 weeks. A 4–8-week post cycle therapy is considered standard with 8 weeks mainly considered by those bodybuilders who are using the most powerful steroids. For most people, 4 weeks of PCT is normally enough to stimulate testosterone function.
HOW MUCH CLOMID TO TAKE FOR A PCT:
Clomid should be started at a high dosage at the start of your PCT, then decreased as you work through your post cycle therapy period.
An example of 6-week Clomid therapy is to run Clomid at 100mg for two weeks, then dropping to 50mg for 2 weeks, followed by 25mg for the last two weeks of PCT.
Your dosage will differ depending on the steroid cycle you were on with stronger cycles requiring stronger Clomid doses. Additionally, if you’re using other drugs during PCT you’ll need to adjust the dosages accordingly.