Accutane – a powerful prescription item – 40 mg/day for one week sometimes stops acne if started at the first sign or as directed by your doctor. Accutane is potentially highly liver toxic.
Sporanox – Effective for some acne-like eruptions that are caused by fungi. Some doctors also prescribe antibiotics, like tetracycline, for acne with good results.
Anti-bacterial soaps – Use a scrubbing brush and wash twice a day, especially after sweating during a workout.
UV light or sunlight with moderation.
Nizoral shampoo – Available by prescription and over-the counter as a lower dose product.
Rogaine – Available by prescription.
Propecia (finesteride) – Available by prescription. A few males experience decreased erections with finesteride, though.
Sex drive can decrease in HIV. Sex drive is part of quality-of-life. This is not necessarily a bad side effect.
Enjoy it.
Viagra – Available by prescription; enables robust erections.
Yohimbine – Available by prescription; increases sex organ sensitivity.
Muse – Available by prescription; inserts into the penis to produce erection.
Caverject – Available by prescription. An injection into the penis that produces an erection that can last 1 to 2 hours. Be careful with injecting too much since it can produce dangerously ling erections that need to be treated in emergency rooms! Follow instructions from your urologist.
Human chorionic gonadatropin (HCG) – First dose is 5,000 IU, then taken again one week later.
Sleeping medications – e.g. Ambien, Sonata, Restoril
Melatonin – 1 to 3 mg before bedtime.
Avoid working out too close to bedtime.
Limit caffeine, especially after 3 pm.
Do not administer oral steroids after 6 pm.
Have a sleep specialist prescribe a sleep study. Some people may have to wear a C-PAP machine to breathe at night.
Decrease caffeine.
Meditation, yoga.
The steroid dosage may be too high, especially testosterone and oxymetholone.
Blood pressure medications – Elevated blood pressure is usually transient and stops within a few weeks of the end of a steroid cycle. However, ongoing or chronic steroid use is associated with high blood pressure. Try ACE or ACE II inhibitors since they seem to have fewer sexual dysfunction related effects
Supplements – Magnesium (600 mg/day); vitamin B6 (100 to 200 mg/day); may help reduce water retention.
Water – Drink extra water every day to help flush the kidneys.
Arimidex – Inhibits estrogen production. Available by prescription. 1 mg/day until sensitivity stops, then ½ mg per day.
Nolvadex – Competes with estrogen for receptors. Available by prescription, 10 to 20 mg/day. Not as effective as Arimidex. Use of Nolvadex during a steroid cycle may reduce the net anabolic effect, as it decreases the production of GH176 and IGF-1.
DHT cream- Some people have obtained great results by robbing a 10% DHT cream on their nipples.
Discontinue steroid use or only use steroids that have the lowest androgenic potential, like oxandrolone. We note that GH used with steroids seems to exacerbate body hair growth in males.
Proscar – Available by prescription at 1 to 5 mg/day, for men.
Proscar – Available by prescription. For men, 1 to 5 mg/day. (Note: Can cause decreased sex drive in some men.)
Hytrin – Available by prescription.
Saw palmetto extract – Very effective for reducing prostate problems, but one study suggests that this herb may reduce the effects of testosterone, too.
Estrogen inhibitors like Arimidex. Estrogen dominance appears to increase prostate growth.
Check your prostate specific antigen and have a digital rectal exam before starting any steroid program, to detect potential for prostrate cancer, especially if you are over 35 or have a family history of prostate problems, and have it checked on a regular basis.
Standardized silymarin (milk thistle herb) – 160 mg/three times/day
LiverCare – two 640 mg tabs twice per day
Evening primrose oil – 1300 mg/three times/day
Lung Tan Xie Gan – Chinese herb formula
Alpha lipoic acid – 100 to 300 mg/three times/day
Glycyrrhizinate Forte – Three or more capsules/day, but this may increase blood pressure.
N-acetyl cysteine – 600 mg/three times/day
Glutamine powder – 4 to 12 grams/three times/day.
Omega-3 fatty acids – 6 to 10 capsules per day.
With a history of liver problems or Hepatitis C, avoid oral steroids and use only injectable steroids – testosterone or nandrolone.
Antioxidant vitamins – Vitamin C – 1,000 to 2,000 mg/three times/day with vitamin E – 400 to 800 IU three times/day.
Selenium – 200 mcg twice per day.
Alpha lipoic acid – 100 to 300 mg twice per day.
