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AGGB999 said:

I’ve used Driada’s Test before and had zero issues with acne. After finishing that cycle, I took a break of about 8 to 9 weeks. During that time, I ran a PCT using Nolvadex for about five weeks. And, as they say it’s never just one cycle so I decided to hop back on.


This time, I ran 300 mg of Test and 300 mg of EQ. After around eight weeks, I started experiencing severe acne, so I decided to drop the EQ. It’s now been about six weeks since I stopped using EQ, but unfortunately, I still have a lot of acne.


Does anyone have any tips on how to reduce or get rid of it? I know Accutane is an option, but I’d really prefer to stay away from that stuff if possible.

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This is a wrong place for this thread, but keep in mind EQ has a half life of 2 weeks and it takes 4-5 half lives for a drug to leave your system. EQ is a strong aromatase inhibitor, it's usually ran at ratio of 2:1 test:EQ. Get your bloodwork done and check e2. Also are you eating dairy? What about other foods? How is your hygiene? How much test did you run last time? It's possible you are just prone to acne when a certain treshold of androgens is broken. Also, acne just takes quite some time to clear up, from my experience a few months.

Moved to the proper section.

As previously advised, give it a bit more time, acne also takes a while to heal.
In general keep in mind that all androgens will increase oil production and therefore have the potential to cause acne.
E2 is also a factor, wouldn’t hurt to check that too

Applying head and shoulders and salific acid daily will really help. Tough its more important to completly check your nutrition, hygiene and cycle, overall health and find whats causing it

AGGB999 said:

I’ve used Driada’s Test before and had zero issues with acne. After finishing that cycle, I took a break of about 8 to 9 weeks. During that time, I ran a PCT using Nolvadex for about five weeks. And, as they say it’s never just one cycle so I decided to hop back on.


This time, I ran 300 mg of Test and 300 mg of EQ. After around eight weeks, I started experiencing severe acne, so I decided to drop the EQ. It’s now been about six weeks since I stopped using EQ, but unfortunately, I still have a lot of acne.


Does anyone have any tips on how to reduce or get rid of it? I know Accutane is an option, but I’d really prefer to stay away from that stuff if possible.

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I suspect the acne wasn’t caused specifically by boldenone, but rather by the overall androgen load. It’s possible you’re sensitive in that regard, and anytime your total androgen levels go up, you’ll run into this issue. That said, it’s just one possible explanation. It’s also important to consider whether you had acne in the past — like during your teenage years.

dr. Doping said:

This is a wrong place for this thread, but keep in mind EQ has a half life of 2 weeks and it takes 4-5 half lives for a drug to leave your system. EQ is a strong aromatase inhibitor, it's usually ran at ratio of 2:1 test:EQ. Get your bloodwork done and check e2. Also are you eating dairy? What about other foods? How is your hygiene? How much test did you run last time? It's possible you are just prone to acne when a certain treshold of androgens is broken. Also, acne just takes quite some time to clear up, from my experience a few months.
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My plan was exactly to start the same cycle, as the original author(300test, 300bolde). Should I lower the EQ to 200 and up the Test to 400?

Lowering the EQ dosage might be a solution, but first and foremost, the best course of action is to get a blood test. As mentioned earlier, several factors can contribute to acne: a drop in E2, hygiene, diet, and even genetics. You might be genetically predisposed to acne (like me — I had a lot during my teenage years, and it came back when I started using these compounds). So, consider all possible causes on a case-by-case basis — and above all, get your bloodwork done!

Card deus said:

My plan was exactly to start the same cycle, as the original author(300test, 300bolde). Should I lower the EQ to 200 and up the Test to 400?
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You ask a question, expecting us to know how you everything in regards to how you respond. The previous reply said it best, but to clarify: EQ is a potent aromatase inhibitor and due to the undecyclenate ester, has a half life of 14 days. You could frontload it (check steroidplotter.com and plan out how to do it) or wait about 10 weeks (and incrementally raise testosterone too during that time to avoid high e2). After the EQ saturates, get bloodwork done and adjust testosterone dosage (since it will saturate much faster than EQ). If I could source boldenone cypionate, I'd use it, since it has a much more reasonable half life. From what I've heard, a common ratio of test:EQ is 2:1, so I'd probably start with that.

AGGB999 said:

I’ve used Driada’s Test before and had zero issues with acne. After finishing that cycle, I took a break of about 8 to 9 weeks. During that time, I ran a PCT using Nolvadex for about five weeks. And, as they say it’s never just one cycle so I decided to hop back on.


This time, I ran 300 mg of Test and 300 mg of EQ. After around eight weeks, I started experiencing severe acne, so I decided to drop the EQ. It’s now been about six weeks since I stopped using EQ, but unfortunately, I still have a lot of acne.


Does anyone have any tips on how to reduce or get rid of it? I know Accutane is an option, but I’d really prefer to stay away from that stuff if possible.

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The thing i usually recommend the most is getting direct sunlight for at least 30 minutes a day, then try to remove some specific foods from your diet
(Example I removed gluten because I found out it was making me bloat)

AGGB999 said:

I’ve used Driada’s Test before and had zero issues with acne. After finishing that cycle, I took a break of about 8 to 9 weeks. During that time, I ran a PCT using Nolvadex for about five weeks. And, as they say it’s never just one cycle so I decided to hop back on.


This time, I ran 300 mg of Test and 300 mg of EQ. After around eight weeks, I started experiencing severe acne, so I decided to drop the EQ. It’s now been about six weeks since I stopped using EQ, but unfortunately, I still have a lot of acne.


Does anyone have any tips on how to reduce or get rid of it? I know Accutane is an option, but I’d really prefer to stay away from that stuff if possible.

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acne by roids is caused by the body deotxing the seed oils that you inject, seed oils are severly toxic and acne is a deotxing method, the more seed oil you inject the more acne you will get, thats also why you never see acne from orals

userhiker984567 said:

acne by roids is caused by the body deotxing the seed oils that you inject, seed oils are severly toxic and acne is a deotxing method, the more seed oil you inject the more acne you will get, thats also why you never see acne from orals

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Sorry but this is totally wrong. Seed oils themselves are not toxic, but it's still a foreign substance in the muscle, so it causes some small inflammation. The actual toxic compounds are benzyl benzoate and benzy alchohol (which are probably more toxic than the steroids themselves). Acne are not a pathway for detoxing, that would be the liver and kidneys. The acne start forming due to buildup of skin oils, production of which is upregulated from the gear (the so called "androgenic" effects of a steroid, altough I believe we can't separate the anabolic and androgenic effects).

Acne is often also caused by systemic stress or inflammation. Try implementing NAC 1.2g daily, this made a huge improvement in acne for me since it's a powerful antioxidant (take it far away from workouts because of that).

Also shower right after your workout and change bed sheets frequently.

If it is really bad and natural things aren't helping you might want/need to try a course of Accutane, but this would be best to be discussed with a dermatologist.

AGGB999 said:

I’ve used Driada’s Test before and had zero issues with acne. After finishing that cycle, I took a break of about 8 to 9 weeks. During that time, I ran a PCT using Nolvadex for about five weeks. And, as they say it’s never just one cycle so I decided to hop back on.


This time, I ran 300 mg of Test and 300 mg of EQ. After around eight weeks, I started experiencing severe acne, so I decided to drop the EQ. It’s now been about six weeks since I stopped using EQ, but unfortunately, I still have a lot of acne.


Does anyone have any tips on how to reduce or get rid of it? I know Accutane is an option, but I’d really prefer to stay away from that stuff if possible.

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EQ can definitely be a trigger for acne in some guys, even at moderate doses. It tends to mess with hormones a bit differently than straight Test, and for some it spikes sebum production hard.

The fact that you’re still breaking out six weeks after dropping it isn’t surprising, EQ hangs around forever because of the undecylenate ester. You’re basically still “on” it even now, so the side effects can take a while to fade.

If you want to avoid Accutane, there are a few things that usually help:

Dial in hygiene basics: shower right after training, change shirts often, keep sheets clean. Sounds simple, but it adds up.

Keep diet tight: high dairy or very high glycemic spikes can sometimes make acne flare worse when hormones are already unstable.

Supplements worth trying: zinc (50 mg daily), omega-3s, vitamin D, and even something like pantothenic acid (B5) have helped some guys.

Topicals: benzoyl peroxide wash or salicylic acid can at least keep new breakouts under control while your system clears the leftover EQ.

The good news is that as the ester finally clears, your skin should calm down if Test alone wasn’t causing you problems before. It’s just a patience game at this point.

If it really doesn’t improve in the next couple of months, then yeah… dermatologist time to see if something stronger is needed.

Hi all !
Personally helps me to fight acne perfectly, it is a gel with 15% azelaic acid.
Before that I used Skinoclear, also with acid.