Anavar for sex drive...

[Crisco]

Hello all!

I often read posts on this board, but seldom do I post myself. I recall someone on here, who is a doctor (or atleast claims to be one), saying that they often have prescribed 2.5mgs/day of Anavar for lack of sex drive due to birth control and anti-depressants. The culprit in my case is my birth control pill - Yasmin. Yasmin has been good to me as far as not gaining any weight, and it works well for my skin and boobs, but it of course has hurt my sex drive. My boyfriend (who posts on the Anabolic board) has plenty of Anavar (SPA), but he said he wasn't willing to entertain the idea of letting me take them until I learned more about it. So... I have some questions...

First the background - I am 21 years old, 5'9", 117 pounds. I suppose I have rather low body fat and I work out with weight 4 times week and do Cardio 3 times a week. My diet, I must say, is excellent - maybe not quite as good as some of you, but definitely above average - especially compared to my peers.

So...my questions...Can anyone forsee any problems I might have taking the Anavar? Has anyone had problems with masculinization with such a low dose of Anavar? Is 2.5mgs even going to do anything as far as lifting is concerned?

Any input you could give me would be most appreciated. Thank You!

 

[scrummy]

Hi. Just thought I'd let you know my experience.
I started with 5mg anavar (china). Then uppped it to 10 and then 15 (3 pills). I noticed a hardness to my muscles and an increase in strength. I was on for about 8 weeks and then came off due to injury. I couldn't workout hard, so it was kinda pointless.

 

[scrummy]

Sorry I hit submit before I was done. I had no masculine problems at all. As for sex drive I thought it increased a little, but that might have been just in my head. Now that I am training hard again, I will definately try it again. The only side effect I had was some mild acne (not really acne, just a few zits) on face and back. They were gone in a couple of weeks.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

It's good you are doing your own research on this...very smart. If you do a search on Anavar (and/or Ox or oxandrolone) you'll find a ton of posts and information. Limit your search to the Women's Board and you should get no less than 10 hours of reading material.

But, in my opinion, 2.5mg of SPA is unlikely to cause any masculinization. Assuming it is not fake, of course. Last year I used SPA and Denkall Ox, went up to 15mg and had VERY few side effects. My main side effect was oily skin and a few pimples.

Which leads me to my next point. If you are taking Yasmin for it's skin-clearing capabilities, it is quite silly to take ANY steriod. A *possible* side effect of almost every AS is oily skin and breaking out. I doubt at such a low dose you would get a side effect (as well as any noticeable benefit) but you never know, everyone is different.

Also, I have never heard of Anavar increasing sex drive. I'm not saying it doesn't, just that I have never heard of it (and I didn't personally experience any increase). Can you try another BCP?

 

[newgirl-chargeback]

Firstly I would discuss this issue with your doctor. Besides the pill, there are other factors that could be causing a low sex drive. At 5'9 and 117 lbs, you are extremely thin. You say your bodyfat and fairly low, perhaps your actual hormone level is affected by this.

While anavar is known to help some women's sex drive, I can say from personal experience that even at 15 mgs, I see no change whatsoever -- it could be that I am too pooped from training to notice, or that I just, well errr, have very good schedule (ahem) and frequency that perhaps I do notice the increase....but honestly I do not notice it.

Before you think of putting something in your body for that purpose, I would talk to your doctor. There are a slew of other bc pills that help with acne (ortho cept which is why I took it -- and with great success). I did not see alot of weight gain on it -- actually went off it to see how much wieght I would lose -- and I did not lose any.

If Yasmin does this to you, then perhaps this is not the right bc for you.

 

[HardIron]

5'9 and 117??? I would worry more about consuming more calories, cutting out the cardio and hitting the weights hard. I would not take anavar just to increase sex drive?? Although the sides are less with anavar...I dont see it as a smart choice.

 

[fl8meplz]

Anavar will not do it. If being horny is your goal - a low dose of testosterone would do the trick - no more than 20mgs per week of cypionate. But I agree with the previous several posts. Eat very well and lift hard. Stop doing cardio - let your weight training be intense enough to make cardio not needed. Also, the test. will not take effect immediatly - give it about a month and a half before your chasing random strangers for some pole.

 

[gingernut]

Yes, being underweight will definetly reduce sex, drive. It did with me.