Steroid theory question

[Nathan]

Don't forget about elevated cortisol levels once you stop your cycle. The AAS can competitively inhibit cortisol from binding to its receptor. This results in the interruption of the feedback mechanism to regulate cortisol production and the subsequent increase of cortisol levels. When you get off your cycle, the cortisol is still there but now you don't have enough androgens to compete. Ut Oh!

I was about to chime in with that - good thing I read this thread through. Cortisol levels will be elevated and will now be free to bind to receptors to cause nasty nasty trouble. I think that water losses will be the major factor in extreme weight loss provided you are able to get test levels back to normal relatively quickly.