Okay, so we can both agree that prolactin can raise independently from estradiol, right? of course This means that regardless of how much estrogen you have flowing in your bloodstream, your prolactin can rise along with progesterone (that's how the 19-nors do it) if stimulated by a drug such as trenbolone. Stating that taking 2 GRAMS of tren a week didn't give you any prolactin issues is something I've never heard of and I do hang with some of the bigger boys that have been in the game for over 20 years. Is it possible that you didn't suffer any problems? Sure, but you are definitely NOT in the norm in this regard. Telling folks that don't share your obviously blessed genetics that they don't need to worry about things like prolactin just creates a situation where they falsely believe it's okay to move on and potentially develop gyno/tren dick/etc. these are all possible issues that not everyone suffers. i dont suggest just blindly running cycle after cycle ignoring issues. i suggest giving it a shot and seeing what happens since it isnt dangerous (since we are aas users), it is easily reversible if you do have issues, and since many people do not notice any issues. i do understand that my doses where high in the end and that more people would have issues than not with these high doses but on a typical tren dose 300-say 700mg ew most would be fine.
So if you suppress your HPTA with anavar, effectively halting all production while on the drug, you create a situation that can affect a person mentally as testosterone is required for healthy brain function. Ever notice how guys get all depressed during post cycle therapy (pct)? Same thing here. no its not the same thing because you are on another hormone and many feel great on it alone. Can someone get by on 6 weeks of anavar without testosterone and survive? Sure, but they are going to very likely be miserable and miss out on a HUGE part of the gains that they could potentially enjoy if they just had that missing hormone that had been shut down by the drug. yes as far as gains are concerned adding test is better, a lot better. having primo or some tbol would also be better but that doesnt mean it has to be there. plenty of people have run Anavar (var) only, felt good throughout, made some progress on their goals, and had an easy recovery. Supplementing with test, even if at a replacement dose keeps everything working properly and really improves the gains as testosterone is required for proper genesis of new lean body mass and metabolic function. i dont think its absolutely required for all of that as its been proven by those who have strayed away from the norm and gave it a shot. You have to run a post cycle therapy (pct) regardless, so would a person rather go through 10 weeks of low test or only a couple? low test isnt always as bad as you think when other hormones are present. have you ever tried it? I was referring to the prolactin comment with regards to hurting people, but I can imagine being suppressed for an extended period of time causing issues as seen in pre-TRT guys. you cant compare issues of low test and nothing but other natural hormones to low test and running a dominant amount of another hormone that supports what is lost from the low test.
Don't take my word for it though, there's a GIANT sticky at the top of this very forum specifically written for this topic as this comes up so often.