Please help me. From Fresno,CA

[Spintix]

I have always been a fitness nut and enjoy working out as a hobby and what some would consider to be my obsession. I have been this way for about 7 years and I am 25 years old. Everything was perfect with my body until I decided to take a recommendation to buy a pill product from a website that was said to improve my body composition. The product is called Super DMZ 2.0 made my Iron mag labs and it is also known as Superdrol. It can be found on the website called orbit nutrition.

 I trusted this site because I believed anything sold on such a large scale site would be safe since the products aren't illegal. The products even look like you could pick them up at a vitamin store. Little did I know that 2 weeks after stopping the pills I developed itchiness in both nipples which later turned into quarter sized lumps that were very painful and when pressed hard enough they would lactate. Start of symptoms was end of July 2013.
I went on forums and took the advice of taking SERMs from research sites. I took Raloxifene at 60mg a day for 4 months. In this time period the pain of the lumps completely went away and the lactation completely went away. The lump on the right side also shrunk to almost nothing and the left side shrunk to about a dime sized lump.

After the Raloxifene ran out I took a new recommendation that promised shorter results. This was to take a combination of Letrozole and Pramipexole. For the past week I have tapered up to 2.5mg of Letrozole a day and .5 mg of Pramipexole in hopes to get rid of this problem.

I honestly don't know what to do anymore. I am starting to realize surgery is the only option. Kaiser surgeons refused to do the operation and I have Kaiser insurance. I am going to school in Fresno, CA at Fresno State University and will try to find a plastic surgeon that can give me a really good price since I am limited on money. I am a Biology student with 2 semesters left for my BS. If any of you can recommend me to someone in or around the Fresno area please please help me. I am at the point where I will do anything to get my chest back to normal. Thank you for your time.

[Paa_Paw]

The bad news is that some drugs do cause Gynecomastia. Even worse, Herbal preparations are sold over the counter with no scrutiny and they can be just as bad as manufactured drugs. Actually they can be worse because people trust them.

The good news is that when an offending drug is withdrawn the resulting Gynecomastia will sometimes regress also in time. The downside is the the regression will take longer than the enlargement and you should wait a couple of years before taking any other action.

The statement that you have been taking good care of your body and the admission that you have been self-medicating are contradictory.