Holy shit, that’s much worse than I expected on a small dose.
You said you wait 2 months and then cycle again, right? Are your lipids back to pretty much 100% by the time you start the new cycle?
Yes, in fact I can get my lipids down in 3-4 weeks using Vitamin D3 5000 iu daily
Fish oil 3-4 g per day for HDL support and Co Q 10 100-300 mg daily.
I like having good lipids for at least another month.
Then, Do a mini blood test to make sure all is well.
Good Luck buy a nice blood pressure cuff and save money for mini blood test.
It shows up on goodrx. Usually it’ll say if it’s out of production
Thanks man, I already have a BP cuff because my BP started skyrocketting (most likely from high E2 and water retention) and I was getting 24/7 headaches when my TRT was too high. It’s back to normal now.
I’m lucky with lipids, HDL is at 80 and LDL < 100. Hopefully my HDL won’t get completely destroyed.
It’s inspiring that you’re still in shape and managing to stay healthy at 67 while running low dose mini-cycles. That’s really what I’m hoping to do as I get older, just run 100-125mg/w Test + 1-2iu/d GH and a few mini-cycles of other relatively safe compounds here and there (Primo / Mast / Anavar).
Thank you. I wish you the best and hope you can do the same thing when you retire. It is a great hobby and I get a ton of enjoyment out of it. You just have to go slow and take no short cuts. Blood test often. It is dirt cheap these days. The two major blood lab (LabCorp and Quest) sell direct now. So there is no excuse.
Thank you, I haven’t always been responsible with blood work type stuff but I’m on top of it now. I want to find a good ratio of performance to longevity and enjoy life for as long as possible.
Once I find a healthy sustainable anti-aging protocol, I think mini-cycles here and there will be perfect for me.
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you still running it? I did a post a couple days ago where i told the story of a guy running mast as the main compound to his trt and only 50 mg test for aromatizing…
and mast lowers shbg. did it lower yours as well and did it have an effect on your estrogen since same dose of test would produce more free t?
Sorry for hammering you with questions but i am thinking about adding a small dose of 50 mg to my trt just to get rid of water retention and little more dht…or maybe a little more…but also concerned about shbg since mine is low as well…but since mast fights for estrogen receptors, i wouldnt have much free estroegen floating around right?
I am still running mast. For some time now, I’ve been running 100 mg of mast plus125 mg of test in a single dose pinned once a week. My libido and erection quality are great! I haven’t tested for E2 in a long time but I have zero symptoms or any issues. My prostate is doing great as well, I can still sleep thru the night without getting up piss.
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Are you still on that protocol?
I ran 70mg/week Mast E with 140mg/week Test C and it was the best I felt since starting TRT. I tried switching the Mast for Primo but didn’t feel as good, so I’m going back on the Mast.
Have you seen a worsening of anything in the last few years? Lipids? Hct? etc…