Low dose protocol?

Runnerman

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Just curious if anyone has tried a low dose protocol and how that worked out long term? I had been injecting T cypionate 50mg twice a week for quite a while. Having hematocrit concerns and tanking my ferritin with frequent blood donations, I dropped the T down to 40mg twice a week. Then I missed a dose and kind of tried an experiment to see how long could I go and feel ok. The past few months I've been injecting 40mg once every 9 days. I haven't done any labs with this but I have noticed a few things, I feel lighter and more mobile with slightly less water weight, only talking maybe 3 pounds, not a lot. No real libido or erection concerns. Feel like I have more energy.

Anyway, I know this is not ideal and I'm sure my labs would show on the low side but it kind of got me thinking and thought I would ask.

Thanks
 
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Bumping up this thread. I recently (3 weeks) switched to a lower dose protocol of 44mgs twice a week due to high HCT issues. Seem to be sleeping better and lower resting heart rate yet haven't done labs yet. Curious Big Tex how it's working for you since you went to 80mgs every 10 days. Any labs?
I lowered my dose and hematocrit went down, was doing 20mg eod hematocrit was 49 to 50.
Now went to 16mg EOD feel better over all. will check hematocrit after few months.
 

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