Propionate peak time & headaches

WhatSayYou89

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The prop and headaches might not be related to one another but wanted to post together just in case.

I started a prop/cyp blend roughly 2 weeks ago. I do daily injections at around 7pm.

Ive noticed I’ve started getting pretty bad headaches everyday around 2 pm.

When should I expect the prop to reach peak after each injection?

Getting lab work done in the morning so won’t have labs for at least another week.
 
The prop and headaches might not be related to one another but wanted to post together just in case.

I started a prop/cyp blend roughly 2 weeks ago. I do daily injections at around 7pm.

Ive noticed I’ve started getting pretty bad headaches everyday around 2 pm.

When should I expect the prop to reach peak after each injection?

Getting lab work done in the morning so won’t have labs for at least another week.
Testosterone Propionate's half-life is 0.8 days.
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My results suggest that peak serum testosterone from propionate occurs within the first few hours post-injection.

However, what ratio is your propionate/cypionate blend? The typical commercial preparations seem to have only a 1-to-4 ratio of propionate to cypionate. This is likely to make serum testosterone variations relatively small compared to natural men. I find a 3:4 ratio is necessary for my numbers to be closer to natural.
 
Purely my anecdotal experience but I tried daily prop for about 6 weeks and had crazy headaches and neck aches almost every day starting about 2 weeks in. I was doing am injections of 12mg and headaches normally started around lunchtime. When I stopped the prop they went away within two days and never returned
 

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