1983luke
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You guys are probably sick of reading first halodrol cycle posts but I do have some questions to which I have been unable to find direct answers to thus far.
First one is concerning cycle protection / support. I recently purchased AI cycle support despite being weary of the saw palmetto as I have had bad reactions to it in the past. I was hoping that i wouldn’t this time but by the second day they started which include an increase in anxiety (which I’ve already had I a lot of lately due to something going on in my life at the time), a general sense of weakness, and an inability to get food down despite being hungry. (I think I may be allergic to saw palmetto). Anyhow, I plan on putting together my own cycle protection as most of the formulas I’ve seen include saw palmetto, which I don’t think I’d need as halodrol doesn’t have issues with elevated dht levels and therefore I don’t need to worry about prostate problems, correct? Would the following suffice:
Milk Thistle- 750mg a day
Hawthorn Berry with Vitex extract - 848mg hawthorn berries and 282mg extract with 1.8% vitexin daily.
NAC – 600 or 1200 mg a day
Curcumin 95 – 500mg a day
CoQ10 – 100mg a day
Would that be enough or would I still need something more for cholesterol support? Would 300 or 600mg of phytosterols suffice? Or would I need something stronger for cholesterol management?
Secondly, I always err to the side of caution when starting any new supplement and often start with a fraction of the recommended dosage which I plan on doing with the Halodrol as well. In the past I have often gotten, what I consider to be, satisfactory results with a smaller dosage then recommended with some natural t-boosters. So with the Halo I plan on starting at 6.25mg. I know that to many of you this is probably a laughable dosage, but, I would like to see how my body reacts to that dosage for at least the first several days or even first week. Now my first question concerning this is: from what I’ve read halo has a half life of 8 hours; if I were to take that dose with my breakfast, would the single dose be okay, or would my testosterone levels plummet at night and therefore I’d need to take the recommended two doses? Would I be fine the first week with a single dose of 6.25mg before upping the dosage to two 6.25mg dosages by week two; one in the morning and one at approx. 5pm, or would I still need to start off with the two doses a day?
My second question concerning this low dosage, and then gradually working up, is: would a longer cycle be okay; say a 7 or even an 8 week cycle?
Lastly, and this isn’t as important as my previous questions but, in the past several months my hairline has been receding at a far greater rate then it had been the past several years (I’m 31 years old by the way). This may be due to an elevation in stress and anxiety in my life of late but according to one individual I was talking to it can also be from natural testosterone boosters because, as he said, most of the natural test boosters will mainly elevate DHT and LH levels, as opposed to actual Test levels, and therefore are worse on the hair then halodrol would be. Is this an accurate statement?
Or if I’ve been seeing an increase in hair loss lately, can I expect it to be even further accelerated with the halodrol? Like I mentioned before, I’ve had bad reactions to the saw palmetto in the past and was always too worried to try Propecia for worry that it might cause the same issues. If I were to finally try finasteride would or could it have any negative interaction with the Halodrol? I haven’t been able to find anything online that it would, as 19-nor substances can, but honestly I haven’t found much at all on haldorol and finasteride used simultaneously?
I also have some questions on PCT but I will hold off on asking those for now as I feel I've already asked more than enough for the time being.
Any answers would be much appreciated. I apologize for making my first post such a lengthy one.
First one is concerning cycle protection / support. I recently purchased AI cycle support despite being weary of the saw palmetto as I have had bad reactions to it in the past. I was hoping that i wouldn’t this time but by the second day they started which include an increase in anxiety (which I’ve already had I a lot of lately due to something going on in my life at the time), a general sense of weakness, and an inability to get food down despite being hungry. (I think I may be allergic to saw palmetto). Anyhow, I plan on putting together my own cycle protection as most of the formulas I’ve seen include saw palmetto, which I don’t think I’d need as halodrol doesn’t have issues with elevated dht levels and therefore I don’t need to worry about prostate problems, correct? Would the following suffice:
Milk Thistle- 750mg a day
Hawthorn Berry with Vitex extract - 848mg hawthorn berries and 282mg extract with 1.8% vitexin daily.
NAC – 600 or 1200 mg a day
Curcumin 95 – 500mg a day
CoQ10 – 100mg a day
Would that be enough or would I still need something more for cholesterol support? Would 300 or 600mg of phytosterols suffice? Or would I need something stronger for cholesterol management?
Secondly, I always err to the side of caution when starting any new supplement and often start with a fraction of the recommended dosage which I plan on doing with the Halodrol as well. In the past I have often gotten, what I consider to be, satisfactory results with a smaller dosage then recommended with some natural t-boosters. So with the Halo I plan on starting at 6.25mg. I know that to many of you this is probably a laughable dosage, but, I would like to see how my body reacts to that dosage for at least the first several days or even first week. Now my first question concerning this is: from what I’ve read halo has a half life of 8 hours; if I were to take that dose with my breakfast, would the single dose be okay, or would my testosterone levels plummet at night and therefore I’d need to take the recommended two doses? Would I be fine the first week with a single dose of 6.25mg before upping the dosage to two 6.25mg dosages by week two; one in the morning and one at approx. 5pm, or would I still need to start off with the two doses a day?
My second question concerning this low dosage, and then gradually working up, is: would a longer cycle be okay; say a 7 or even an 8 week cycle?
Lastly, and this isn’t as important as my previous questions but, in the past several months my hairline has been receding at a far greater rate then it had been the past several years (I’m 31 years old by the way). This may be due to an elevation in stress and anxiety in my life of late but according to one individual I was talking to it can also be from natural testosterone boosters because, as he said, most of the natural test boosters will mainly elevate DHT and LH levels, as opposed to actual Test levels, and therefore are worse on the hair then halodrol would be. Is this an accurate statement?
Or if I’ve been seeing an increase in hair loss lately, can I expect it to be even further accelerated with the halodrol? Like I mentioned before, I’ve had bad reactions to the saw palmetto in the past and was always too worried to try Propecia for worry that it might cause the same issues. If I were to finally try finasteride would or could it have any negative interaction with the Halodrol? I haven’t been able to find anything online that it would, as 19-nor substances can, but honestly I haven’t found much at all on haldorol and finasteride used simultaneously?
I also have some questions on PCT but I will hold off on asking those for now as I feel I've already asked more than enough for the time being.
Any answers would be much appreciated. I apologize for making my first post such a lengthy one.
