
Originally Posted by
oldnsedentary
If you are planning to PCT, I would not do Deca at all. Substitute NPP (same Nandralone hormone, shorter ester). If you decide to do deca anyway, you can forget PCT until you are 8 weeks out from your last Deca shot. Anything earlier is a waste of time. You can run low dose testosterone (150 mg a week) in the meantime while you are waiting for Deca to clear.
I love the results of Deca, but it sticks around forever.
Are you married? Your wife is not going to like you having erection problems for several weeks on end.
When I followed the typical internet advice back on my second cycle (hey, bro, drop Deca two weeks earlier than test!) I had a horrible, worst ever recovery. I actually got stronger throughout PCT. I foolishly thought this was because I was recovered. The real reason was that the Deca was still causing strength gains a month and more from last injection.
Deca hanging around in your system suppresses testosterone. You quite simply cannot recover until it is gone. This is a process of months, not days or weeks.
Ignore this advice at your own peril.
I later charted the decanoate ester half life, calendared all my shots, and calculated the half life of each and every one. The calculation showed 8 weeks. I used low dose (TRT level) testosterone and HCG while waiting those 8 weeks. Decent recovery that time.
Anyway, you have been warned. Deca is great, but once it is in you, it will hang out for a long, long, time.