
Originally Posted by
BobCrowley
Hello all,
I just started my second cycle.
My first cycle was 500mg/wk Test C for 15 weeks, about a year ago. During that cycle I experienced virtually no pip, no sides, and modest gains about 10 lbs with a stable bodyfat%. I went from 5'8" 165 to 5'8" 175.
My current cycle is the same, 500mg/week Test C for 15 weeks, but with a different lab. Since beginning the cycle, I have felt like a monstrous pile of dog shit. So far, I have pinned three times: left quad (not virgin muscle) right quad (not virgin muscle) and left ventroglute (virgin muscle).
My first pin in the left quad went smoothly; it was in the AM on Thursday, the 12th. By the end of the day, my throat was tickling. By the next day, I had a runny nose, sore throat, and a fever, and debilitating pip that forced me to walk with a limp. I went to the doctor and tested negative for the flu and strep, they gave me a cortisone shot and sent me on my way.
The pip lasted for 5-6 days, being the worst the day after and slowly getting better, until it pretty much vanished. I'd say by the 3rd day, it was no longer a hindrance and just annoying. By Monday, the 16th, it was time for my next pin, which was in the right quad. That night, I woke up to profuse sweating, extreme dizziness and the urge to vomit. In the morning it was the same, except I actually did vomit, and again had severe pip. Fortunately my left leg was managable by that point so I was able to get around.
I tell my friend about this, he says a lot of people are using this source (pretty much every user at a large local gym) and that his friend got sick after the first two pins and feels great now.
The third pin, Thursday the 19th (yesterday) went in my glute, because my right leg still has pip, and the internet says that glute pip is less debilitating and not as severe. Again, last night, profuse sweating, and some hacking cough. Now, I have extreme fatigue and a fever, I always feel hot or cold, and the pip in my left glute and right quad combined make it very difficult to get around. I warm the oil before each injection, get out my prayer beads, etc etc, taking every precaution after the first painful pin.
Basically, I'm certain this isn't supposed to be this bad. My suspicion is that my first cycle was underdosed (or bunk) and that the second cycle is overdosed. I'm not sure if I should keep this up or not, this is literally the worst I've ever felt and it's surpassing a week. No one ever talks about test flu being anything other than a mild sickness, but I feel like death! The pip is also not reasonable, if I had to run for my life right now, I would surely die.
What should I try? Cut the gear with sterile oil? Drop down dosage? Quit?