Question for guys that have been on for a while

[iwillsleepwhenidie]

Ok so I bulked up from 270 to 295 this year. Then was put in the hospital with a very high blood pressure. The doctor says I have a very high hematocrit. I now have to give blood once every two months. Anybody else ever heard of this. Doc says it's from using juice for prolonged periods.

[Epic01]

I've heard of this, if I remember correctly hematocrit is the percentage of red blood cells in ur blood tested by a cbc. Aas use can increase the rbc count and if high enough can cause major health problems ie cva, mi. don't believe it results in chronic illness when resulting from aas use.

[Bonaparte]

What does a normal cycle/blast or whatever look like for you?

Anadrol and EQ are the worst offenders for hematocrit, so I would avoid those. Drol is used medically to treat anemia, and EQ is used for race horses to increase endurance through an elevated hematocrit.

It's mind-boggling to me that an advanced user wouldn't be aware of the dangers of AAS on hematocrit and BP.

[iwillsleepwhenidie]

Sorry to boggle your mind bro. Been using for ten years, last month is the first time I have ever had a problem. Blast is 1200 Mg test,800 deca a week. 10 iu hgh, 16 iu of slin and 120 mcg igf-1 on training days. I new about bp just not hematocrit.

[marcus300]

I've had this problem when I was running long cycles at high dose. Infact I was hospitalized once due to my RBC being at a dangerous level. If you carry on having this issue change the way you cycle and watch which compounds you use.

[Bonaparte]

With a few exceptions, the more anabolic a compound is in vivo (not on paper), the more it raises RBCs.
So mild DHT derivatives like mast, primo, and especially proviron are the kindest on hematocrit.
Deca and Test are pretty high up there, but still not as bad as EQ and Drol.