I have heard of others doing this. I need to be able to recoup fast enough to keep going to the gym. If it takes several days to recoup then by the time I'm back I'm not making any progress. When I take pain pills then I don't feel like going. It has been 4 days now and I am not in as much pain as before and I have the energy to work out. I believe this to be the best solution since I have already tried everything else. As far as the eq you are probably right since I hardly ever here of anyone doing less than 400mg. The guy told me this would work but I feel I needed more. The good thing is it is oxegenating my blood to have energy. I may be wrong but I have felt better already. I plan to go to Thailand after the first of the year so I can get more specific on my needs. I have been monitoring my blood pressure and it is lower than it has been 115/75 and before it was 130/85 so as long as I see health improvements I will continue with something. I hope to get deca next time to improve my joints.