Shortness of breath/tired

[jjsevens]

No...a CBC is a complete blood count. Some guys can't tolerate a high hematocrit. A high platelet count makes it even worse.

Since feeling this way last year and if recent I've been donating blood and my hemoglobin is coming back at 180g/l and saying that's high.

So could it be thick blood?

[Honkey_Kong]

Since feeling this way last year and if recent I've been donating blood and my hemoglobin is coming back at 180g/l and saying that's high.

So could it be thick blood?

Did they possibly check you for a pulmonary embolism, pleural effusion or pulmonary hypertension? I know they gave an ECG, but were they specifically looking for this? An easy way to know would be to take 50-100mg of viagra a day for a couple weeks and if that gives you some relief, it'd be reasonable to say it's hypertension

[jjsevens]

Did they possibly check you for a pulmonary embolism, pleural effusion or pulmonary hypertension? I know they gave an ECG, but were they specifically looking for this? An easy way to know would be to take 50-100mg of viagra a day for a couple weeks and if that gives you some relief, it'd be reasonable to say it's hypertension

No, haven't been checked for any of that. But thanks for listing those, def going to ask for those tests.

[Honkey_Kong]

Since feeling this way last year and if recent I've been donating blood and my hemoglobin is coming back at 180g/l and saying that's high.

So could it be thick blood?

It could be. Have you been getting any relief since making deposits at the blood bank?

[jjsevens]

It could be. Have you been getting any relief since making deposits at the blood bank?

Well I stopped the deca and am feeling better, but maybe it's because I donated?

[Honkey_Kong]

Well I stopped the deca and am feeling better, but maybe it's because I donated?

It could be. It could also be you're allergic to something that's in the deca. Maybe a solvent or the type of oil they used. The fact you got like that on deca was really strange.

[Cuz]

Havent got time to read the whole thread but what was your hemoglobin and hemocrit readings prior to donation?

[almostgone]

Well I stopped the deca and am feeling better, but maybe it's because I donated?

I and I know several others that always feel better post-donation. I literally feel like I can breathe deeper.

On the other hand don't overdo it with self-phlebotomy. It always is a good idea to keep an eye on ferritin levels and pulls complete iron panel (TIBC, ferritin, ) and serum iron annually.

[jjsevens]

Just an update... So I dropped the deca almost 4 weeks ago and am feeling back to normal, so can only attribute what I was going through from that.

So buyer beware, could be some bad deca going around in addition to Chinese test, or deca's just not cut out for everyone.

Thanks for all the feedback, cheers!

[Test Monsterone]

Just an update... So I dropped the deca almost 4 weeks ago and am feeling back to normal, so can only attribute what I was going through from that.

So buyer beware, could be some bad deca going around in addition to Chinese test, or deca's just not cut out for everyone.

Thanks for all the feedback, cheers!

Worst I ever felt was on deca and EQ. I was so lethargic, I didn’t want to do anything. Both deca and eq cause a lot of water retention and they both thicken the blood, not that other steroids don’t - just not as much. I would use deca in small doses alongside something else, but not anything over 400 mg.

Edit- saw you were taking 250 mg deca. You could be sensitive to it, or who knows, could be you had something and now your body recovered.