I started taking an ECA stack during my cut about a week and a half ago and have had some terrible side effects from it. I took one dose of 25/200/80 for a week and am half way through a second week of two doses. My weight dropped from about 208 to 192lbs, most of which was water weight but probably 3 or 4 of those are a mix of fat and a little muscle. I am drinking about 4-6 liters of water a day. Some of my side effects have been:
Heart palpitations: While doing even light steady state cardio I get a terrible fluttering/racing feeling and can feel my pulse through my entire body even with a heart rate around 120 bpm or lower. At night I occasionally get this feeling but at a much slower pace as my heart rate is lower. Because of this I have been regularly checking my pulse and every once in a while it will skip a beat or become arrhythmic for a short time. Needless to say I have cut down on cardio to the point of a fast walk.
Anxiety: For at least 6 to 8 hours after a dose I feel constantly "primed," feeling as if something bad is about to happen. I had an anxiety attack that lasted around 20 minutes, a first for me, I am usually a very relaxed person. I'm constantly angry and nearly explode at the smallest thing.
Joint pain: My knees have a dull pain similar to a growing pain except that it is in the front of the knee and is constant, even if I go to sleep they will hurt the next morning. I feel like an old man waking up in the morning, my muscles are stiff and ligaments are tight. Also, my elbows and my forearms just started having an intense dull pain today whenever I put pressure on them.
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I had planned a 6 week cycle but I am going to cut it short and am cycling off of it right now. I know people who have taken an ECA stack for much longer and have taken higher doses and had no problems, but after what I have experienced I am ruling against it. I just thought someone might find this interesting.
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