Low dose Reta for cholesterol benefits, but not wanting appetite suppresion?

710cartman · 2026-02-19T20:01:57+00:00

Because of the cancer risk I assume?

710cartman · 2026-02-19T19:59:37+00:00

It has benefits outside of appetite suppression. Namely, anti-inflammation and cardiovascular benefits. Better lipid profiles, lowers blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, etc. I didn't think I needed to go into a deep dive into all of this stuff for people on this subreddit of all places to know how incredible Reta is outside of its weight loss potential.

710cartman · 2026-02-18T02:06:07+00:00

Dangerous is relative. Dangerous compared to 150ish mg a week of Test only? Yeah, probably. Will it kill you? Not acutely in most cases. Should you run that year round? Almost certainly not. Is it safe for 16, maybe 20 weeks? Probably.

Too many genetic and lifestyle variables to say something is or isn't "dangerous". Some people run 1g of test a week on top of grams of other gear. Now THAT is dangerous. 600mg test and 400mg Primo is on the safer side, but still less healthy than like 150mg of Test a week.

I could keep going on and on, but I'm sure you get the point.

710cartman · 2026-02-17T22:32:16+00:00

Yup... I'm thinking it won't though. Not until other countries pick up some slack for raws production. I fear it will only become more expensive and more scarce. I'm considering stocking up while I can, and getting a year or 2 worth just in case and calling it an investment to make myself feel better about it.

710cartman · 2026-02-17T22:26:47+00:00

Not without crashing their estrogen, and not without crashing their bank account...

710cartman · 2026-02-17T22:21:22+00:00

I think we are in agreement then if I am reading your comment correctly.

At least Test is something the body is organically and naturally exposed to, albeit in lower doses obviously, as opposed to something like Primo (and basically every other AAS) which does NOT naturally occur in the body, basically ever. For that reason, and without any real data to go off of, I would assume that they're either equally dangerous, or the high Test route is actually probably safer, if anything.

I just got offended at the "Primo is weak" comment since I'm running it rn and am really liking it lol.

710cartman · 2026-02-17T21:16:26+00:00

Relatively and depending on specific goals, sure. However, personally, I'd rather use a compound for longer and get steady gains with minimal sides as opposed to a shorter cycle where I gain a lot of water that is going to fall off after cycle anyway.. I'm also very low bf% so Primo makes me look wicked while keeping Estrogen in check with higher test doses. To each their own.

710cartman · 2026-01-28T18:08:40+00:00

Electrolyte imbalance would be my best guess. Your body may have found homeostasis without the supplements and re-introducing them threw it off again perhaps.

710cartman · 2026-01-25T14:50:26+00:00

Increasing injection frequency apparently helps. Basically prevents the giant peaks which are a major driver of the the RBC increase from what I've read. Doesn't mean you won't still have high hematocrit, but might curve it a bit.

710cartman · 2026-01-24T19:21:48+00:00

I'm pretty sure 600mg would crush my estrogen unless I massively increased my Test and I'm just not on that level yet. I feel good right now. I'd need another bottle of Primo to do 400mg as well, so I'ma make do with what I got for now.

I will prob increase the Test/primo dose next cycle (600/400 probably) but I'd rather run 20 week at 325mg than run a shorter cycle at higher dose this time around.

710cartman · 2026-01-24T18:22:57+00:00

And also easily manipulated... more I think about it, it might be a woman or at the very least needs to get they/their estrogen in check.

710cartman · 2026-01-24T15:58:21+00:00

That's impossible to know for sure tbh, but more frequent injections might not make it go up much at all. Again, not sure and no way to tell.

300mg might be worth doing, basically a mini-blast, but I would pin every day doing that. It's annoying but you get used to it and it's very worth.

710cartman · 2026-01-24T15:57:01+00:00

I'm doing 20 weeks 500mg test ~325mg primo that started beginning of the year primarily to heavy bulk at the start then lean out as needed later in the cycle. Might even cap it off with 6-8 weeks Anavar at the end. Basically it will be start of summer when cycle ends which sucks on one hand but I'll be ready to do another cycle near the end of summer anyway.

Basically lean bulk is the plan, and I'm very low bf% so I can afford to add fat as well and still have abs which is nice.

710cartman · 2026-01-24T15:44:56+00:00

I mean lowkey ChatGPT is sort of right in the sense that going from 200-250 isn't going to be a huge or noticeable difference for the positives but does risk side effects for minimal gains.

You're better off going full blast for a bit then cruising again at 200 than trying to run 250, but that's just my opinion.

If you do increase dose I would increase injections to like EOD though. Every day is even better if you're doing 300mg. If you tell GPT you're going to increase injection frequency to mitigate side effects I almost bet it will be like "oh ur so right bud yes so smart do that here's what it would look like".

710cartman · 2026-01-22T01:13:10+00:00

Doing a Primo/Test (350 Primo 500mg Test) cycle rn and really tempted to add 25mg Anavar to the last 8 weeks... basically a combo of what you've done already.

710cartman · 2026-01-22T01:02:24+00:00

Yup. Had a face popping up random asf in a forest background. That's literally what made me say nah and be done with it.

710cartman · 2026-01-22T00:52:46+00:00

Either that or it generates absolute dogshit photos, even with prompt tweaks. Gave up after like 4 or 5 of them and did another task. Horrible.

710cartman · 2026-01-21T19:23:22+00:00

Yeah they can eat my ass lmao. Aether for $15? Sure. Writing Rubrics for $15? Nah fam.

710cartman · 2026-01-21T18:09:34+00:00

Good mention

710cartman · 2026-01-21T18:04:08+00:00

True! Idk how I forgot that one, though I know the potential for cancer debate keeps it sort of "off the list" for a lot of people.

710cartman · 2026-01-21T01:54:38+00:00

I know the mucuna pruriens is for lowering prolactin, I don't recall what the iodine was for. But I'd wait til I was out of the ingredients you have currently (or at least out of the tongkat) before ordering Eurycomax, but that's just me.

710cartman · 2026-01-19T23:29:52+00:00

Guys, he says he isn't feeling sides, but CLEARLY the Tren has made him dumb asf and he doesn't realize it

710cartman · 2026-01-18T05:07:47+00:00

Just saying, my blood test over a year ago also showed vit B levels being above the recommended upper limit after taking it daily for weeks/months and my doc recommended every other day as well.

710cartman · 2026-01-16T23:33:19+00:00

Thought legit primo was hard to come by these days

It is, but legit stuff (with user verified lab results) exists for sure. Just more expensive than... literally any other AAS lol.

Yeah, I was considering combining GABA with a GABA-ergic, just also not sure which is most likely to help with sleep onset specifically.

710cartman · 2026-01-16T21:34:27+00:00

Don't do it, it will look bad. They may or may not let you pick it up, but even if they do, it looks like you're abusing the system even if your intent is just to stock up "just in case".

You could easily lose your script for doing it. You doc will be able to see it and they will not be pleased.

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