Oxandrolone 20 mg daily and unexpected HDL drop – anyone else see it?

Posted by casey613 in Safety & Side Effects - 1 points, 0 comments.

I started on oxandrolone 20 mg split 10 mg twice a day after a long off‑season to help rebuild lean mass and keep my appetite in check, and over the last eight weeks I’ve been doing routine bloodwork. My HDL fell from 55 mg/dL at the start of the cycle to 48 mg/dL now, while LDL and triglycerides stayed flat. I didn’t notice any dramatic changes '|nutritional pattern|', I’m on a low‑carb diet and taking minoxidil topically for hair loss. I had mild upper‑abdominal discomfort a couple of times but my AST and ALT have never gone above the upper limit of normal, and the panel showed no other liver enzyme rise.

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