Anyone else track lipids on a low Var run? My HDL tanked way more than expected

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

So I finally got around to pulling bloods after my last 6-week oxandrolone stint (kept it conservative, 10mg split twice daily) and my HDL dropped like a rock. Like went from 58 to 31. LDL stayed roughly the same which I guess is the "good" version of that story but still.

I'd read the profile page on it (/peptides/oxandrolone) and it mentions HDL decrease as a known thing but I guess I didn't expect it to be THAT dramatic at a pretty modest dose. Could be genetic too, my mom always had borderline low HDL so maybe I'm just wired that way.

Started taking omega-3s and bumped up my cardio (ugh) to see if I can nudge it back. Gonna retest in about 8 weeks.

Curious if anyone else here has run something similar and actually tracked their lipids before and after? Did yours recover fast once you stopped or did it take a while? Also wondering if the split dosing made it worse on lipids vs once daily, since the half-life is around 9 hours. 👀

Talked to my doc about it already btw, not looking for medical advice, just wanna compare notes with people who've been through the same thing.

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