My own experience with DBOL only was maybe 8 months back,
trying to cut out testosterone and see if it was possible to cruise (@25-40mg ED) on DBOL alone.
It went OK for about 3 weeks, then all the test had left my system and I noticed I felt terrible.
I did however lean out, lose water retention down to almost zero, & got a dry hard look.
I attribute this (in part) to the fact that DBOL doesn't aromatize to the same degree as test (even though it aromatizes to methylestradiol),
and that this caused me to dry out and lose stubborn fat. (I didn't use any AI or SERM neither before i quit the test, nor on DBOL only)
I remember after like 5-6 weeks, when I finally took a shot of test e, I was fine within 24 hours,
- I mean God, what a release. When used to higher than natural test levels one feels a little shitty even with normal levels.
Everybody reacts different, and even many DBOL brands are different, some containing methyltest as well as methandrostenolone.
So how you will be affected is another story, but after running DBOL for long enough to notice the test shutdown (happens quikly)
you'll feel pretty shitty.
If bloat is a concern I would rather do test+ DB + an AI.