Pub med is filled with misinfo...
The Cycle:
Given my affinity for anabolic compounds, my innate curiosity, my ability to handle the volume of zeros involved in converting a gram of M-T into dosable mcg quantities, and of course, my iron liver - I was the natural choice to perform the experiment. I'm a natural born lab rat.
Having a previous oral cycle of M-T under my belt, where the side effects got pretty d@mn brutal, I had developed a respect for the compound. So I decided to go with an injectable version, to reduce liver stress by avoiding first pass, at a reasonable dose of 500mcg/day. I found it to be quite effective, and with a stack of liver, blood pressure, and lipid support supplements, the sides were negligible, so I bumped the dose to 1mg/ED. I again found the side effects to be pretty reasonable at 1 mg, so I stayed there for the remainder of the eight week cycle.
Note regarding other compounds used on this cycle: This does not purport to be a study on the effectiveness of Methyl-Tren at any dose, although I did find the compound to be highly effective - results came quickly, and I put on size quickly, and was extremely vascular. The reason I say I can't speak to the effectiveness, is because I was experimenting with other injectable oral compounds, among other things, during this time as part of my ongoing research. You'll see that I tagged in and out a bunch of compounds, and if it seems like a hodge-podge of chemicals, it's because it was. It was all in the name of science.
Liver Check: The other compounds
I ran a low dose of test throughout - 750mg/wk, plus 50mg inj. dbol ED for the first 4 weeks, 75mg winstrol susp ED for the first 6 weeks, then for the last 2 weeks of the cycle, it was 75mg (orally) mestanolone (methyl-DHT, a very underrated AAS) ED, with 50mg dbol (orally) Pre-W/O only. The only other compound whose liver effects are worth mentioning, would be accutane, which I was forced to add because the methyl-tren was making me a bit oily. That was run at 30mg EOD for about the duration of the 8 week cycle.
The Aftermath - Whitey Gets Bloodwork:
I took 48 hours off all liver toxic compounds before having bloodwork done. Here are the results of the liver panel (just a few weeks old at this point):
Hepatic Function Panel
Protein, Total, Serum......7.4 g/dL........normal.......re ference: 6.0 - 8.5
Albumin, Serum..............4.5 g/dL........normal.......re ference: 3.5 - 5.5
Bilirubin, Total................0.7 mg/dL......normal.......refe rence: 0.1 - 1.2
Bilirubin, Direct.............0.10 mg/dL......normal.......refe rence: 0.00 - 0.40
Alkaline Phosphatase, S..117 IU/L.........normal.......re ference: 25 - 150
AST...................... ........75 IU/L.........high..........r eference: 0 - 40
ALT...................... .........61 IU/L.........high..........r eference: 0 - 55
So, as you can see, everything was well within normal, except the AST and ALT scores. The ALT was just slightly (6 pts) above the normal range, and the AST was 35 pts above, but nothing to be worried about. The Dr. said no liver damage is done at these levels, nothing to be concerned about, just something to keep an eye on.
Conclusion:
So, how toxic is Methyl-Tren? No single user study could say for sure, but given my experience of running 1mg M-T ED for 8 weeks along with other liver-toxic compounds, I'd wager that the toxicity is reasonable enough that a
healthy adult male bb'er could run an injectable version at 0.5 - 1mg/ED for a reasonable period of time, provided he stays hydrated and takes a liver support stack as a precaution.
-W-