Unexplained Redness
I’ve been using gear for six years or so now. For the first few years, I feel like I looked great—healthy, but strong, and definitely still white lol. But as time progressed, I developed a red face and neck when running anything.
I always run bloodwork and keep estrogen dialed. I have a blood pressure cuff at home and always monitor it. My hematocrit and RBC are at the top of the range, but within it. My diet is clean.
I couldn’t explain why I was getting so red. It’s not just that I’m redder at baseline, but I would also blush super easily, even if I’m not really embarrassed. The slightest thing would have me looking like a tomato in the face.
So I came off completely for 8 months last year, completely cleaned out. I went back to white within a couple months.
When I started up again, I’ve been on a low dose of test, 175 mg split into daily doses, and 2-4 IU GH depending on when you ask. And I’m getting red as fuck again. It feels like my face is hot and flushed all the time.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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Can’t seem to figure it out either
AK80Whenever I was on doctor prescribed TRT, it was mixed in grape seed oil or cotton seed oil. That was the only time I would get red/flushed. I was not donating blood back then either. On the stuff we buy here (MCT oil) I don't have that issue. Only if I mix in some HCG or pop a Cialis do I get or feel any warmth. Hope this helps!
Interesting!
For me it has been with underground MCT oil products.
I get the same way. My neck, chest and face will be flushed and hot. My chest even gets hot. My girl last night when she had her head on my chest mentioned it. She loves it because she gets cold easily. I def think it from running. I believe it my BP fluctuating. I'm looking in to getting something for that because it def isn't good but when I'm just on test I don't notice it. I feel warm but not red and hot.
I have always been pale. Blond hair, blue eyes, fair skin. I would get sun burned after 20 minutes outside lol. When I started TRT about two years ago I suddenly became a red man. I was getting bloods every 3 months from the doctor and everything was perfect except (like you said) hematocrit and RBC were as high as possible while still in range. Even giving blood every few months hasn’t stopped the redness.
I don’t mind it too much though. It’s nice to have some color for the first time in my life instead of being ghostly white in the winter months. I can’t even tell you how many times people at work or my family on weekends will ask if I’ve mowed the lawn recently because “they can tell I got some sun.” Haha. Plus I don’t seem to burn as easily when I am outside. So I would just roll with it. My blood pressure is good by the way. Just checked it this morning at 122 over 82. It’s actually been running lower than that the past few months. So all good there.
AK80Taking Universal Nutrition's Animal Pak vitamins will give you some color throughout the day too. I first realized this like damn near 15 years ago when my grandmother mentioned my complexion was nice. Probably the niacin in it?
Dude I get the same comments. Or when people think they embarrassed me they always point out how red I get, and I’m not even bothered lol. I am bothered by the red comments though.
I second wanted's and RossChest's choice of Melanotan 2. I had same redness from any compound no matter the oil but now i take 1 shot of M2 a week to maintain a slight tan year round and redness is not as noticeable.
So many other benefits too. When I pin this at a small daily or eod dosing, my libido is crazy high, a bit of apppetite suppression, and while i enjoy my pale White freckled color, ive been told by more than a few that i look sickly no matter what size i am at that color. I dont burn in a few minutes in the sun anymore so it also acts as a protectant
All pale people should try MELANOTAN2 its a life changer
Same! I didn’t even realize that but I kinda tan now too, instead of just burning like crazy. I’m also super fair skinned now I’m just kinda red lol but I like it too, it’s better than being a ghost
For me it’s blood pressure, or so I always assumed. But it happens to me on tren like my chest, neck and face turn red like a sunburn. And my mom always says she can tell from a picture that my blood pressure is too high lol, my next guess would be RBC or other blood counts like HTC, or Hemoglobin but you tested all that so idk. Do you have other baseline test results. Maybe your still in the normal range but it’s higher than normal for you?? Some side effects also just can’t be explained like I get nipple flare ups from anadrol and no AI seems to help at all, I’ve even crashed out and still been swollen and sore nipples. So it might be one of those strange occurrences but I also had just accredited it to blood pressure cus when I’m red my blood pressure is up but that would be interesting if it’s not the cause
Thanks for your insight.
I also had some high blood pressure on tren, and masteron. I don’t remember caring when I was on it though lol.