When you run a cycle of deca you should either stack with testosterone or masteron. Both will give you a healthy libido during your cycle. The amount needed will vary greatly from person to person.
The biggest concern with deca is not libido during the cycle, but after the cycle. 5-10% of deca users will experience some sort of lasting libido problems after the cycle. For some this will continue for 12 -18 months after the cycle.
All slow acting (long ester) steroids will be stored in several types of tissue. Fatty tissues among others. The steroid will be slowly released, and broken down by the body over months. The amounts are small, but for some they are large enough to hamper endogenous testosterone production. Nandrolone (deca) is worse than others because its tendency to cause shutdown in very small quantities.
This is much the same reason why athletes tests positive of deca, in some cases, years after their cycle. Much longer than the official detection time. A pre contest diet may be all that is required to release some deca into the system.
I would strongly recommend HCG during any cycle with deca. I always use an oral (tbol or winny) for 6 weeks after my last deca injection before I start my PCT.
There is very little to be gained by starting PCT earlier than 6 weeks after your last deca injection. Deca takes this long to be cleared from you system. To start much earlier is just to waist your SERMs.
The best solution is to use the fast acting NPP (Nandrolone PhenylPropionate aka fast deca - Durabolin) instead of Deca. You get the same results with less of the libido concerns.
The biggest concern with deca is not libido during the cycle, but after the cycle. 5-10% of deca users will experience some sort of lasting libido problems after the cycle. For some this will continue for 12 -18 months after the cycle.
All slow acting (long ester) steroids will be stored in several types of tissue. Fatty tissues among others. The steroid will be slowly released, and broken down by the body over months. The amounts are small, but for some they are large enough to hamper endogenous testosterone production. Nandrolone (deca) is worse than others because its tendency to cause shutdown in very small quantities.
This is much the same reason why athletes tests positive of deca, in some cases, years after their cycle. Much longer than the official detection time. A pre contest diet may be all that is required to release some deca into the system.
I would strongly recommend HCG during any cycle with deca. I always use an oral (tbol or winny) for 6 weeks after my last deca injection before I start my PCT.
There is very little to be gained by starting PCT earlier than 6 weeks after your last deca injection. Deca takes this long to be cleared from you system. To start much earlier is just to waist your SERMs.
The best solution is to use the fast acting NPP (Nandrolone PhenylPropionate aka fast deca - Durabolin) instead of Deca. You get the same results with less of the libido concerns.