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if 2 vials per month will maintain levels, will 4 per month give better results?

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if 2 vials per month will maintain levels, will 4 per month give better results?

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No… You want your hematocrit to STAY at a certain level, you don’t want it to continue to RISE UP higher than you had it… so if (for example) 2 vials keeps your hematocrit at 50%, 4 vials might raise it to 50.5%, and the next month to 51%, and the next month to 51.5%, etc… in other words, it will be rising slowly and in a few months it will be higher than where you want it to be. BUT… it takes MORE EPO to maintain hematocrit in some people than in others, and the way to find out what is YOUR maintenance dose, you have to monitor your red blood cells over a long period of time. For example, a BIG person needs more… People who EAT a lot of carbohydrates damage more good red blood cells by glucose… And some types of activities CRUSH more red blood cells, so the red blood cell is recycled out of the body sooner… for example, RUNNERS or BICYCLE RIDERS need more EPO for maintenance dose than persons whose activities don’t crush red blood cells, like walking, weight lifting, swi

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