This was several years ago, my knees were having minor issues and it seemed to help. I started nandrolone after finding a study showing significant improvements in joints and synovial fluid, but I can't find it right now. I am pretty sure the study was 200mg every two weeks of deca, so 100mg per...
I ran 175 test with 100 deca for roughly 9 months with success. I stopped the deca due to long term concerns of vascular hardening/damage and effects on neurotransmitters. I may revisit it at some point, but I'm just not sure if 100mg nandrolone is safe to run forever.
There is a lot of old school broscience about orals imo. Some people start orals day 1 so they can 'feel' the cycle right away, some prefer to add them later when their test levels are stabilized for greater synergy. There is no reason to taper var up or down, the half life of orals is short...