8 Day DNP Run

I've lurked in this sub for a long time and learned a lot from others who have posted here. So I decided to post my dnp experience albeit from a throwaway.

I have a local source which is a lot cheaper than what the online guys are selling. 250 mg caps. I took 1 cap every 24 hours for the first 4 days and then 1 cap every 12 hours for the next 4 days. I also took Orange Triad Multivitamin and chlorphenamine (antihistamine) everyday.

• no gear
• low carb high protein diet
• first run

Here is all of my data ( I should mention my normal body temp is usually 96.7 and resting heart rate is usually in the high 50s/low 60s): http://i.imgur.com/ijc925Y.png

To calculate how much DNP accumulated in my body I used the equation DNP Dosage + Last Calculated Amount of DNP x 0.5^(12/36)

This equation assumes 2 things. First that DNP has a half life of 36 hours. I believe this is the consensus but I have read from many different sources and it varies a lot. I know its 3 hours for rats and there is an article that says DNP has a half life of 14 days. Does anyone know if there is a reputable study that tells the DNP half life in humans? The second assumption is that DNP undergoes a zero order elimination. This means the rate of elimination is constant and independent of how much DNP is in the body. These assumptions make sense to me but it would be nice if there was research/data/evidence to support them.

Anecdotal evidence and take aways:

• About 12 hours after I took my first cap my lips started to really burn and swell up. My temperature also spiked to 99.1 degrees. This was quickly fixed with antihistamine.

• It was a really cold April where I live (below freezing). I found myself very comfortable outside in a tshirt and shorts. I would not take this cycle in the summer.

• Whenever I actually felt hot (most of the time after working out) I found drinking a liter of cold water really helped. My temperature never reached 100 degrees.

• I found DNP to make me really bloated. I usually go to the bathroom daily but on DNP I would find myself not going for days. You can see that on some days my weight would go up and suddenly I would lose a lot of weight.

• After stopping DNP I did not drink enough water. I should have continued to drink 6 liters a day like I was doing on DNP.

• I am happy with the weight loss and it was cool to lose it so fast but I dont see myself using DNP again for a long long time.

• Its important to realize how long DNP stays in your body even after you've stopped taking it... After taking DNP for 8 days it took 4 whole days to reach a level below day 1 on DNP. It will take 30 days after stopping DNP to reach 0.000 level of DNP in my body. This is why everyone says you should wait months before doing another cycle. Waiting a couple weeks between cycles doesn't give your body a break from DNP.

• Other than the first day and my GI issues, I really didn't have any adverse symptoms from DNP. I would say nothing gave me a pump or burn like DNP did.

• Especially on the days where I took 500 mg... I was extremely lethargic and slept a lot.