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Dianabol is the
old Ciba brand name for the oral steroid methandrostenolone.
Dianabol
is a derivative of testosterone, exhibiting strong anabolic and
moderate androgenic properties. Dianabol was first made
available in 1960, and it quickly became the most favored and
widely used anabolic steroid in all forms of athletics. This is
likely due to the fact that it is both easy to use and extremely
effective. In the U.S. Dianabol production had meteoric history,
exploding for quite some time, then quickly dropping out of
sight. Many were nervous in the late 80's when the last of the
U.S. generics were removed from pharmacy shelves, the medical
community finding no legitimate use for the drug anymore. But
the fact that Dianabol has been off the U.S. market for over 10
years now has not cut its popularity.
Dianabol remains the most
commonly used black market oral steroid in the U.S. As long as
there are countries manufacturing this steroid, it will probably
remain so.
Similar to
testosterone and Anadrol, Dianabol is a potent steroid, but
also one which brings about noticeable side effects. For
starters Dianabol is quite estrogenic. Gynecomastia is
likewise often a concern during treatment, and may present
itself quite early into a cycle (particularly when higher doses
are used). At the same time water retention can become a
pronounced problem, causing a notable loss of muscle definition
as both subcutaneous water and fat build. Sensitive individuals
may therefore want to keep the estrogen under control with the
addition of an antiestrogen such as Nolvadex and
or Proviron.
The stronger drug Arimidex (antiaromatase) would be a better
choice, but can also be quite expensive in comparison to
standard estrogen maintenance therapies.
In addition,
androgenic side effects are common with
Dianabol, and may
include bouts of oily skin, acne and body
facial hair growth.
Aggression may also be increased with a potent steroid such as
Dianabol, so it would be wise not to let your disposition change for
the worse during a cycle. With Dianabol there is also the
possibility of aggravating a male pattern baldness condition.
Sensitive individuals may therefore wish to avoid Dianabol and
opt for a milder anabolic such as deca-durabolin. While
Dianabol does convert to a more potent steroid via interaction
with the 5-alpha reductase anzyme (the same enzyme responsible
for converting testosterone to dihydrotestosterone), it has
extremely little affinity to do so in the human body's. The
androgenic metabolite 5alpha dihydromethandrostenolone is
therefore produced only in trace amounts at best. The benefit
received from Proscar, Propecia would therefore be
insignificant, the drug serving no real purpose.
Being
moderately androgenic, Dianabol is really only a popular steroid
with men. When used by women, strong virilization symptoms are
of course a possible result. Some do however experiment with it,
and find low doses (5mg) of Dianabol extremely powerful for
new muscle growth. Whenever administered, Dianabol will produce
exceptional mass and strength gains. In effectiveness
Dianabol is
often compared to other strong steroids like testosterone and
Anadrol 50, and it is likewise a popular choice for bulking
purposes. A daily Dianabol dosage of 4-5 tablets (20-25mg) is enough to
give almost anybody dramatic results. Some do venture much
higher in dosage, but this practice usually leads to a more
profound incidence of side effects. Dianabol additionally adds well
with a number of other steroids. Dianabol is noted to mix particularly
well with the mild anabolic decadurabolin. Together one can
expect an exceptional muscle and strength gains, with side
effects not much worse than one would expect from Dianabol
alone. For all out mass, a long acting testosterone ester like
enanthate can be used. With the similarly high
estrogenic/androgenic properties of this androgen, side effects
may be extreme with such a combination however. Gains would be
great as well, which usually makes such an endeavor worthwhile
to the user. As discussed earlier, ancillary drugs can be added
to reduce the side effects associated with this kind of cycle.
In order to
withstand oral administration, Dianabol is c17 alpha
alkylated. We know that this alteration protects the drug from
being deactivation by the liver (allowing nearly all of the drug
entry into the bloodstream), however Dianabol can also be toxic to
this organ. Prolonged exposure to c17 alpha alkylated substances
can result in actual damage, possibly even the development of
certain kinds of cancer. To be safe one might want to visit the
doctor a couple of times during each dianabol
cycle to keep an eye on
their liver enzyme values. Dianabol cycles should also be kept short,
usually less than 8 weeks long to avoid doing any noticeable
damage. Jaundice (bile duct obstruction) is usually the first
visible sign of liver trouble, and should be looked out for.
This condition produces an unusual yellowing of the skin, as the
body has trouble processing bilirubin. In addition to the skin,
the whites of the eyes may also yellow, a clear indicator of
trouble. Should this occur the drug should be discontinued
immediately and a doctor visited. This is usually a point where
further, permanent damage can be avoided.
It is also
interesting to note that Dianabol is structurally
identical to boldenone, except that it contains the added c17
alpha alkyl group discussed above. This fact makes clear the
impact of altering a steroid in such a way, as these two
compounds appear to act very differently in the body. The main
dissimilarity seems to lie in the tendency for estrogenic side
effects, which seems to be much more pronounced with Dianabol.
Equipoise is known to be quite mild in this regard, and users
therefore commonly take Dianabol without any need to addition
an antiestrogen. Dianabol is much more estrogenic not because it
is more easily aromatized, as in fact the 17 alpha methyl group
and c1-2 double bond both slow the process of aromatization. The
problem is that Dianabol converts to
17alpha
methylestradiol, a more biologically active form of estrogen
than regular estradiol. But Dianabol also appears to be much
more potent in terms of muscle mass compared to boldenone,
supporting the notion that estrogen does play an important role
in anabolism. In fact boldenone and dianabol differ so
much in their potencies as anabolics that the two are rarely
though of as related. As a result, the use of Dianabol is
typically restricted to bulking phases of training while
Equipoise is considered an excellent cutting or lean-mass
building steroid.
The half-life
of Dianabol is only about 3 to 5 hours, a relatively short time.
This means that a single daily dosage schedule will produce a
varying blood level, with ups and downs throughout the day. The
user likewise has a choice, to either split up
dianabol tablets
during the day or to take them all at one time. The usual
recommendation has been to divide them and try to regulate the
concentration in your blood. This however, will produce a lower
peak blood level than if the tablets were taken all at once, so
there may be a trade off with this option. The steroid
researcher Bill Roberts also points out that a single-episode
dosing schedule should have a less dramatic impact on the
hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis, as there is a sufficient
period each day where steroid hormone levels are not extremely
exaggerated. I tend to doubt hormonal stability can be
maintained during such a cycle however, but do notice that
anecdotal evidence often still supports single daily doses to be
better for overall results. Perhaps this is the better option.
Since we know the blood concentration will peak about 1.5 to 3
hours after administration, we may further wonder the best time
to take our tablets. It seems logical that taking
dianabol pills
earlier in the day, preferably some time before training, would
be optimal. This would allow a considerable number of daytime
hours for an androgen rich metabolism to heighten the uptake of
nutrients, especially the critical hours following training.
Athletes are
also often asking how to go about cycling 100
dianabol tablets when that
is the only amount available to use. Although most strongly
prefer to cycle at least 200 tablets, half this amount can be
used successfully. The goal should be to intake an effective
amount, but also to stretch it for as long as possible. We can
do this by taking four dianabol tablets daily during the week (Monday to
Friday) and abstaining on the weekend. This gives us a weekly
total of 20 dianabol tablets, 100 tabs lasting the user five weeks. This
should be a long enough time to receive noticeable gains from
the drug, particularly if you have not used steroid extensively
before. Although unconventional, it is not necessary to vary the
pill dosage throughout a cycle. This method should provide a
much more consistent gain than if attempting an intricate
pyramid schedule, which can eat up most of your pills during
dosage adjustments. As discussed earlier in this book, tapering
the dosage toward the end would offer us no real benefit.
On the U.S.
black market, one can find a variety of Dianabol preparations.
Among the more popular today are the Ttokkyo 5mg and
10mg
tablets from Mexico. These come in bottles of 100 or 1000
tablets, and have been circulating the black market in extremely
high volumes. The 10mg version actually replaced the 5mg in the
Ttokkyo product line, however both will probably be found
circulating for some time. The Ttokkyo tablets bear a striking
resemblance to the tiny pink Anabol tablets from Thailand, which
are also still popular on the black market. Methandon is also
available from Thailand, but is currently much less popular in
the U.S. than the Anabol tabs. Also from this country is a new
10mg product called Danabol, produced in bottles of 500 tabs by
the March Pharmaceutical Company. Reforvit is a Mexican
veterinary injectable, which is prepared in a strength of
25mg/ml. A 50 ml bottle contains the equivalent of 250 tablets
and sells for a reasonable price. A l0ml vial is also produced
but rarely seen in the U.S. Most users opt to take this item
orally as it is just as effective as tablets (and much less
painful than injecting). One can purchase empty gelatin capsules
in the health food store and inject Reforvit into them with a
needle. Look for the `00' size capsule, which can hold one full
ml of solution. More recently its manufacturer Loeffler has
introduced an oral version, carrying a whopping 25mg of steroid
per tablet. Denkall also makes 10mg capsules and a 25mg/ml
injectable of this steroid, which are also commonly found in the
U.S. as of late. The russian
dianabol generic product (Methandrostenolone)
tablets are also still found in the U.S., although the packaging
of dianabol has been updated recently to reflect a more
detailed tablet strip and box.
As of the
printing of Anabolics 2000 I reported no preparation that was
being made in a dosage over 5mg, but just two years later we now
have several preparations carrying 10mg, and one weighing in
with an incredible 25mg per tablet. That equates to 5 normal
Dianabol tablets worth of steroid, which I think is clearly
indicative of a new trend in steroid manufacturing.
Understanding that the steroid market in many parts of the world
really caters to athletes, many producers have seemingly been
rushing to release newer and more shockingly high dosed
products. Not only Dianabol, but also versions of Testosterone
cypionate, Testosterone propionate, nandrolone decanoate,
nandrolone laurate, stanozolol, boldenone undecylenate and
oxandrolone have been released in the past two years carrying
higher dosages than ever before seen commercially. With the
extremely lucrative market for steroids at this time there is
little doubt that this trend will continue. |