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ReportedCharacteristics
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PharmaceuticalName:Methandrostenolone/Methandienone
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Chemical
Structure:17a-methyl-17b-hydroxy-1,4-androstadien-3-one
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Cutting/Bulking:Bulking
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Anabolic Rating:90-210
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Active-Life: 6-8 hours (24 for
injectable)
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DrugClass: Anabolic/androgenicsteroid
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Average Reported Dosage: Men
25-50 mg daily
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Acne: Possible
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WaterRetention: Yes
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HighBloodPressure:
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Aromatization: Yes
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LiverToxic: Yes
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DHT conversion: No
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Decreases HPTA function: Inhibitory
By Bill Roberts:
Dianabol/Danabol
(methandrostenolone) is perhaps the most popular oral anabolic steroid ever
produced, and for good reason. While it is best used in combination with certain
injectables, it also has considerable effect used by itself.
The prevalent philosophy regarding
anabolic steroid use in bodybuilding, and one I generally subscribe to, is that
if using drugs which will suppress the hypothalamic/pituitary/testicular axis
(HPTA) anyway, one might as well get a high degree of effect at the same time.
Half-measures are less efficient, as twice as much time being suppressed would
be required for the same result. Using Dianabol/Danabol alone is not consistent
with this philosophy, and best-possible results are not achieved.
But it is also a valid philosophy
to employ anabolic steroids in a manner which, while not maximally effective, is
not greatly inhibitory of natural production of testosterone. In earlier days,
many outstanding physiques were built with Dianabol/Danabol as the only steroid
used. It is not the all out way to go, but this approach doesn't deserve quite
the disdain it usually receives today.
Dianabol/Danabol can serve well for
either purpose stacked with an injectable in the first case, or used alone in
the second.
Dosing of Dianabol/Danabol is
somewhat interesting, in that for most anabolic steroids it is a rather gray
area as to what constitutes the maximum useful dose. In the case of Dianabol/Danabol
however, there has long been general agreement that while 50 mg/day is clearly
more effective than anything substantially less, more than 50 mg/day adds
nothing further, or nothing that can be noticed. This has been my own finding as
well.
It is established that 50 mg/day
Dianabol/Danabol taken morning-only causes little HPTA suppression. When used as
part of a stack, I recommend divided doses, such as 10 mg five times per day, or
20 mg on arising and 10 mg three times thereafter. The reason for such frequent
dosing is that the half life is quite short: about four hours.
In terms of pharmacological
properties, methandrostenolone is only a weak agonist (activator) of the
androgen receptor (AR), with poor binding. It follows, then, that much or
perhaps most of its value likely comes from non-AR-mediated effects. In any
case, it exhibits synergistic effect the combination being greater than the
sum of the parts with a Class I steroid such as trenbolone acetate. It is
therefore categorized as a Class II steroid.
Other effective stacking choices,
besides trenbolone acetate, are
Primobolan
or
DecaDurabolin.
There is no point in stacking it
with
Anadrol,
which has similar activity -- one ought to simply use the more appropriate drug.
Dianabol/Danabol combines well with any Class I steroid or with
testosterone,
which has mixed activity, while Anadrol in combination with a high estrogen or
high progestin environment can worsen such side effects.
Methandrostenolone converts to
methylestradiol via aromatase. The amount of this conversion may be reduced by
use of
Arimidex
or
letrozole.
Or if the conversion is allowed,
Clomid
or
Nolvadex
may be used to block adverse estrogenic effects.
Irreversible hoarsening of the
voice has been seen in some women from very few tablets of Dianabol/Danabol: as
little as one per day taken for a few weeks. For this reason, in the 1960s
doctors decided to end what had been a fairly common practice of prescribing
this drug to women at one tab per day as a "tonic." It is not an optimal choice
for the woman who chooses to use anabolic steroids.
The usual dosing for men is 25-50
mg/day in divided doses. Personally, if supply is sufficient and an
anti-estrogen
is employed whether an aromatase inhibitor or a SERM such as Clomid or
Nolvadex I see no reason to use less than 50 mg when choosing to use
Dianabol/Danabol. However, in the absence of estrogen control, some will find
that to be too high a dose due to estrogenic side effects.
Dianabol/Danabol is 17-alkylated
and so use should be limited to no more than 6 weeks with at least an equal
amount of time off.
Methandrostenolone is the name of active ingredient in Danabol. Danabol is a
registered trademark of
CS Balkan Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
in CIS Countries.
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