Monday, March 2, 2009

What is Dianabol?

By Josh Chase

Many athletes are using steroids to help them increase their performance in sports, and even though the intake of steroids is observed in many competitions, this has not prohibited athletes from abusing drugs like Dianabol.

Dianabol is a steroid that is used orally to assist boost protein metabolism. It helps out in building up proteins in the body and is thus used to help produce muscle mass. It is a tremendously potent steroid, both in the anabolic and the androgenic terms, and has very speedy results when building up muscle mass and strength in a short interval of time.

Dianabol is generally used with inject-able testosterone stuff, like sustanon, to help jumpstart the strength building procedure in a body while the testosterone injections assist build up long term potency. It can cause a weight gain of about two to four pounds per week, for period of six weeks. This is caused by the increase in muscles as well as the water retention. Dianabol has high estrogenic features, which is what leads to water retention and because of this you should have anti-estrogenic medicines on hand to stop this from becoming something serious. It is not recommended, due to the water retention, to use Dianabol very close to competitions as the water retention hinders performance.

Dianabol, like all steroids, also have a lot of drawbacks. The first one is caused by its estrogenic properties, which causes liver toxicity when the medication is abused. There is a huge damage on the liver when the body is being given this drug, and thus it is very important to keep low dosages, like fifteen to twenty milligrams on a daily basis. After the use of Dianabol is terminated, the liver should recover as long as the dosages were kept in the recommended range.

Since Dianabol causes both the fast muscle build up as well as water retention, it can also lead to high blood pressure and heart rate increases. Sometimes, in severe cases, it is needed to give an antihypertensive drug to the person taking Dianabol.

Attributable to the estrogenic properties of the drug, it can make male athletes to develop oddly large mammary glands. It can also cause an eruption of acne on the body, since the drug fires up the sebaceous gland. It can also accelerate hair loss in the person taking the medicine.

It is important to drink a lot of water while on this drug as it will help the organs metabolise the drug better. Taking less water can lead to pains and headaches. It is recommended that you take about one or two gallons of water a day.

Like all steroids, the administration of Dianabol is examined, especially in competitive games. Since this is a presentation boosting drug, and leaves users sense happier, it can lead to over-use from time to time, and it is important to take these only under the supervision of a trained person. It is also unavoidable to have anti-estrogenic medicines on hand to battle the side-effects caused by the estrogenic properties in this medicine. - 16004

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