Drug Class: Anabolic/Androgenic Steroid
Active Life: 6-8 hours
Effective Dose: 15-50 mg daily
Water Retention: Yes
Liver Toxic: Yes
Acne: Yes, more pronounced in higher dosages
Aromatization: Yes

General description

Danabol is one of the best anabolic steroids with a strong anabolic and androgenic effect, which can lead to a considerable build up of strength and muscle mass. It is used as an aid to muscle growth by bodybuilders. Danabol can dramatically increase protein synthesis, glycogenolysis and muscle strength in a very short period of time, reason for which it is often used at the beginning of cycles, based mostly on long-acting injectable steorids such as testosterone and nandrololne. However, due to its mode of action, it decreases the rate of cell respiration and decreases production of red blood cells. Most methandienone users experience heavy water retentions. It is normal to experience a weight gain of 2-4 pounds per week for six weeks when using Danabol, if you follow a proper training and nutrition course of course. The weight increase is caused by hypertrophy of muscle tissue together with water retention.

Danabol use and cycles

Because of its fast effect and the idea that more is better, high doses are being used and recommended more often. However taking higher doses would result in higher amounts of methandienone being excreted in urine, thus taking smaller doses multiple times per day would be more effective and deliver better results from using this steroid. Use of Danabol can cause gastrointestinal pain, that is why it should be taken with food if possible. A normal dose of methandienone is 15-50 mg per day for a period of 4-6 weeks but not more then 8 weeks. When the effect of Danabol begins to slow down after about eight weeks and one wants to continue his treatment, the dosage of methandienone should not be increased but it would be better to stack it with injectable steroids such as Deca-Durabolin or Primobolan. If the main goal is strength increase and not mass building, Danabol can be used together with Oxandrolone or Winstrol tabs.

Methandienone cycles:

1. weeks 1-5
Methandienone - 20mg/day
weeks 1-8
Deca-Durabolin - nandrolone decanoate - 300-400mg/week

2. weeks 1-4
Methandienone - 40mg/day
Week 1-10
Testosterone Enanthate or Cypionate - 500mg/week
Week 10-12
Tamoxifen Citrate - 10mg/day
PCT ( 3 weeks ) will start at week 12 due to the long acting ester of Test E
Tamoxifen citrate - 30mg/day for first week, 20 mg/day for the next two weeks
Clomiphene - 100mg for first 5 days, 50mg for the next 10 days

Danabol side effects

The side effects of Danabol directly depend on the dosage. It can interact with the enzyme aromatase resulting in the possibility of estrogenic related side effects in high doses. Normally, if doses are kept low (15-20 mg/day), these side effect are less pronounced and sometimes not seen at all depending on the invidual user's response to the drug. Gynecomastia may become apparent even very early into a cycle. That’s why the users must must always ensure that they have the necessary drugs to treat the condition. Such drugs can be Nolvadex, perhaps with the addition of an anti-estrogen such as Proviron or Anastrozole (Arimidex) which will help hinder further estrogenic conversion. Danabol it is liver toxic and can cause considerable strain on the liver in high doses and over extended periods of time. This is due to the alkylation which is added to the steroid molecule to enable it to survive the first pass hepatic metabolism and thus greatly increase the drugs bioavailability. It can also increases blood pressure and heart rate can occur, and in extreme cases may require the use of an antihypertensive drug such as catapressin. Always make sure you have anti-estrogen drugs on hand during your cycle to combat possible estrogen related side effects.