Notes on the Infamous Anadrol

[athlete03]

I have some A-bombs lying around but have been reluctant to use them seeing how everyone warns about how Anadrol will eat a hole through your liver and all that. So I checked out the drug manufacturer to see what they say about their product and it's rather different. At www.anadrol.com (a site of Unimed Pharmaceuticals) they say Anadrol 50 is contraindicated in patients with carcinoma of the prostate or breast and patients with severe hepatic dysfunction. Well, so is alcohol, or Ibuprofin for that matter.

If Anadrol was so hard on the liver I don't think they'd be able to list only "severe" hepatic dysfunction as a contraindication. The truth, I think lies somewhere inbetween the hype on both sides of the argument.

 

[ZeroCool]

I was just on Anadrol with a script from my doc. I went to the site Anadrol.com and read everything. They say that to treat Anemia with Anadrol a minimum of 6 months supply should be taken. I talked to the person at the pharmacy and even she said that since I am so youung(22) that my body and my liver should be okay if I was to take it for 8 months. I only took it for 3 weeks because it works wonders!

 

[PimpnAintEasy]

Review of oxymetholone: a 17alpha-alkylated anabolic-androgenic steroid.
Pavlatos AM, Fultz O, Monberg MJ, Vootkur A, Pharmd.
Clin Ther. 2001 Jun;23(6):789-801; discussion 771.
Northside Family Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60659-4120, USA.

BACKGROUND: Oxymetholone (17beta-hydroxy-2-[hydroxymethylene]-17-methyl-5alpha-androstan-3-one) is a 17alpha-alkylated anabolic-androgenic steroid and a synthetic derivative of testosterone. It has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of anemias caused by deficient red cell production. OBJECTIVES: This review summarizes the pharmacokinetics, current and future clinical applications, and adverse effects of oxymetholone. Relevant studies were identified using a search of MEDLINE through March 2001, supplemented by conference abstracts and presentations. RESULTS: Because of its anabolic properties, oxymetholone has been studied for the treatment of HIV-associated wasting, antithrombin III deficiency, pediatric growth impairment, and damaged myocardium, with varying degrees of success. Hepatotoxicity is a major adverse effect associated with the use of oxymetholone, with cholestatic jaundice the most important hepatic side effect. Less common hepatic side effects associated with the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids include peliosis hepatis and formation of hepatic tumors. All anabolic-androgenic steroids can cause androgenic side effects, including acne, hirsutism, hair loss, clitoral/phallic enlargement, vocal changes, erectile tissue stimulation, gynecomastia, amenorrhea, and changes in libido and sexual potency. CONCLUSIONS: As is the case with many anabolic-androgenic steroids, few pharmacokinetic and tolerability studies were performed before oxymetholone's approval in the 1960s. It has proved, however, to be an appropriate treatment choice for selected patients with anemia, if carefully monitored.

 

[athlete03]

That's why I procured Anadrol, for the phallic enlargement!