I'd been considering steroids for a long time, and recently decided to try the mildest I thought I could find, which is oxandrolone/anavar. I planned to take 50-60mg a week. I'm not a huge guy to begin with, and I don't want to be huge, bodybuilder like, but wanted something that would help improve strength gains with minimal side effects, particularly to hair loss, and maybe add 5-10 pounds of lean muscle over time.
I had a few questions though. Firstly, what is a recommended length of time to be on anavar? Since it's oral, and I'd read that most of the time oral steroids are more harsh on the liver, I figured 6-8 weeks would be safe. Also, do I need to be on some sort of PCT with this steroid? I had read conflicting opinions, some that said you don't need it with this drug, and others that said you should always have PCT such as nolva or whatever on hand in case anything went wrong. Since I'm brand new to steroids, I wouldn't want something freaky to happen and not have anything on hand to treat it, but if there's absolutely no chance of that happening I'd also rather not waste the money.
Lastly, how does HGH compare with anavar? Admittedly I haven't done a lot of research on HGH, side effects, and results, but a friend of mine had done it and said it was pretty mild.
Thanks for any information.