I have never had any bad effects from steriods, i just had a blood test done & the doctor said I was in the top 5 Percent of healthy people he sees. I am competing in 3 weeks so if was going to have a bad test now would be the time. I suffered from server acne as a teen, I went on Roacutane twice, which as most people know is very rare, at the time in Australia I had the highest dose permitted by law, 120 mg I think it was. When I started steriods my skin never broke out & actually improved even more. I have slighty torn my right bicep & dislocated my left shoulder doing 400lb incline press last year, that did hurt a little, though I do not think steriods did that. I am friends with some really heavy Takers as well as coke, nubain & these guys have never had a problem in there life, every one is different I guess.