When do I start Steroids with HIV?

[growing]

I might have just tested positive...

If so, when do I start bulking with steroids (I have experience already about 5 or 6 cycles so far)

I workout 5-6x week, is that too much??

and--will my doctor prescribe for roids for me as well as HGH??


I really need help here-- I'm scared.

 

[Vasqulardad]

It was several years before the doctor prescribed steroids for me. I was poz for about 5 years and only when my testosteone level was low enough to warrant it did I get the drugs. The Meds I am taking and age (I am 50) were concommitant factors.
HGH and steroids are usually given when there are signs of wasting.
If you do your research and go in armed with information and you have a good HIV (knowledgeable) Doctor he might prescribe them sooner. You might want to talk about preventative measures and how taking steroids now might save you in the future.
Depending on what you look like now (if you are in good physical shape and muscular) he may say u re doing ok at the moment.
Good luck.
Also, insurance will play a roll in this since some of his stuff is expensive. I am taking Oxandrin and over the counter it is over 800 bucks fo a month and all I pay is 20 bucks

 

[johnny_lats2]

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[njmonmouthguy]

Read "Built to Survive" by Michael Mooney and Nelson Vergel, they have a web site also but can't remember the name right now, search for it. I would also recommend a book called "Healing HIV" by Jon Kaiser, M.D. Combat fear with knowledge.

 

[njmonmouthguy]

www.medibolics.com is the site, see the post on this board for some good resources. If you wanna talk about it more, let me know.

 

[lundmaster]

I am not a doctor and I dont' even to pretend to play one on TV. Here is what I would suggest: Get on GEAR as soon as possible. You have to understand the wasting process doesnt have for YEARS ussually. Unless you have a really poor immune system or have serous stressors, the body can actually attempt to fight this off.

YOu at this point dont know if you got it or not. The chances are pretty small, ONLY a million people have this disease within the US. That really isnt that high considiering there are 300 MILLION people. Unless you slept with .03 % of the population that did you probably pretty fine.

Taking all this into consideration, I would probably wait till you find out whether your postive or not (hopefully not). From that point, I would suggest taking it just so you can prepare and make sure your ready so your body can start its FIGHT! I would take a low-dosage initially and as the years go on, increase increase increase.

LUnd

I might have just tested positive...

If so, when do I start bulking with steroids (I have experience already about 5 or 6 cycles so far)

I workout 5-6x week, is that too much??

and--will my doctor prescribe for roids for me as well as HGH??


I really need help here-- I'm scared.

 

[marknyc]

Here is what I would suggest: Get on GEAR as soon as possible. LUnd

It's absurd to think that everyone with HIV needs to start steroids! I've had HIV for 24 years and have never had to do any growth drugs. And with the effective anti-HIV drugs we have now, wasting is becoming pretty rare.

If you want to do steroids for cosmetic reasons, go for it - but don't use HIV as an excuse.

 

[babybodybuilder2.5]

It's absurd to think that everyone with HIV needs to start steroids! I've had HIV for 24 years and have never had to do any growth drugs. And with the effective anti-HIV drugs we have now, wasting is becoming pretty rare.

If you want to do steroids for cosmetic reasons, go for it - but don't use HIV as an excuse.

I agree ...being a person who was once taken over be wasting ..... I got down to 110#....I did not start steriod theropy for several years after I got it. The type of steriod you use for wasting will not help in bulking, trust me I know.

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