Posted by Brian on February 07, 1997 at 12:27:44:
I've been visiting this board for a while now, and one consistent problem which I continue to find is this: the sharing of bad, potentially harmful advice.
It seems that everyone likes to think of themselves as an expert or "guru" in the area of anabolic steroids and fitness supplements. I make no such claims, and don't plan on doing so.
I understand that it's difficult to get solid information on cycles and drug doses from legitimate doctors, because they're all hung up on the legalities. A board such as this might seem like a great avenue, then, for learning about muscle enhancing drugs. I have received some good advice, here, myself and I'm not knocking this board (no pun intended).
A lot of newbies will get a bottle of some sort of powerful drug, solicit advice on the board, and jump right into a cycle after hearing their first response. This is the danger. I urge you to be careful, because its easy to give advice over these boards and it's tough to know what's good or bad information. When you ask a doctor for advice, his ass is on the line, so he's not going to throw a quick suggestion at you if he's not completely sure about it.
We are all prone to human error:
"Uhhhhm . . . I think I read an article on that drug a few months ago. Yeah. Go ahead and take ten of those a day."
"Der . . . My buddy tried something like that last year. Why don't you stack this drug and this drug in this dosage, because I think that'll make you blow up."
People -- please take everything you read hear with a grain of salt. The supposed "gurus" on this board love giving advice, and much of it is good. I have seen a good share of bullshit shoveled from the supposed experts, though.
GET A SECOND OPINION, AND AFTER THAT, GET A THIRD AND FOURTH OPINION.
Be patient with your forrays into anabolic steroids and any other drugs. Take the time to educate yourselves. Be skeptical. Be careful.
Okay, the lecture is over.