Category: Oral Steroids
Active substance: Oxandrolone
Chemical Name: Oxandrolone
Manufacturer: Generics Pharm, Europe
Pack: 30 pills (10 mg/pill)
Active Life: 8-12 hours
Average Dose: Men 30-60 mg/day……Women 5-15 mg/day
Aromatization: None
DHT Conversion: Low
Decrease HPTA function: Dose depandant

Anavar by Generics Pharm: effects, dosages, cycles and side effects

Anavar is an orally applicable steroid manufactured by Generics Pharm, Bulgaria and containing Oxandrolone which is a potent Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) derived anabolic steroid of high popularity. Discovered in the 60s Oxandrolone is widely used due to its exceptionally small androgenic level of and a moderate anabolic effect. It treats the fighting muscle wasting diseases or osteoporosis, and other conditions. Anavar comes in boxes, each unit containing 30 pills (10 mg/pill).

Anavar offers important achievements in strength without gaining body weight. It is also one of the leading steroids in therapeutic steroidal treatment. This steroid is ideal for bulking purposes and it is commonly used during cutting phases of training. Anavar is non-aromatization steroid, it is important for use in cutting purposes destined to enhance the athletic performance. Oxandrolone is very popular and efficient among female athletes and Anavar lately became one of the most used anabolic steroid among women. Even if Oxandrolone is a 17-alpha alkylated steroid its level of toxicity on the liver is much lower than of other compounds.

Anavar has a relatively short life – about 8 hours and it should be taken 2 to 3 times daily after meals thus assuring an optimal absorption of the substance. Male bodybuilders use Anavar in doses of 50-100 mg a day; women take a dosage of 2.5-10mgs to be effective for promoting muscle gains and strength without the great risk of side effects. Oxandrolon as sole taken steroid does not cause significant muscle growth or strength. It can be combined with many steroids like Deca Durabolin, Dianabol and various testosterone compounds. A combination that has been proven to be very effective is Anavar and Halotestin 20 – 30 mg per day or Anavar with 120 – 140 mcg of Clenbuterol daily.

An Anavar cycle varies from 6 to 12 weeks for men with 50-100 mg per day. A cycle may last from 6 to 8 weeks for women and children. Female users often achieve incredible results from 5-10mgs/day of Oxandrolone alone. A clearly efficient cycle would be to use Anavar per day in the first eight weeks, followed by Testosterone Propionate, Primobolan and Nolvadex in the following weeks.

Anavar has just a few side effects, one of them being the 17-alpha-alkylated action on the liver, but only when high dosage and excided long term use. Women should not take more than 50-60 mg daily otherwise there may occur several androgenic-caused side effects as clitorial hypertrophy, acne, deep voice, or increased body and face hair growth.

Oxandrolone Brand Names

Oxanodex, Oxandrol, Anavar, Oxanabol, Oxandrin, Oxan, Bonavar, Oxandroxyl, Var, Anvar, Oxandrins, Oxandrolonus, Oxandrolon.

Unlike most oral steroids, which are Class II steroids giving most of their anabolic effect by means other than the androgen receptor (AR), it seems that oxandrolone probably does have good binding to the AR, and is therefore a Class I steroid, while having little other effect. By itself it is considered to be a weak anabolic.

Partly this is due to its apparent lack of non-AR-mediated activity. This can be corrected of course by stacking with a Class II steroid such as Dianabol, Anadrol®, 4-AD, or nor-4-AD: the latter two steroids require high blood levels which are not obtained by oral use of the powders.

The other part of the reason for this is that bodybuilders make unfortunate and unreasonable comparisons when judging anabolic steroids. If say 8 tablets per day does little, then the drug is pronounced useless or weak by the user. But that is only 20 mg/day, or 140 mg/week. Does 140 mg/week testosterone give much results? No. Few anabolic steroids give dramatic results at that dose. Per milligram the potency is reasonable, but each individual tablet is weak because the dosage is small.

Because of its high price, very few bodybuilders have taken large doses of oxandrolone. There is a single case in the medical literature (Forbes et al.) where it is reported that a competitive athlete self-administered 150 mg oxandrolone per day with remarkable gains. This is of uncertain credibility because unless urinalysis was done to verify that no other steroids were taken, there is no way to be certain that the athlete did not actually take more drugs than he reported. In any case, at current prices, only the quite wealthy could afford such a dose.

Oxandrolone does not aromatize or convert to DHT, and has a longer half life than Dianabol – 8 hours vs. 4 hours. Thus, a moderate dose taken in the morning is largely out of the system by night, yet supplies reasonable levels of androgen during the day and early evening.

Oxandrolone shares the liver toxicity problems common to 17-alkylated steroids. At one time it was thought that it did not, but both clinical and practical experience with Oxandrin has shown that at doses of 40 mg/day and higher, liver toxicity is indeed an issue with prolonged use.