QUOTE (fingerbanger @ Nov 5 2009, 01:39 PM)

The trick is to "ramp up" your intake...Start on small dosage and increase week by week...say 0.5ml start and work from there. Your body produces about (roughly here) 230ml per week naturally(i've been told). as soon as you put a produced testosterone into your sysytem, the body automatically shuts natural test down...Ropel is my flavour of the month and i haven't noticed any side affects as yet (other than usual fluid retention) but that can be controlled by cardio if your diet is good...The only downside is when you come off a cycle, your test levels drop and you become a bit of an emotional bitch for a couple of weeks until the balls start producing naturally again. I've found that a product called "Testostagrow" is a nice buffer from stop of intake till body produces naturally again. This is just my story and i'm sure there's a few that have there own out there.....As with anything these days.."Buyer Beware..Results may vary"
Ropel is one of the cheapest ones on the market, very low quality. Are you buying bladders or are they putting it into bottles for you and making massive profits for themselves? The reason I ask this, is there is a risk of infection by doing this. None of it is done in a controlled environment. I'm not here to lecture you about steroid use, I believe each to their own, but I want to see people doing it safely. And yes I do know of people personally who have had infections in muscle tissue due to bad handling and injection practices. This is not something that you want. Make sure you use clean sterile needles and syringes, and both are placed in sharps containers when finished. You can get all of this for free through the needle exchange program setup by Qld Health. They will give you varying sizes of syringes, needles, sharps containers, alcohol wipes, and even advise you how to inject yourself properly and safely. I highly recommend you going and having a chat with them. They are called Biala Management Centre, 270 Roma Street, Brisbane 4000, 07 3837 5989 (Business); 1800 177 833 (QLD only), 24 Hours 7 Days. Ironically enough, they are next door to the Police Station, but do not be alarmed by this. It is a free service to help ensure the proper health of needle drug users, not to try and find out who they are and arrest them.
You are partially correct, as you introduce an artificial test into the body, your bodies natural production starts to slow. The other effect is that your body can start to produce more estrogen, as it likes to keep a balance between the 2. Are you using any estrogen blockers? You will actually see better results, as well as have less risk of testicular shrinkage or gyno. Very important to keep up the anti-estrogen ever after you finish your cycle. There are some legal ones on the market as well as the usual Nolvadex etc on the black market. This will also help with the emotional come down. I even know guys who go and get anti-depressants to help with the come downs, bit extreme, but it's essentially what they are good for. You are actually putting your mind into the beginning stages of severe depression.
Make sure you are drinking plenty of green tea and taking any herbal dieuretics if the water retention is bad. Have you advised your GP of your actions? I strongly advise this. After he gives you a lecture about the possible damages you could be doing to your body if you are unlucky, he will then be able to monitor your health via checkups and blood tests. The other thing I advise doing is educating yourself better as to what exactly you are putting into your body, not just talking to other dudes at the gym who are on the gear. Read medical journals and publications by doctors and professors, not idle chit chat on bodybuilding forums.
Stay away from other toxins, alcohol, drugs, etc. Get plenty of good quality food into you, lots of rest, some good antioxidants, and some regular sunshine (vitamin D). Actually that's good advice for general living haha.
QUOTE (Jamesyboi @ Nov 6 2009, 11:59 AM)

I was surprised how many policemen were selling steroids, back in my gym days.
Even in center parking on a busy main street, selling steroids in plain sight for all to see.
Very true, steroid use is and always has been widespread amongs the force.