Clenbuterol’s chemical formula is C12H18CI2N2O. The drug comes in the form of tablets which are 20mcg, syrups as well as injections also. It has a life of over 68 hours and doesn’t allow water retention. The drug in often sold under its trade names, Ventipulmin and Spiropent.
Clenbuterol is basically a fat burner. It helps in burning the excessive fat stored in body. It helps in giving the muscles a leaner and harder look. It is an anti-catabolic anabolic and that’s what makes it the favorite drug of athletes and bodybuilders. It doesn’t allow water retention to occur which lets the body shed those extra pounds, which are not needed.
Clenbuterol is also used as a medicine for both patients, who are suffering from asthma and who are suffering from any kind of heart disease. It is prescribed to the sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant. It has been proved experimentally that if taken in right proportion, Clenbuterol might help people fight their heart disease.
In Veterinary, Clenbuterol is used as an anti-allergic drug in horses. Clenbutero works as a bronchodilator for horses that suffer from allergic respiratory disease. In Veterinary field, it is known as, Ventipulmin. It is either used orally or intravenously.
Clenbuterol is not only famous for its benefits, but also infamous for its life-threatening side effects. The possible side effects associated with the use of Clenbuterol include excessive sweating, shaking of hands, increase in blood pressure, nausea, palpitations, tremor, headache, insomnia, and many more. The weirdest thing about it is, it is used as a decongestant in asthma patients, but it has shown properties of lowering the heart beat rate.
Please note that Clenbuterol is not a FDA approved drug. The US FDA has banned its any kind of use, such as in medicines or as a fat stimulator, and USDA has banned its use in livestock.