Winstrol actually is the drug in which Stanozolol is the key substance. Stanozolol is an anabolic steroid, a testosterone derivative that makes Winstrol like any other common anabolic steroid which helps in increasing strength without any excess body weight gains. One of the plus points of Winstrol is that it doesn’t convert into estrogen. Winstrol was first developed by the Winthrop Laboratories in 1962, and since then, the drug has been coming in two forms – oral and injection.
Winstrol is the anabolic steroid that can be ranked equal to Dianabol and Deca Durabolin on the list of anabolic steroids, as far as their effectiveness, and potency is concerned, as it is purely a testosterone derivative, an androgenic hormone produced by the testes which is responsible for the development of the male secondary sex characteristics. Winstrol certainly is one of the most popular bodybuilding anabolic steroids.
Winstrol has many benefits as it can be used in many conditions to cure many diseases in both animals and humans. In medical field, the drug is used as a medicine for treating anemia and hereditary angioedema, which is responsible for causing swelling of face, genitals, bowel wall and throat. In animals, it is used to treat weak muscles and is prescribed to improve muscle growth, to improve the production of RBCs, increase bone density, and to stimulate the appetite of weak animals.
Where Winstrol has so many benefits, it does have some side effects also. Some of the side effects include: allergies, choking, difficulty in breathing, swelling of lips, arms, face, breast tenderness, enlargement of breast tissues in males, voice deepening, clitoral enlargement (females), headache, acne and difficulty in sleeping. The drug however is approved by FDA, but the agency allows the use of the drug under doctors’ prescription.
