PLEASE bear with me, I will try and keep this short.
Last year I decided to do a very light cycle of Anavar, but one that would last a while so I could finish out a very long program with a little aid. I got some Anavar from a local source, and not knowing anyone here really well yet I had to trust the guy it was a good lab. It was pretty cheap and I had some money, so I got quite a bit of it, and because I've befriended the guy he even threw in a couple more. The caps were 30mg each and i was taking one a day. Based on my previous cycle experience that should have been more than enough for what I needed.
I didn't notice anything but the usual Anavar sides for the first week; lethargy, mild shits if taken on an empty stomach, a general malaise. I started to have better workouts soon after, then vascularity around week two, the usual. Appetite went away, strength went up enough to notice, recovery improved, nothing drastic in all this, but a low dose. By week 3 the anti-catabolic effects were very noticeable, I was leaning out only very slightly, but maintaining size and gaining strength on less calories, the sides went away. Again, the usual.
Around day 40 I switched to a different bottle for some reason and things started to change. The first sign was that i was still gaining in a decent calorie deficit. The second thing was that I wasn't getting much leaner, again, calorie deficit. The second day after I started the second bottle my strength took off. It was noticeable. Weight shot up 3-4lbs, on the same intake levels, so I cut back on the intake again, and was able to keep my weight at the same level. I started looking smoother, bigger. The strength gains got so out of hand by day 20 of the new bottle that i actually cut back to 1 cap every two days. That leveled the (drug) gains off.
I did not want to do a "major" (don't laugh) cycle at this point, just add a small edge to a proven 3-month program. The second bottle definitely gave me more than I wanted, LOL.
Halfway through the program I found some different Anavar, from a lab I had at least heard of, and started on that at 30mg a day. The Anavar sides hit me again, and strength tanked, along with it weight. 30mg of this lab was certainly weak compared to the first.
My question: Does this sound like D-bol? The caps are identical to the D-bol I had that were labeled D-bol. I respond like few others to anabolics, but the gains I made off of 30mg "Anavar" were ridiculous, and impressive even after I cut the dose in half to 30 EOD. I can see why someone would label cheaper D-bol as expensive Anavar, but the original first 3 week sides and effects sure seemed like Anavar. The second LAB I tried was definitely the right stuff, just dosed too low to do a lot, though coming off proved it was definitely doing something.
How can I be sure? I HATE this! The guys dealing this stuff around here are shady as Hell!