
Originally Posted by
Cylon357
So the formula above is slightly different than what I have said in the past, let me elaborate a bit.
Normally we would simplify down to Risk = dose x time. This works well for a lot of things. Testosterone at 500mg per week for 10 weeks is more risky than 200mg per week for 10 weeks. But it doesn't scale well. For example 500mg per week for 10 weeks is 5000mg of test. That same test spread out over, say, 50 weeks carries almost no risk . That would be 100mg for 50 weeks... that is TRT level for a lot of men and doable for life.
So that simple formula doesn't really work as a comparison of the same dose over a given time, just for as a general guideline.
The second part of the equation that is not accounted for is the compound itself. For example, 500mg of test is far less risky than 500mg of tren. This is inherent in most conversations, but is worth noting. I call it out specifically because there are a lot of people that don't study this thing we do as well as we have here.
So, to further simplify, risk is calculated as the DOSE of a given COMPOUND over TIME. It is worth noting that there is likely a threshold for every compound out there where risk simply doesn't apply. 2.5mg of Anavar per day likely poses zero problems for most people. Likewise, 5 or 10mg tren per week poses no serious health risk for most men. No, neither of these bring any significant benefit, they simply illustrate some of the limitations of the simple risk formula.
In addition, there are likely some compounds that carry tremendous risk at any dose. I can't come up with a PED right off the top of my head, but think any chemo-therapy drug. This type of drug falls to the other end of the category on risk and thus also skews the simple formula.