This thread reminds me of a story from a guy here at work.
About a year ago when I started getting into researching these compounds I got chatting with a guy here. Real good guy, funny as Hell! A guy's guy type, you know? Anyway, he's like maybe 20 yrs older than me (so 55 ish.) and I asked him if he ever used. (We were talking about gym, which he used to be right into...)
He admitted to doing 2 cycles in the past. D-Bol and Winnie. This woulda been late 70's, early 80's he did them. I believe he said both the same year, one oral, then injectable. He didnt tell me dosagaes but he did tell me this.
He bought them at his gym, they openly discussed and used them, and they injected them right in the changeroom! He said that year his bench went up 100lbs! No ****! 300lbs to 400lbs.
So, my point? : After we yapped about it I asked him, I said "What did you take for PCT?"
His reply, and I QUOTE!
"What's PCT??"
I dunno what that says about the state of it today. Maybe they were 'cleaner' back then, maybe the doses were way lower. Maybe just the mindset of not thinking you needed one actually lent to not needing one (Meaning, if we always hear now we need one and someone doesn't take one, they will mentally kinda direct themselves to sides, real or not?) Far as I know he didnt ramp up and/or down either, just one dose the whole time, then off...
I asked about side effects, the only one he mentioned was a bit of an increased temper.