I did not get many side effects. Just the norm. My complexition is good anyway and I tanned atleast 2x/week to keep my pores dry. I did gain a little bit of water weight, but that is expected when one takes anabolics. I would take 25-30mg per day. I don't know how big you are, so I would start out with 3 tabs/day and see how you feel after the first week. If needed go to four,five, but no more than six. I would take them about 30min. prior to my workouts and only Mon-Fri. taking the weekend off. Dbol will stay in your system. Not everybody can workout seven days a week, which isn't good anyway. Muscles need a break too. I only do 4-6 wks. cycles then cycling off for 4-6 wks. The enanthenate 250mg would still be my system for an additional 2-3wks. after that cycle. Sorry if this sounds confusing. ReCap: During a cycle, I inject for 2wks. then I start taking dBol. This way I know that the oil is kicking and I know that the dBol is piggy backing. I got great gains and was able to maintain when I came off, with out losing a lot of weight. I dropped a total of 15lbs. in 2yrs. I know I would not have dropped as much if I did not blow a disc in my back doing squats. I started lifting 4.5 yrs ago. When I started I weighed 170lbs on 6'6" frame (skinny), I got up to 240lbs. Good Luck! Keep in mind, USE the supplements, don't ABUSE them. Rule of thumb, the quicker you gain, the quicker you lose. Build quality and keep it.