Are there Alternatives to Steroids?

There are alternatives to steroids, though many of these are also banned substances. Drugs such as clenbuterol, HGH, insulin, insulin-like growth factor and GHB are alternatives to steroids.

-Clenbuterol helps with fat burning

-HGH helps to rapidly build muscle, burn fat, and increase energy levels

-Insulin helps to build muscle

-Insulin-like growth factor helps to build muscle

-GHB raises growth hormone levels

There are also drugs that help in alleviating the short-term adverse effects that are associated with anabolic steroid use. These drugs include: erythropoietin, hCG, and tamoxifen.

-Erythropoietin increases the rate of production of red blood cells in response to falling levels of oxygen in the tissues.

-hCG helps to combat hormonal suppression.

-Tamoxifen blocks the actions of estrogen.