erythropoetin(epo) question

Chris52686 · 06-21-2004, 07:02 PM

Hello, i recently heard about this supplement and how it has banned in many major competitive sporting events the past few years, is this supplement illegal for an everyday person to take?thanks

Monolith · 06-21-2004, 08:22 PM

It makes the body produce more red blood cells, increasing oxygen flow, resulting in longer endurance. You usually see cyclists and other endurance atheletes using it.

It can be pretty dangerous, though. I vaguely recall something about an overdose in rabbits causing their blood to literally start to congeal and solidify from all the red blood cells.

Vise · 06-22-2004, 09:03 AM

hmm, the coveted increase in red blood cells. i remember stories of athletes dying awhile back b/c the got the bright idea of: having a pint of blood drawn, waiting the appropriate time, reintroducing extracted pint-o-blood, having heart attack, dying. the latter two were unplanned but happened none-the-less. in other words, don't fuck around with your red blood cells. they are too important for sustaining life.

06-21-2004, 07:02 PM	#1
Chris52686 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 91	erythropoetin(epo) question Hello, i recently heard about this supplement and how it has banned in many major competitive sporting events the past few years, is this supplement illegal for an everyday person to take?thanks
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06-21-2004, 08:22 PM	#2
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	It makes the body produce more red blood cells, increasing oxygen flow, resulting in longer endurance. You usually see cyclists and other endurance atheletes using it. It can be pretty dangerous, though. I vaguely recall something about an overdose in rabbits causing their blood to literally start to congeal and solidify from all the red blood cells.
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06-22-2004, 09:03 AM	#3
Vise thai fighter Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY Posts: 231	hmm, the coveted increase in red blood cells. i remember stories of athletes dying awhile back b/c the got the bright idea of: having a pint of blood drawn, waiting the appropriate time, reintroducing extracted pint-o-blood, having heart attack, dying. the latter two were unplanned but happened none-the-less. in other words, don't fuck around with your red blood cells. they are too important for sustaining life.