Bromocriptine: An Old Drug with New Uses
by Lyle McDonald
This book is not intended for the treatment or prevention of disease, nor as a substitute for medical treatment, nor as an alternative to medical advice. It is a review of scientific evidence presented for information purposes only. Recommendations outlined herein should not be adopted without a full review of the scientific references provided and consultation with a physician. Use of the guidelines in this booklet is at the sole choice and risk of the reader.
Copyright: ' 2002 by Lyle McDonald. All rights reserved.
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Acknowledgements Generally, I want to thank all of the people who seem to enjoy what I have to say, who read my articles, and who tell me that my advice has brought them results. I wouldn’t keep doing this if they didn’t, and I wouldn’t be where I am today without these folks’ support. Specifically I want to thank all of my test readers and editors: Seth Breidbart, Nina Bargiel, and Lester Long. Their comments, corrections, and endless feedback prevented this from being another hard-to-read, typo-laden effort. I want to give a special thanks to Shelly Hominuk, webmistress of http://www.QFAC.com. First and foremost I want to thank her for her help in bringing this book into existence, first in its digital form. She’s a techmistress in addition to being a stone hottie. Also, I want to thank her for putting up with my shit for so many years. I also want to give a special thank you to Laura Moore, sex guru, for her feedback on the small section about bromocriptine and sexual function. And for also being a stone hottie who has put up with my shit for many years. I want to give extra special thanks to my partner in crime: bench press stud and endocrinology nerdette, Elzi Volk. On top of her editing efforts on this and my last project, she has been a sounding board and constant source of questions, criticism, and information over the years. She’s put up with more shit from me over the years than I can ever thank her for. I am truly indebted to her. It should go without saying but I’ll say it anyhow, Dan Duchaine (R.I.P.) deserves a level of thanks I can never give him. He quite literally made me whatever I am today. We miss you, Dan. Finally, I want to give a super-duper extra-special thanks to John M. Williams. Without his constant efforts , this project would never have become what it is.
Foreword I’m assuming that most of you who have picked up this booklet know me through my articles on the internet, the occasional print magazine work I’ve done, or through my first book on ketogenic diets. If not, you have no clue to who I am so you might as well just turn to Chapter 1. If you do know me, you probably know that I usually don’t talk much about drugs. Contrary to what some have occasionally suggested, this has nothing to do with any moral stance on my part. Overall, I consider myself a libertarian when it comes to the use of drugs. As long as the choice is made based on knowledge, and no one but the individual making that choice is affected, what people do to themselves is their own business as far as I’m concerned. So if it’s not some silly moral anti-drug stance, why don’t I talk about drugs very much? There are a few reasons. The main reason is that drug solutions for body recomposition (a fancy word that means more muscle, less fat, or both) have never been my real intere