No one can pin point another individual s personal breaking point. Yes, the anabolic steroids can have long-lasting and permanent effects on your body. Your friend is correct, they are bad for the liver, kidneys and multiple other organs. It puts you at risk for a heart attack, your sex organs diminish in size ( you really want that?), and down the road you won t have those beautiful muscles you had to use risky hormones to try to build. You can replicate the effects of several hormones by a crafty manipulation of proteins to enable your own body to increase the hormones you need. You need a sports nutritionist! I can t tell where you are so I don t know how you would look for a good sports nutritionist/exercise physiologist, but they are great!Bottom line, answer to your question, about recovery after using steroids is dependent on many variables and I would not want to place a wager and I am wondering why you would either?