Mood and anxiety disorders
Other mood disorders which have been known to occur in users of anabolic steroids are affective and anxiety episodes. Depression and mania are the two extremes quite common in body builders.
Several studies indicate that the incidence of these disorders may be as high as 50%. Some individuals go from severe depression to the other extreme of anxiety, power, invincibility, racing thoughts and recklessness.
These episodes are common during the on-cycling phase but the depressive episodes persist during the off- cycling phase. In some individuals these affective disorders do persist for many months and even years after discontinuation of the steroids.
In one study, individuals were given testosterone and compared to individuals who took placebo. Individuals who took the anabolic steroid did show a tendency to develop mania of varying degrees.
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