Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Anabolic Steroids and Psychiatric Symptoms Part 4

It has been observed in clinical studies that many individuals who do take high levels of anabolic steroids undergo cyclical changes in their moods. The depression which can set in can be quite severe. This is usually followed by a manic phase that is often associated with violence and anger- even the slightest thing out of the ordinary leads to explosion of violent out bursts.

Many past users of anabolic steroids admit to such emotions which they say are out of conscious control. Many past users have admitted damaging properties, vehicles, assaulting people randomly and even abusing animals. In many cases this has resulted in the individual being excluded by family and friends. Many spouses or girl friends have admitted that they felt extremely afraid of their husband/boyfriend when he was taking steroids.

The majority of individual deny such behaviors changes prior to the use of steroids. There is recent evidence that individuals who abuse anabolic steroids have 3-4 times the incidence of violent behaviors compared to the average population.

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