Are you addicted to steroids?

Anabolic steroids consumption benefits increase in muscle mass, reduction in recovery time of muscle after a workout. Some athletes use steroids illegitimately for enhancing their performance, while some body builders use them to achieve better shape and improved appearance.

Are anabolic steroids addictive?

Anabolic steroids don’t cause the same effect as compared to other UK steroids available in market. Though they cause some psychological and physical addictions.

Psychological addictions

It can cause “muscle dysmorphia,” it’s a condition under which the consumers view of himself is completely distorted, to come with an example, the women’s suffering from this addiction may believe they are fat even though when they are muscular and lean, same goes for men but they believe they look weak and skinny even when they were big and muscular.

Physical addiction

People who are addicted to steroids experiences a trauma or certain medical disorder, when they suddenly discontinue the use of anabolic steroids.

When anabolic androgenic steroids is put in a moratorium symptoms may include:

  • Decreased libido.
  • Decreased muscle size.
  • Muscle and joint pain.
  • Steroid craving.
  • Decreased strength.

How to tell if you or your loved one is addicted?

Below are some conditions for steroid dependence. If you or your loved ones are witnessing at least any 3 of symptoms, then its undoubtedly an addiction.

  • Tolerance: you need high doses of steroid to get desirable results, and it difficult to maintain the same rate of steroid intake.
  • Discounting steroids shows symptoms such as depression, fatigue, insomnia, etc.
  • Using steroids to avoid withdrawal symptoms.
  • Gradually reducing the duration of steroid.
  • Due to decline in muscle size, you become more vulnerable to consume steroid.
  • Cutting off activities which gives you pleasure and hobbies in favour for muscle building.
  • Continuing steroid use despite being afflicted with sexual related dysfunctions, shrunken testicles, heart related problems, breast enlargement, hypertension, and certain mood swings.

The least you can do is, try to communicate with your loved ones. In calming tone making them comfortable to speak about their steroid addictions.

Getting treatment and starting recovery

Various kinds of recovery therapies are designed to meet the needs of people suffering from steroid addictions.

  • Dual diagnosis: it is obvious that a steroid user can experience two certain conditions simultaneously. Many steroid consumers suffer from dysmorphia and/or depression so, in such circumstances dual diagnosis is used for addressing the underlying issues.
  • Inpatient recovery: To put in simple words rehabilitation centres are highly effective for people with addictions.
  • Outpatient recovery: As per your compatibility, you can receive the treatment on weekly basis, but this is more promising to first stage addictions, in case your will power is not strong you need to relocate in a facility centre.

What are side effects of anabolic steroids use?

Both males and females show different side effects after consuming steroids

Females:

  • Engorgement of clitoris.
  • Causes problems related to menstrual cycle.
  • Certain side effects may show male pattern baldness.
  • Deeper voice.

Males:

  • It’s quite rampant to witness balding after using steroids.
  • It causes infertility.
  • Gynecomastia or development of breast.