Has steroid use affected your mental health?

[Zbignew]

Test is a fantastic anti-depressant. After 18 months of misery when I hit andropause TRT made everything better. It was like being able to see in color for the first time.

Test+Mast makes me stupid crazy horny. Like I literally can't think about anything else. That has it's pros and cons.

I react badly to both deca and tren. They make me a miserable son of a bitch to be around. I act very out of character when on them, so never again.

 

[fike]

I have really bad PTSD as well as GAD, which doctors suspect came from my accident.

Testosterone fixed those problems, but only while on them. It helps at TRT doses, or higher, so I don't really need high doses.

NPP + Test did the same for me, but my sense of well-being was even better. NPP made me completely calm, but gave me a floppy donkey dick that was pretty useless.

Haven't tried tren yet. In general, my mental health issues pretty much go away while on steroids, but they come back after a few weeks of stopping. It's likely a chemical imbalance due to a TBI.

I’ve had three (3) TBIs myself. It’s really affected my memory more than anything. It also feels like I’ve lost a few IQ points at times. I don’t feel as sharp as I use to be.

I hope it’s not intrusive of me to ask, but do you take anything along side of your hormone replacement to help with the PTSD and anxiety? Main reason I ask is I’ve come to realize I’ve been having some problems with anxiety lately and I’m open to suggestions of treatment to discuss with my mental health provider other than benzodiazepines.

 

[Gigantic]

I’ve had three (3) TBIs myself. It’s really affected my memory more than anything. It also feels like I’ve lost a few IQ points at times. I don’t feel as sharp as I use to be.

I hope it’s not intrusive of me to ask, but do you take anything along side of your hormone replacement to help with the PTSD and anxiety? Main reason I ask is I’ve come to realize I’ve been having some problems with anxiety lately and I’m open to suggestions of treatment to discuss with my mental health provider other than benzodiazepines.

Yep, I feel the same way. My professor said I used to have the best writing she’s seen, and that my words flow like poetry. Now I sound like a robot.

I don’t take anything else, no. My biggest helps so far have been therapy without meds, but it’s even better with trt / NPP.

 

[I6JQdr06]

I administer TRT at around 150mg Test U per week. I’ve been as high as 225mg/week and haven’t noticed much difference in terms of mood (erections though are a different story).

I find that if I switch out 30-40mg of the Test for Deca, my sense of well-being goes through the roof. I’m happy, confident, assertive, self assured - basically everything that TRT promised but didn’t fully deliver. I won’t take bullshit from people anymore (and the world is full of that). It’s not that I’m grumpy with them or that I have a short fuse, I’ll just patiently explain why they’re wrong rather than letting it wash over me like I used to.

 

[akrmbdnt]

I don't think my mental health get affected during my previous cycle (test e only). I felt the same before and durig cycle

 

[The-Optimist]

Only Tren has a significant impact but boy, it's a total crazymaker hence I stopped taking it a long time ago. The rage, paranoia, flipping my lid over minor things and to cap it off, a psychotic episode. That stuff is the devil for me.

 

[Demondosage]

I used to be very narcissistic myself, life experience and realizing that almost everyone has some form of knowledge or something to bring to the table has helped me. That and the fact that most of the ones who have been there for me weren’t gym ppl really opened my eyes

 

[ImHereForBothReasons]

Maybe I’m an exception, but on every steroid I’ve tried I’m more calm and self controlled than I was before TRT and cycles. Even on 525mg Test and 300mg Tren H I feel great. Over the last several years I’ve even had comments about how calm and stoic I’ve become.

 

[AbstractMind]

Definitely a loss of self, slight detachment from the world. I feel like people that say they don’t experience this just aren’t self-aware enough to notice it. But who knows.

 

[RzSco]

I was always full of rage, steroids didn’t change it. But certainly people don’t fuck with me as much now, even as DYEL as I am by roided standards.

 

[Silent lucky]

Those with mental health issues or personality disorders, Has your use of steroids affected your mental health in a positive or negative way?


I used to have a very short temper before I started blasting and cruising about a decade ago. When I started TRT I noticed I didn’t sweat the small stuff anymore.

I don’t go to any mental health professionals but I’ve had a few women tell me I’m a narcissist. I thought for awhile they were just trying to upset me because all of them said it after a breakup. One day I googled it and almost all the symptoms were symptoms I identified with. I think it’s possible, looking back on it…That steroid use has furthered my narcissistic traits. Although I’m able to have healthy relationships. I don’t think it’s affected me negatively.


Has steroid use affected your mental health in a positive or negative manner?

I have felt more energy and overall positive head space.

 

[HB_22]

This might be controversial but I personally feel better and my mental health has improved since I either use a low dose of Masteron or Primo with my trt or even a bigger dose in a bulking phase. Anavar is great too but it is crushing my lipids a lot more so for trt it is not an option.

I like to do my trt with 105mg test-e/week and 30mg of primo-e/week. The difference in mental health is huge by just adding very low dose of primo.

 

[Graikas]

This might be controversial but I personally feel better and my mental health has improved since I either use a low dose of Masteron or Primo with my trt or even a bigger dose in a bulking phase. Anavar is great too but it is crushing my lipids a lot more so for trt it is not an option.

I like to do my trt with 105mg test-e/week and 30mg of primo-e/week. The difference in mental health is huge by just adding very low dose of primo.

Could be,becsuse shgb binded

 

[hallomonde]

This might be controversial but I personally feel better and my mental health has improved since I either use a low dose of Masteron or Primo with my trt or even a bigger dose in a bulking phase. Anavar is great too but it is crushing my lipids a lot more so for trt it is not an option.

I like to do my trt with 105mg test-e/week and 30mg of primo-e/week. The difference in mental health is huge by just adding very low dose of primo.

Interesting, tell me more about low dose primo, i rarely see anyone talking about it and I'm quite curious about it.

 

[Jire]

As someone who's been blasting at least a gram of test per week for the past year, I have strong reason to believe I become more friendly the higher my androgen levels are. 2g, 3g territory even, I've just noticed further improvements in my attitude.

I think this is due to it raising my self confidence to a level where things don't ever seem to quite bother me, I think even if someone pointed a gun to my head I would remain calm at high doses of test... It's like I don't fear anything or anyone, nor their opinions of me. Testosterone for me is like a calm, confident reassurance in myself.

On the other hand, sometimes I like to get frisky and take a lot of Cabergoline for the sex drive and motivation.. and I can say Caber does seem to make me more aggressive, almost in the way that cocaine/Adderall do. It gives me a certain feeling of arrogance and a lack of respect for others, especially for women, that while I do realize is happening, makes me much more inclined to say what's on my mind, even if it's outright offensive.

Finally, using high dose (5000IU/week) hCG I've noticed a different type of aggression.. when someone "wrongs" me in any way I can feel an internal boil of rage building up, and while I can definitely control it, I think someone pushing me too far would result in physical altercation.

Please note: I have not experimented with any other hormones besides proviron, masteron, bioidentical testosterone, DHT and hCG. Currently I only use testosterone and hCG.

 

[HB_22]

Interesting, tell me more about low dose primo, i rarely see anyone talking about it and I'm quite curious about it.

It gives me a nice mental boost, improves my self-confidence, I am less affected by stress. 30mg of primo a week gave me pretty much all mental effects without having any negative downside in bloodwork.

 

[SkullCrusher]

Testosterone at 200mg Cypionate a week made me calmer, more jolly and jokey and a lot more patient.

A similar feeling to a long day in the sun. I normally take 100mg TRT and don’t have the above benefits.

Dianabol at 15-20mg per day has been like 200mg testosterone but more so. It’s been brilliant mentally.

It really strikes me that psychiatry should’ve been using these drugs as antidepressants, after modifying them to remove the worst side effects.

I bet far more respond to high androgens than the SSRIs etc.

I mean when wax the last time pharma tried to iron out the side effects of steroids ?

 

[RaddishPork]

I wouldn't say they've made me short tempered because I don't blow up on people. I've always had a high tolerance for bullshit. I walk away from confrontation and don't really wanna go to jail over some stupid shit.

However, when I'm on cycle I feel a lot more assertive. Not in an aggressive, meathead kind of way. But if I'm chatting with women I'll catch myself flirting and not even thinking about it. When someone is driving like a dickhead I will honk at them a lot faster. I used to let people shit-talk me a lot in a joking way, but now I definitely chirp back and I'm not afraid to "win" and clown on them. I was too nice my whole life. I'd let people get the better of me all the time.

I also used to be very paranoid about people around me trying to hurt me. I have a decent MMA background and I still had no confidence in myself unless the adrenaline kicked in. I don't go around starting fights, but now that I'm a lot fuller and stronger, I don't feel nearly as nervous holding my ground or telling people when they're in the wrong.

 

[goonr]

I won’t take bullshit from people anymore (and the world is full of that). It’s not that I’m grumpy with them or that I have a short fuse, I’ll just patiently explain why they’re wrong rather than letting it wash over me like I used to.

Good description. I feel pretty much the same.

 

[sbdman]

The only thing I can think on tren is “lift heavy weights” “cum in fat girls” that’s literally it

Tren, a cattle drug, literally turns a person into a steer in terms of what they desire haha