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Quitting Anabolic Steroids Can Still Impair Men Afterward
Study finds high rates of depression, anxiety, and diminished sexual function within the first year after stopping that might be amenable to treatment.
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A year is not a long time. Anyone can deal with feeling a bit down-regulated for a year.![]()
Quitting Anabolic Steroids Can Still Impair Men Afterward
Study finds high rates of depression, anxiety, and diminished sexual function within the first year after stopping that might be amenable to treatment.www.medscape.com
A year is not a long time. Anyone can deal with feeling a bit down-regulated for a year.
I quit back in August of 2022. I had been cycling for about 8 years prior to that. Its true, I experienced side effects for about a full year. Mostly in the realm of sexual function. I essentially couldn't function without PDE5 inhibition. My performance in weightlifting, however, was essentially unaffected. I could still train at full intensity and felt plenty energetic in that realm, which is my main priority anyway.
Now, I am completely clean for almost two years. My total and free testosterone are better than what I tested at back before cycling. I am the strongest I have ever been on a pound for pound basis. I am smaller but significantly healthier (and leaner). People overestimate the difficulty of quitting and going back to a natural state. If you used responsibly and learned from your time on, you can still be plenty strong (if not stronger) and continue to train hard.
To be clear, during my first year of abstinence, I used raloxifene, enclomiphene, and aromasin intermittently. I completely resolved my above-mentioned sexual deficits as well as a small gynecomastia mass on one side. Total testosterone tested about 6 months ago at 800 ng / deciliter.
This read made me so happy. About to start PCT after being on for 10 years and I dont plan on hopping on anything that affects my HPTA in the future if I can get it to work again.A year is not a long time. Anyone can deal with feeling a bit down-regulated for a year.
I quit back in August of 2022. I had been cycling for about 8 years prior to that. Its true, I experienced side effects for about a full year. Mostly in the realm of sexual function. I essentially couldn't function without PDE5 inhibition. My performance in weightlifting, however, was essentially unaffected. I could still train at full intensity and felt plenty energetic in that realm, which is my main priority anyway.
Now, I am completely clean for almost two years. My total and free testosterone are better than what I tested at back before cycling. I am the strongest I have ever been on a pound for pound basis. I am smaller but significantly healthier (and leaner). People overestimate the difficulty of quitting and going back to a natural state. If you used responsibly and learned from your time on, you can still be plenty strong (if not stronger) and continue to train hard.
To be clear, during my first year of abstinence, I used raloxifene, enclomiphene, and aromasin intermittently. I completely resolved my above-mentioned sexual deficits as well as a small gynecomastia mass on one side. Total testosterone tested about 6 months ago at 800 ng / deciliter.