Monthly Archives: June 2007

So people who are taking corticosteroids for legitimate medical reasons like asthma or arthritis — they have no need to be concerned? Aren’t there some people who experience temperament changes while they’re on corticosteroids? Are there any valid reasons for people to be taking anabolic steroids? If someone is experiencing more rage while they’re taking anabolic steroids, is there treatment for it? Are there signs that parents or coaches should keep in mind — signs that a child, an athlete, may be using steroids? What else would you want to add, either about roid rage or anabolic steroid use? read more

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I think a better way to view this is a spectrum of behaviors by people on anabolic steroids ranging from being somewhat more assertive, moving up one notch to being frankly aggressive, and moving up another notch to actually having this roid rage. Anabolic steroids mean steroids that build muscle, retain protein, and corticosteroids are so-called catabolic. I don’t believe that the shorthand-word “steroids” should ever be used because the public has been confused, and many people who are taking corticosteroids for a variety of medical illnesses are of the belief that they’re going to get all these horrible side effects that people talk about in terms of anabolic steroids. If it’s a difficult adolescence [in someone] who is not on anabolic steroids, they have a lot of acne , may be very irritable and may get many of the kinds of things we associate with anabolic steroids. Allergies | Arthritis | Cancer | Diabetes | Digestion | Healthy Kids | Heart | Men’s Health | Mental Health | Women’s Health | More. read more

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