Posted by Optimist on December 22, 2004, at 9:02:09
In reply to Re: Anabolic Steroids » Optimist, posted by ed_uk on December 21, 2004, at 17:22:30
> Hi Brian,
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> Have you ever taken methandrostenolone? ....or any of the other anabolic steroids that you discussed in your post. What effects did they have?
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> Ed.Yes I have tried it, albeit for a short period of time. I noticed some increased confidence, energy, and wellbeing. It was hard to say though since I wasn't on it very long. That's the only androgen I've taken. I had to prematurely cut it short due to longstanding acne problems which the methandrostenolone was exacerbating.
IMO androgel or testosterone shots would be a better option as it isn't hard on your liver, and you're not replacing your testosterone with a synthetic analogue.
A good book I've read on hormones is the book "Hormonal Health" by Dr. Michael Colgan. It's very well written with lots of references. His stance is basically to start replacing at the top of the chain within the hormonal cascade i.e. Pineal gland --> hypothalamus --> pituitary gland --> testes, and adrenals etc... He says it's a lot more dangerous to play around with end organ hormones as they can cause unwanted tissue growth like cancer. He recommends supplementation with melatonin which comes from the pineal gland, low dose selegiline to increase dopamine function, and acetyl-L-Carnitine for increased acetylcholine function. Lastly he recommends DHEA, then testosterone as a last resort if everything isn't functioning properly upwards in the cascade.
It's interesting stuff, definitely worth a read. He says many times low testosterone can be increased by improving dopamine function. Sometimes that's all that's needed. The other way around, increasing testosterone to increase dopamine is an inefficient method that tends to cause more side effects. To increase mood you may be better off finding a drug that more directly increases dopamine, unless you specifically have a problem where your testes aren't producing enough testosterone at that point in the cascade even though there may be sufficient lutenizing hormone.
Brian
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