If you suspect someone,
a relative or a friend, of being an
anabolic
steroid user, you can look for several short term
side
effects that may manifest as symptoms. The most obvious
symptoms that an anabolic steroid user may exhibit are the physical
changes. An anabolic steroid user may show excessive acne breakouts and
not just on the face but on the shoulders and back. He may also
experience alopecia (hair loss) and may develop breast tissues (
gynecomastia).
An
anabolic steroid user,
of course, can display sudden or progressive muscle mass gains.
When an
anabolic steroid
user comes off a cycle, he may experience what is termed
as the ‘bridge’, which is the period of time from when the drugs are
eliminated from the system up to when the body re-starts its production
of
endogenous
(natural) testosterone. During this period, estrogen level is elevated
while
testosterone level
is significantly decreased.
An anabolic steroid user takes ancillary drugs to combat these physical
and internal changes.
Aromatase
inhibitors (
Femara,
Aromasin)
and anti-estrogens (
Clomid,
Nolvadex)
are examples of ancillary drugs taken in conjunction with
anabolic
steroids or after a
steroid
cycles, commonly referred to as post-cycle therapy.
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