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I joined the diet doc web site and will check it out.

It may raise sex drive, but I have heard it also shrinks your testicles. What a trade off.

got to say, strongly against use of steroids. the side effects outweigh the benefits ten fold.
gains: immediate improvement in strength, physique, appearance.
downfalls, increased chance for heart problems, anxiousness and shortened tempers, etc. long term effects of muscle breakdown and/or eating at your own tissue growth. reduced as fiddler said your own testosterone development.
Best way to lose 80-90 lbs. with the help of a nutritionist and health care provider is strength conditioning naturally, eating frequent smaller meals with balanced protein, good carb intake, and normal fat intake, as well as cardiovascular exercise like running, cycling, eliptical, rowing. You will see immediate results with this incorporated into your daily routine. best to you.

If all you are using it for is to gain muscle mass, to loose weight (increasing your overall metabolism) why would you go for the shortcut and not just do it naturally? With a lot of sweat and pain? I think if you do it the hard way, the lifestyle changes will stick.

Thank you for everyone's comment's. When it comes to shrinking my testicale's I am the only one using them right now. There are some athlete's that did them . I am not looking to do it all the time or for the rest of my life.

I think you should start hitting the gym and doing basic muscle building exercises first and maybe incorporate a fat burner with a well rounded diet. I just started doing this and I am seeing great results. Its best you don't any ananbolic substances, I had suffered a heart attack when I was 36 and it was no picnic, be weary of any drug that will effect your heart. take care and good luck

Thank you everyone for your comments. I am going to doc's to get blood work and get checked out. Than go to a nutritionist and than a sports medicine doc. Then weigh my options open.

I ve been hitting the gym now for 8 years, lossed over 11 stone in 6 years

part of last year i lossed 3 stone in 4 months by using steriods from my doctor, the down side is i am now addicted to this power drug.. I eat a high amount of food ever day & some times still want more food, so i use USN whey protein with food to keep me going on ,

yes one will put weight on but this is from not working it off at all, no good taking steroirds & staying at home all week

some of my training for u

i do cardio upto 30 mins a day over 5 days aweek from x trainer / running walk at 6kph & run at 12kph for 2 mins then back to 6 over 10 mins in all / rowning 10 mins first one to hit 100 cals or 10 mins then my weights which i can train for 2 hours plus

i found then i first started using steroids my mood swings went up big time if someone looked at me funny i wanted to rip there head off,

i was giving them as i have as lower testosterone level in the first place, But now i found when i dont have then in my body i start getting very high mood swings

i hope this helps u out

I am going to be on the opposite side of the fence as every here. I don't want to come off arrogant or or snotty but what most of these people are telling you is stereotypical stuff you hear everyday about steroids. While roids will always damage your body in some way it is not nearly as bad as everyone makes it sound if you do it properly. I mean look at all the athletes who are on roids. They aren't all bald men with boobs and shrunken pubic regions.

As far as growing breasts and having your testicles shrink yes that is a side effect of many steroids. However it can easily be prevented. When you take a steroid what you are doing is increasing your testosterone intake. Now when you increase that it throws off your hormonal balance so your body will try to even it out by creating more estrogen. Now when your body does that you will notice certain features on your body become more feminine, hence the breasts and the shrinking of your man area. It has the opposite effect on women where they're clitoris will grow in size. Well anyway, as I was saying this can easily be prevented by taking a anti-estrogen pills regularly with your steroid cycle. The pill does what it sounds like and stops your body from producing that estrogen which causes those side effects.

As far as premature hair loss goes, just like last time that is a normal side effect to steroids but can also be avoided by taking DHT blockers on your steroid cycle. However they are not always necessary. While most roids affect that not all do.

As far as the other side affects in steroids go they are all up in the air. Different people get different parts of the other side affects, everyone reacts differently basically, not to mention different brands of roids act differently. Keep in mind the larger the dose you take each cycle the more likely you are to experience the negative side effects. Acne is really the only uncontrollable side affect though and not everyone gets that.

Water weight is another side affect. You mentioned taking roids to lose weight. With my experience with roids I have only been around people who used it to gain weight. So I will admit this is were I get a little confused. Also keep in mind muscle weighs more then fat. So if you are a guy who has some fat on him and you turn that fat into muscle you may not really lose any weight plus you may get a little water weight from the steroid. Though water weight various with different types of roids some do not case much water retention.

Also I am not sure as to which kind of roid you are looking to take. Are you looking to take an injectable or an oral steroid? Injectables tend to me more effective in my opinion and also less harmful. Pills are extremely hard on the liver no matter what brand.

Like I mentioned above though roids may not have you lose that much weight unless I am missing something. You may just get a sexier body. As far as weight loss goes have you tried any kind of weight loss pills?

Anyway I hope I was of help to you. As far as weight loss goes I would not recommend a steroid I would recommend simple weight loss pills, dieting, and exercise. Get a diet pill that gives you more energy then work out daily, you will find you last longer in your workouts and burn many more calories then your normally would. Plus I think it would be very hard for you to get a steroid off your doctor. They usually only prescribe steroids to people of transgender and people who have had problems like testicular cancer and had to have there testicles removed.

I have never heard of anyone taking steriods just for losing weight... it sounds pointless to me. Unless you lack the ability to have will power you dont need to take extra stuff to lose weight. i know it may sound like the easy way out right now but that sounds expensive and pointless.... wouldnt you be better off spending the money on say a nice big screen tv and a whole room of workout machines? what type of steriods are we talking anyway? ive been around a person who took hgh and testosterone and let me tell you he was psycho... he still is nuts and i think its partially him still taking testosterone. If you plan on taking HGH just know theres a risk of diabetes associated with taking it.