Honestly this is what I believe to be the case. Placebo can be very powerful (both in terms of symptom relief and even impact on neurology)… hence why a placebo group is typically added to clinical trials (the recipients being unaware whether they’re receiving placebo or the active compound being trialled)
The analogy of test vs drug dependence is somewhat comparable with what you’re trying to say, however the requirement for a daily shot may satisfy a psychological need, with drugs (while psychological aspects may instill a craving and/or belief, thus it does play a factor regarding addiction) the need for a fix is typically related to a physiological requirement, as in you’re body can’t function adequately without it… actually this is the same with test regarding if you were to go off (T plummets to zero, you feel shit)… granted AAS are typically more subtle regarding their impact on neurological regulation, dependence isn’t typically as overtly obvious compared to someone withdrawling from crack cocaine or crystal meth… some on aas do go manic/have demeanors completely altered, thus an analogy/ideology regarding AAS being addictive from both a psychological and physiologic standpoint can be made…
furthermore, for some (aside from long term effects) AAS can be very destructive regarding impacts on personal relationships, decision making etc (the weightliftingwithoutlimits, grams of tren per week guy being a prime example… speaking of which, he hasn’t been on here since dec 22, he was a frequent… as in multiple times per day visitor… is it possible he died? I thought he was on the track to sudden cardiac death within the next year or so. Was talking about adding dieuretics, had probably upped the tren dose to 2g as he believed people were using 4-5 grams of tren at the higher levels… perhaps he got into a fight and sustained lethal injuries? He did always talk about how angry he got when people… walked in front of him. Not being a dick here, I’m a little bit concerned… his brush with a diabetic coma should’ve been the wake up call… but it wasn’t. I’m worried he did something like acquire some lasix, take a low dose, think “I just lost 1kg without any sides” then proceed to take like 20x the recommended dosage like he does with AAS, potassium depletion occurs, lethal arrhythmia… (torsades de pointes or ventricular fibrillation) @zeek1414
I shouldn’t be speculating here, but he wasn’t healthy, refused to get any kind of bloods/moniterif and kept continually increasing dosages beyond absurdity… I mean running 200mg test, at LEAST one gram of tren and high dose sdrol for months on end is seriously, seriously stupid at his level of competing experience… unless he is like no#1 in the world or actively about to compete for that title there is no need for THAT level of abuse… it’s about using the compounds responsibly, as a tool to help you reach you’re goals… not pumping it as high as possible, going so absurd on the doses you’re letting the drugs do 90% of the work
He was also “seriously tempted” to start using temazepam to help him sleep on tren. I told him not to (unless it’s like a one off)… he probably didn’t listen. I’ve tried temazepam (without a script) a few times to see what a benzodiazepine would do regarding my social anxiety (previously crippling… like panic attack, full on shaking and freezing up type crippling)… (yes I’m aware this is drug abuse, was aware of the dependence potential and what happens when one gets addicted to and attempts to kick the habit regarding this class of drug)… not a good idea at all… it worked, but the pronounced disinhibition and impaired ability to make logical decisions make it too risky, not to mention the notion of dependence. Over the weeks in Europe though I’ve managed to deal with and largely amoreliate my social anxiety by simply going out by myself again and again until the notion of meeting to and/or talking to new people became normalised, I no longer get anxious over the concept.
I think I’ve grown a fair bit (for the better or worse) over the past month and a half
