With anabolic steroids being artificial hormones, they can act against your mind. With the increased amount of testosterone being delivered into the body, the user can go through several changes in personality and mental capacity by abusing these dugs. The following list, compiled from the same sources of the physical side effects, are potential emotional and mental side effects of abusing anabolic steroids:
- “roid rage”
- increased anger
- feelings of inadequacy
- restlessness
- psychosis
- decreased libido
- depression
- mood swings
- psychological addiction
These side effects may not amount quantitatively to the physical side effects, but any one of the psychological side effects of abusing anabolic steroids can be lethal. And as will be stated later in the research, these side effects can be magnified and exploited by the use of other medication.