need expert or doctor advice
hey guys, what's up? i developed a blood clot in my brain a while back from using anabolic steroids. i am cool now, but i almost died. anyways, my doc told my to stay away from the juice. but, i am addicted to this shit, i am actually thinking about juicing again. if i do, i will run the risk of developing another clot in my brain. is there anything that can be done to prevent this? or should i just forget about it all together? any advice would be appreciated. thanks.
Re: need expert or doctor advice
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Originally posted by puroresu
hey guys, what's up? i developed a blood clot in my brain a while back from using anabolic steroids. i am cool now, but i almost died. anyways, my doc told my to stay away from the juice. but, i am addicted to this shit, i am actually thinking about juicing again. if i do, i will run the risk of developing another clot in my brain. is there anything that can be done to prevent this? or should i just forget about it all together? any advice would be appreciated. thanks.
Bro, you sound like a walking commercial for Juicers Anonymous. (Come to think of it, I wonder if there is such a group . . . "Hi, my name is Bob, and I'm a juicer. I haven't shot cyp for three weeks now!" Everyone: "Thanks for sharing, Bob!")
Seriously, if you want expert advice, you'll get some of that here, but you have to be careful - not everyone is an expert. And if you want a doctor's advice, see a doctor. Hey, there might even be a physician or two here on the board, but no doctor is going to give you advice based on a simplistic description like "blood clot on the brain." Everyone is different, and every case is specific and individual.
The problem is, you already have a doctor, and he has obviously given you sound advice. If you developed a clot because of AS in the past, chances are a hundred-fold (figuratively speaking) that you will again if you continue to use AS. In other words, not every smoker will get lung cancer or have a heart attack, but those who have and continue to smoke are asking for more of the same - their risk factor has already been established.
I concur with The Iron Game's question - it would seem that you have a subconscious death wish. But I do have to take issue with my bro's recommendation about the aspirin . . . We already know that AS has had some type of impact on your brain. Aspirin is an anti-coagulant, and if you have previously been susceptible to a clot, you could just as easily be susceptible to a hemmorage. (In fact, if you actually had a clot, I would question whether your doctor has already prescribed aspirin or Coumadin on a regular basis.)
If you have half a brain - and you're lucky enough to have a whole brain - you already know the answer, and shouldn't be looking for a pontifical blessing to use AS here. You said it yourself: forget about it altogether. You're 31 years old, and can half a long life ahead of you. Not everyone can take AS without consequences, and you're lucky enough to have pulled through once. Don't risk it a second time.
And seriously, you are not alone. There are lots of guys who are in a similar situation - they've had severe negative effects from AS yet still feel compelled to use them. If I were you, I would seek out a support group, because I get the impression that there is one out there.
Whether valid or not . . .
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Originally posted by Mike
Personally (and I apologize for jumping the gun here) but if you ask me there is something not right about this post. I would really doubt if you are speaking the truth.
Funny, but the same thing occurred to me. You would think that if someone "almost died" from using AS, that would be enough to get the message across.
But some of us have addressed Puroresu's original post on the assumption that it could be legit, as well as the probability that there are other guys out there that have gone through the same thing and find it just as difficult to stay off AS. (There's an old rule used by politicians - if one person writes a letter, his or her opinion actually represents the opinion of the many people that are too lazy to write. Likewise, for every person that posts a question on this board, there are likely many people who have the same question.) In the end run, we err on the side of safety and treat such inquiries as if they are legit.
That's one more reason that Mike's answer is so solid: When someone is asking for advice on how to use AS when it's obvious that the effects could be downright detrimental, the best thing is to not give that kind of advice and steer them in the right direction, even if it means not advocating AS.
I was glad to read Puroresu's second post before writing this. Remember, bro, he will always be your little brother (hell, I have two older brothers and I'll always be their "little brother" even though I could beat the crap out of them), but he is 24 years old. That makes him an adult - one who may not have the best sense of judgment, but one who ultimately has to take responsibility for his own health. I applaud you for helping to show him the way.
Re: need expert or doctor advice
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Originally posted by puroresu
i developed a blood clot in my brain a while back from using anabolic steroids.
So you were in perfect health otherwise, had no other risk factors for a stoke, injected some deca and everything went to shit within a matter of 4 hours? There must be more involved than that. As long as you don't know what the other factors were that led to the stroke, taking AS is a bad risk.