
Originally Posted by
MuscleInk
^^^^Correct. Blood work is your best indicator. Lethargy can be the result of many things and a full set of blood work with hormone panels would be a wise idea.
Even if muscle gains and strength aren't your objectives, you have to understand that hormones regulate numerous essential functions (sleep, wakefulness, mood, appetite, sex drive, digestion, cognition, wound healing, immune system, and more). When you take external steroids, your internal gonadotropins (sex hormones) will be impaired. Additionally, changes to normal levels of testosterone can cause increased estrogen production which in turn can reduce energy, strength, sex drive, and a increase many cardiac risks. You may have inadvertently done more damage taking steroids at random without knowing how best to use them.