What All Are Side Effects Of Anabolic Steroids?

Anabolic steroids are commonly recommended by members of the healthcare community to individuals experiencing wellness issues. However, the use of steroid drugs is not limited to healthcare use alone and professional athletes and others use steroids for unlawful requirements and without healthcare advice. Self-prescribing of steroid ointment drugs is one of the biggest reasons behind misuse of steroid drugs and steroid side effects.

It is beneficial to note that anabolic steroids are lawfully recommended by doctors to treat sufferers experiencing wellness issues such as severe burns, breast cancer, knee or shoulder injury (joint repair), thrombosis, osteoporosis, anemia, asthma, muscle-wasting disorders, chronic nutritional deficiencies, endometriosis and hereditary angioedaema, AIDS wasting syndrome, sexual dysfunction, etc. The abuse of anabolic steroids can lead to many side effects, some of which may be irreversible in nature.

The use of anabolic steroid drugs, especially androgens, can significantly increase the competitive behavior of an individual. Though aggression is beneficial for athletes to some extent, over-aggression can make things difficult in dealing with people because of uncontrollable feelings besides disturbing sleep patterns and irritability.

Users of anabolic steroid drugs may find themselves in depressive conditions as steroid ointment drugs have an impact on the levels of testosterone in the body. Depression and other drawback symptoms often encourage users to take on steroids again when they go off them. Use of steroids may lead to dependency as users want to see themselves in top and muscular shape after prolonged use.

Bolt’s chances doubted by Lewis

Olympic legend Carl Lewis recently expressed his doubts about the ability of Usain Bolt to win another medal in the 100-meter dash. A Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist, Bolt, holds the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, and the 4×100 meters relay (along with his teammates).

It is hard to stay at that level for a long period of time and people will try to beat the champion, Lewis said.

From CA.sport.yahoo.com:

Lewis is the only man in Olympic history to repeat as gold medalist in the 100, but even that achievement is somewhat skewed. Lewis won the 100 as part of his epic four-gold performance in 1984 and then finished as runner-up in 1988, but he was retroactively awarded the gold medal when champion Ben Johnson tested positive for an anabolic steroid. No man has ever repeated as Olympic champion in the 200.

It would be a difficult road ahead of Bolt during the London Olympics, Lewis added.

In the Jamaican Olympic Trials, Bolt has been beaten in the 100 and 200 by Yohan Blake, a friend and fellow countryman.

The 100-meter field is very open, with worthy contenders such as Blake and Justin Gatlin poised to challenge Bolt, Lewis added.

Sheen used steroids for sports movie

Actor Charlie Sheen has admitted that he did used anabolic steroids shooting for sports movie "Major League" for getting the grip of the game.

Sheen played Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn, a flamethrower with an edge in the worst-to-first baseball film, "Major League." The actor is also friend with admitted steroid user, Lenny Dykstra.

The former "Two and a half men" star kept his bad boy image mostly on film and his admission in this week's Sports Illustrated comes at least semi-unexpectedly.

From Huffingtonpost.com:

Of course, drug use is barely news with Sheen; after all, his contraband-fueled outbursts made national headlines last fall, and led to, eventually, his dismissal from "Two and a Half Men." Sheen kept his badboy image mostly on film back in his 80s heyday, though, so his admission in this week's Sports Illustrated comes at least semi-unexpectedly.

"Let's just say that I was enhancing my performance a little bit. It was the only time I ever did steroids," Sheen tells the magazine (via NY Daily News). "I did them for like six or eight weeks. You can print this, I don't give a f*ck. My fastball went from 79 [miles-per-hour] to like 85."

Sheen added he used anabolic steroids for three months during filming, but soon realized the downside of performance enhancing drugs.

The Anger Management star continued that he had a smart trainer, a defensive lineman in the National Football League, and knew enough sportsmen using steroids.

US Judge dismisses Lance Armstrong's lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of Lance Armstrong aimed at preventing the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) from moving ahead with charges that the cyclist made use of performance enhancing drugs during his career.

The 80-page complaint was dismissed by US district court judge Sam Sparks who said that it seemed more intended to whip up public opinion in favor of the cyclist than focus on the legal argument.

The suit claimed that rules of USADA violate the constitutional rights of Armstrong to a fair trial and the agency does not have jurisdiction in Armstrong's case.

From Guardian.co.uk:

"This court is not inclined to indulge Armstrong's desire for publicity, self-aggrandisement or vilification of defendants, by sifting through 80 mostly unnecessary pages in search of the few kernels of factual material relevant to his claims," Sparks wrote.

CNN reported that in a footnote the judge added: "Contrary to Armstrong's apparent belief, pleadings filed in the United States District Courts are not press releases, internet blogs or pieces of investigative journalism. All parties, and their lawyers, are expected to comply with the rules of this court, and face potential sanctions if they do not."

The suit also accused USADA chief executive, Travis Tygart, of waging a personal vendetta against the cyclist who won the Tour de France every year from 1999 to 2005.

Sparks, however, did not rule on the merits of claims made by Armstrong and would allow him to re-file his lawsuit, which is expected to be filed as early as Tuesday.

Banned athletes get a brief reprieve for London Olympics

The one-year bans on four athletes from India have been pushed back by the anti-doping appeals panel and the order clearly states that the dates of commencement of the sentences have been pushed back only to allow the athletes 'to train and compete at the London Olympics'.

The last qualifying event for relays ends on July 1 at Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Asian Games double gold medalist Ashwini Akkunji, Sini Jose, Tiana Mary Thomas, and Priyanka Panwar are among the athletes who challenged the suspensions imposed by the anti-doping disciplinary panel. The athletes had put the blame squarely on Yuri Ogorodnik, the sacked Ukrainian coach.

From Dailymail.co.uk:

The IAAF will club the cases of these four athletes with those of Mandeep Kaur and Jauna Murmu, who too had flunked dope tests and were suspended for a year each.

All these will be put before the CAS. In fact, the order, which came out on Tuesday, says very clearly that the dates of commencement of the sentences have been pushed back only to allow the athletes 'to train and compete at the London Olympics'.

Bans generally don't start from the date of sample collection and either begin from the date of provisional suspension or from when the order is pronounced.

The athletes had challenged the one-year suspensions imposed by the antidoping disciplinary panel to which the World Anti-Doping Agency had filed a counter appeal before the appeals panel seeking a two year ban.

A three-member appeals panel, headed by CK Mahajan pointed out that the athletes have proved how the prohibited substance entered their bodies and the panel was convinced with their arguments.

The latest verdict gives the athletes another chance to qualify for the London Olympics.