A
female
age
41-50,
*eth02
writes:Please can you help me,I have been with my boyfriend for 2 amazing years and lived together for over 1 year. In the last couple of weeks my boyfriend has become very down and has mood swings, he seems to have lost interest in everything including me. I have tried to talk to talk to him but he doesnt see there is a problem. His skin has become very spotty and he has lost is appitite.He has told me he is using some body building stuff to help make him look better, which he does not need as he has a lovely body.I am wondering if this stuff could have any effect. Reply to this Question
Share |
Fancy yourself as an agony aunt? Add your answer to this question! A
female
reader, anonymous, writes (20 September 2011): The stuff is vile and unhealthy. I used to know a young man who took it, it made him depressed and spotty. Recently I overheard 2 young men in the gym talking about taking it and they were both behaving oddly like they were wired. I suppose it gives a big high and then a big low. It must be linked to low confidence. If only young men realised how lucky they are to be healthy and how attractive they are without any of these substances. Urge him to stop taking it.
A
female
reader, Tisha-1  +, writes (19 September 2011):
 http://www.medicinenet.com/anabolic_steroid_abuse/page3.htm#effects
http://men.webmd.com/tc/anabolic-steroid-abuse-topic-overview
If he is taking anabolic steroids then he could be having these side effects you have mentioned.
Maybe he's not aware of the dangers they pose to his health, if this is the case, and we are only guessing here.
You might try getting him to tell you specifically what type of 'bodybuilding stuff' he is using, but if he knows it's illegal or dangerous, he may lie to you, so you will have to be vigilant.
I'd tell him that you have observed these very negative changes in his behavior and body and ask him what he thinks is going on. Maybe it's time to get him into a doctor's office and have him get a thorough checkup. If you have a friend who is a doctor, you might ask this person if he or she sees the signs of drug abuse in your boyfriend, it's not much to go on but it would give you some confidence that you are on the right track.
Good luck to you, I hope he's just having some acne/spots issues and maybe is preoccupied by something else in his life.
...............................
A
male
reader, Sageoldguy1465 +, writes (19 September 2011):
 It's quite possible that, if he is consuming a peculiar diet that doesn't contain enough of the right variety of components, that this (diet) will affect his mood......
The best you can do is remind him that you think that he's hot, has a great body, and doesn't need to partake of some goofy diet in order to make himself enticing to you....
With luck, he'll understand you and retreat to normal dietary practices and get back to being the great guy who you started dating.
IF he insists on staying with what he's doing, there's no reason that you couldn't just walk away from him.... and, if necessary, explain that he's become a lousy B/F.... and, if he wants you back, he's got to figure out how to become a nice B/F again....
Good luck...
...............................
|
