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writes:I found out recently my husband's become addicted to the gym. When I first discovered he liked going the gym, I thought nothing of it, OK, it's just a hobby, but then when it became addictive I thought he must be having an affair until I discovered off a close friend that the gym he attends is an all-male one, so it would discount that possibility.I also discovered that he's been taking steroids in large doses. I found the steroids hidden under the bed when cleaning the house up whilst my husband was out at a friend's birthday party.This explains my husband's lack of sex drive - at first I thought he was not in the mood or having erection problems. We even went to a doctor, who said my hubby had no problems.It also explains the reason he suddenly gets angry about everything too.I had a long talk with him about it, but he insisted he needs them to keep himself looking good and in shape. He will not relent, and has even taken to buying them online.Now he's trying to get me to use them, and I've told him no, but he won't see sense.How can I convince him to stop using steroids - I'm worried about what it'll do to him next.what can I do now?
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 September 2009):
Ok, this is a complicated issue. Steroids are drugs. They can be either increasing the amount of naturally occurring chemical, or they can be a synthetic that alters the way the body works.
Just like illegal recreational drugs, not all steroids have the same level of danger.
In fact there is considerable thought that the general danger of steroids may have been vastly over played and hyped by the media.
You have to realize that a lot of the public and press perception around steroids is driven by the perception that they are "cheating" especially in professional sports. So of course there is a negative image.
Are there performance enhancers that can be used safely and in a controlled manner? The emerging evidence seems to be yes.
That of course does not mean every drug, in every combination and in experimental doses and durations. Since these things are illegal there are limited controlled studies and drug putiry and standardization can be an issue.
There are a number of videos on YouTube exploring the issue and you might start with them. If you start the conversation with your husband not knowing anything and treating all drugs as the same he is probably going to tune you out.
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reader, baddogbj  +, writes (11 September 2009):
 Baldness, impotence, high blood pressure, enlarged heart (that's not a good thing), liver tumours, liver cancer.... Just let him know that you have no intention of sticking around when he has to start living with the consequences.
Ask him in your most disappointed tone as to why he feels that he isn't good enough to achieve his goals without cheating.
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