Methandrobol (Anabol): Side Effects, Risks & Effects

Methandrobol is an anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS), a synthetic version of the male sex hormone. Medically, anabolic steroids are used to treat male hormone problems and illness-related muscle loss.

Function

• In the brain, anabolic steroids bind to androgen and estrogen receptors for access to the nucleus of the cell, where they can alter gene expression.

Mental Effects

• Studies performed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse determined that anabolic steroids contribute to psychiatric dysfunction--especially aggression and extreme mood swings that can lead to violence. Other mental effects include paranoid jealousy, irritability, delusions and impaired judgment.

Physical Effects

• Physical effects include acne and cysts, breast growth, baldness and testicle shrinkage in men, and voice deepening, male-pattern baldness and growth of body hair in women.

Physiological Effects

• Anabolic steroids may cause low sperm count in men and carry serious health risks, such as heart problems and liver disease.

Potential

• Anabolic steroids can be addictive and have withdrawal symptoms, such as mood swings, fatigue, restlessness, loss of appetite, insomnia, reduced sex drive and severe depression.