Do steroids hinder cognitive performance and memory?

[Rekrul]

It is well known that low levels of testosterone affect reasoning and spatial ability. But I'm curious as to if any of you or perhaps you have read about the affects of high dosages of androgens and their affect on things like cognition, IQ, and memory?

 

[mohdgame]

Unless ur steroids is mixed with some chemical substance that kills the brain cells then no. Testosterone in it nature doesn't affect the neurons and brain cells, its a sex/growth hormone. What it can do to the brain is to change its chemical, make you moody, aggressive, so it might not decrease your IQ but it may cloud your judgment. Besides, at reasonable doses it hardly effect alot of test-sensetive organs like the prostate so think how minimal effect it would be on the brain?

 

[OMEGA]

Id imagine if E was high as a result of high T then yes

 

[ghostwipe]

If anything, they help mine (I only do very low dose T though).

 

[Para_Shoot]

If it does, it's only in your mind..

 

[TONY83]

Only research done on this will tell you.

 

[Discreet User]

Only research done on this will tell you.

True, but most will tell you that on their first Test only cycle they felt they were sharper and could think more clearly. That was the case for me. My first cycle was Test C 400mg/week & arimidex .5mg EOD. Many things have an effect as well, such as estrogen levels. You will see people on here write about how they feel wimpy when their estrogen gets too high.

These days, even at higher doses of Testosterone, I still feel my mind functions better than when I'm off cycle.

 

[Rekrul]

True, but most will tell you that on their first Test only cycle they felt they were sharper and could think more clearly. That was the case for me. My first cycle was Test C 400mg/week & arimidex .5mg EOD. Many things have an effect as well, such as estrogen levels. You will see people on here write about how they feel wimpy when their estrogen gets too high.

These days, even at higher doses of Testosterone, I still feel my mind functions better than when I'm off cycle.

Hmm interesting, I don't know if I felt more cognitively able when I was on or off. But a friend of mine insists that his memory has become much duller due to cycles. Though I realize that testosterone is a sex hormone, the notion that just because a low dose of T has not affect on prostate would indicate that it would less likely have an affect on the brain isn't really sound logic. The body is extremely complex and interconnected, much more so than we can likely appreciate. I mean after all the GNRH is released by the hypothalamus to affect the anterior pituitary... which is part of the brain after all.

 

[ceo]

how old is your friend? Does he do any other drugs (weed, alcohol even)?

 

[Rekrul]

He is 26, I know he rarely drinks and doesn't smoke at all.