I've never suffered from depression but wonder if someone who does , would be advised to stay clear of steroids..
From watching documentaries about steroids I've seen the varies ways steroids are stigmatized like citing roid rage , saying they cause depression , create personality disorders etc , and then I've seen the other documentaries which include scientists and professors saying tobacco and alcohol are the real deadly drugs in society while steroids are safe when used safely , and the general vibe I get is that people who have problems tend to have their problems intensify when they are on steroids.. i.e An asshole becomes a bigger asshole , a guy on anti depressants can become even more depressed when on steroids etc..
the clomid gets the blame for the depression at times buts actually the low test levels which is known in the medical community to cause mood problems .
This is interesting because one documentary I watched , made a big deal about a youngster who was taking steroids and later commited suicide some months after his cycle had finished.. They made a point of stating that he never took hcg during his cycle , and they even suggested that his depression stemmed from his nuts shrinking and his bodies inability to continue to produce testosterone..
It didn't really register as a crucial point to me at the time but the more I read about people stressing about teste atrophy in their posts , the more it makes sense..
The general feeling I had about steroids before joining steroidology , was that they were not much different from taking a few power/protein pills every day , and the jovial way people would say "they make your nuts shrink" kinda just seemed like it goes with the territory of taking steroids , but obviously it's not the case and it can be prevented , and that is definately something I'll be looking to do whenever I start a cycle..