| Signs: Bigorexia |
In short: Excessive exercise in order to gain a bigger size. General signs:• Eating more to get bulkier – especially meat and fish – and drink daily protein drinks • Obsessively exercising or weightlifting for hours a day • Cancelling social events with family and friends to train • Refusing to take time off from gym sessions despite illness or injury • Insisting he’s puny when actually he is very muscular • Uncharacteristic mood swings – can be a symptom of steroid abuse
Some 'Bigorexics' may use steroids to gain size. Some of the side effects of steroid abuse are:
• Small red spots on the body, especially shoulders and back • Mood swings, including anger, aggression and depression • Hearing / seeing things that are not there (delusion) • Extreme feelings of mistrust / fear (paranoia) • Excessive growth of breast tissue (i.e. 'man boobs') • Thinning of the hair on the head and receding hairline • Jaundice and yellowing of the skin (liver damage) • Joint pain increasing risk of injury • Hunger shifts (increased /l essened or lost appetite) • Disrupted sleep patterns and insomnia • Dizziness, trembling, nausea and vomiting • Rapid weight gain and / or increased muscle size • High blood pressure (damaging blood vessels over time) • Urinary problems / discolouration of pee • Stumped growth / shortened height • Shrinking of the testicles • Increased risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer |