Certainly there are those who are going to roll with whatever mood they are in at the time. We all know there's assholes out there and adding some AAS fuel to the fire is really going to have those people, who never take responsibility for their actions anyway, really pushing the limits of acceptable behavior. There are and always have been simpletons who abuse substances and pin their indiscretions on the substances rather than themselves.
We're not talking about those people as they're a lost cause anyways. We're talking about our bros here who are of sound mind and who want to stay that way even when using awesome compounds like SD.
There's a body of research out there that correlates nicely to the huge dips in lipid values we see on SD and significant behavioral disturbances. I came across this stuff in the throes of deeeeep depression while on SD and a light bulb went off in my tortured little head, lol.
http://www.mercola.com/2000/mar/26/cholesterol_depression.htm
and more evidence...
"Despite the fact that most people are worried about having cholesterol levels that are too high, yet another study has found that low cholesterol is actually associated with adverse behavioral effects such as aggression and depression.
While the medical establishment continues to push the suppression of cholesterol levels to abnormally low levels, it is not widely known that there is a significant amount of evidence linking low cholesterol to aggressive behavior and depression.
According to researchers from Yale University School of Medicine, "The well-documented negative association between serum cholesterol and aggressive behavior has led Kaplan (Psychosom Med 1994 Nov-Dec;56:479-84) to propose a cholesterol-serotonin hypothesis of aggression.
According to this hypothesis, low dietary cholesterol intake leads to depressed central serotonergic activity, which itself has been reported in numerous studies of violent individuals."
Researchers studied 25 violent psychiatric patients
For 7 days, the patients wore signaling devices that emitted an average of seven signals a day.
Following each signal, patients filled out a mood questionnaire.
The authors found that "Total serum cholesterol (TSC) concentration was positively associated with measures of affect, cognitive efficiency, activation, and sociability, suggesting a link between low TSC and dysphoria."
"These findings are consistent with the cholesterol-serotonin hypothesis and with the substantive literature linking both aggression and depression to depressed central serotonergic activity," they conclude.
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, December 1, 2000; 23: 519-529"
undt more...
"Canadian investigators examined the relation between low serum total cholesterol and deaths from suicide. Adjusting for age and sex, they found that those in the lowest quarter of total cholesterol concentration had more than six times the risk of committing suicide as did those in the highest quarter.
This effect persisted after the exclusion from the analysis of the first 5 years of follow-up and after the removal of those who were unemployed or who had been treated for depression.
These data indicate that low serum total cholesterol level is associated with an increased risk of suicide.
Epidemiology 2001 Mar;12:168-72"
moody?...
"Levels of cholesterol and other fatty molecules in the blood may have an impact on mood and aggression, according to a new study. Studies have shown that male psychiatric patients with low cholesterol (below160 mg/dl) are twice as likely to attempt suicide, and elderly men with low cholesterol are three times as likely to be depressed. And studies in animals have found that monkeys fed a diet low in fat and cholesterol are more aggressive than those fed a normal diet.
The theory is that cholesterol level may influence serotonin, the neurotransmitter in the brain that has been linked to depression. However, it's not yet clear if the low cholesterol actually causes the depression or aggression, or if some other health factor is responsible for both low cholesterol and changes in mood swings.
Psychiatric Services (1997;48:875-876)"
Women and depression...
"A study conducted by a Duke University researcher suggests that healthy women with very low cholesterol levels have higher depression and anxiety levels than women with higher cholesterol levels. Only about 10% to 15% of the US population has such low levels, defined as 160 micrograms per deciliter or below.
The research suggests that women in their early 20s or late teens seem to be prone to depression and anxiety if they have very low cholesterol levels. These cholesterol levels are extremely low and occur naturally, not as a result of diet or lifestyle.
Psychosomatic Medicine June1999;61."
Elevated risk of Parkinson's...
"A low cholesterol level may increase the risk of Parkinson's disease, at least for men.
Lower Cholesterol Levels Means Higher Risk of Parkinson's
Several years' worth of studies have revealed possible associations between low cholesterol and impaired mental function. Now scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered Parkinson's is one of the potential risks.
A study measured the lipid levels of over 100 Parkinson's patients with a similar group of people who were free of the disease. After adjusting for factors such as age, smoking, and use of lipid-lowering agents, men with low total and LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels had an increased risk of Parkinson's. This did not, however, also prove to be the case for women.
Six Times the Chances
Men with LDL cholesterol levels between 91 and 135 had 6 times the likelihood of having Parkinson's of those with LDL levels above 135, and those with LDL levels below 91 had 4 times the likelihood.
One possibility is that cholesterol may help rid the body of environmental toxins that could trigger Parkinson's. Another is that cholesterol could be a precursor for hormones involved in nervous system function.
Not True for Women
It is unknown why the same association does not hold true for women. It may be connected with that fact that LDL cholesterol levels increase with age in men until they are 65 years old, but in women until they are 75. The lifetime risk of Parkinson's disease is about twice as high for men as it is for women.
MSNBC September 29, 2005"
and even more...
"Cholesterol in your brain is key to the cell connections needed for memory and learning.
Past research has suggested that brain "support cells" known as glial cells produce a substance that allows the brain's nerve cells, or neurons, to communicate.
Cholesterol levels in the blood do not determine the brain's supply, as blood cholesterol molecules are too large to cross the blood-brain barrier. The blood-brain barrier is a mechanism that strictly controls the type of molecule allowed to enter into the brain from blood vessels.
Instead, glial cells appear to churn out their own cholesterol supply. The researchers zeroed in on cholesterol through experiments with cells in which the lipid triggered the formation of synapses -- the connections through which nerve cells communicate.
Thus the availability of cholesterol appears to limit synapse development.
In addition, the investigators found that, when cultured alone, neurons produced some cholesterol. But only when glial cells were present was there a cholesterol supply abundant enough for "massive" synapse formation.
According to the researchers, these findings suggest that any "genetic or age-related defects" in the brain's cholesterol use may impair the circuitry behind mental functioning.
Science November 9, 2001;294:1354-1357"
So there. If you make me angry, I will Cut-and-Paste-Rage all over your asses :cheers:
