Tip: Careful, 'Roids Make You Forget Stuff Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Alpha LifePharmaSex & Hormones Tip Careful Roids Make You Forget Stuff We know what performance-enhancing drugs can do for your muscles but what about your mind A new study has some answers by Chris Shugart April 8, 2017March 30, 2022 Tags Living Better, Pharma, Tips, TRT Big Muscles Bad Memory A recent study says that long-term steroid use negatively affects the ability to remember to do things, the ability to plan, and the ability to pay attention. In the study, researchers found about 100 men, ages 18 to 30, who regularly lifted weights. Half of them were anabolic-androgenic steroid users and half were all natty, bro. The steroid users averaged about a two and a half years of continuous use, using about twice per week. Both groups took a couple of reliable online surveys about memory and cognitive function. The focus of this study was to test the "everyday remembering" effects of steroid use. That just means they tested the effects on real-world, everyday tasks. Compared to non-users, steroid users: Were 39% more forgetful when it comes to prospective memory. That's the process of remembering to do something you had planned to do, like meeting someone at a certain time or paying a bill. Were 28% more forgetful when it comes to retrospective memory – recalling past memories or previous facts. Demonstrated a 32% difference in their mental executive function compared to non-users. "Executive functioning" describes all mental processes that help you to pay attention, plan and execute tasks, and coordinate info. When that function is hampered, it basically means your ability to plan is screwed up and you may get confused. "Our findings suggest that long-term use of anabolic-androgenic steroids has a significant impact on an individual's everyday memory and ability to remember. This could affect many spheres of life, including interpersonal, occupational, educational and health-related aspects, given the ubiquitous nature of everyday remembering," noted researcher Dr. Tom Heffernan. So, now you know. Just don't forget. Northumbria University. Gym steroid use has impact on memory. ScienceDaily. 7 July 2015. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Supplements Insights & Alpha Male Your hormone levels can take a hit from sports or hard training in general, but supplementation can fix that. Forskolin, Nutrition & Supplements, Testosterone Boosters, Tribulus, Vitamin D Dan John November 13 Alpha Life The Steroid Interviews - Professional Football As part of an agreement with Testosterone Magazine, excerpts from my new book will be published in the coming months. These excerpts detail the use of performance enhancing drugs by elite athletes as well as those in non-athletic populations. Living Better, Pharma, TRT Chris Street July 6 Alpha Life 26 Sleep Hacks What Works What Doesn t No, we're not talking about common-sense stuff like the importance of a dark room. This goes way beyond that crap. Calm Down & Sleep, Nutrition & Supplements TC Luoma May 28 Alpha Life Testosterone Replacement Testosterone replacement is an issue that concerns most men over the age of 35 or 40. Although these men may feel great, they know, deep down, that they feel differently than when they were in their twenties. Granted, a lot of it has to do with general wear and tear and a host of age-related declines, but some of it has to do with the steady decline in testosterone production. Living Better, Pharma, TRT TC Luoma October 29