Why don’t doctors prescribe obese patients steroids?

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Steroids are really good at burning fat especially clenbuterol. My question is why won’t doctors prescribe it to overly weight people?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Steroid use has serious negative consequences for your body, especially your immune system. They can also mess with your endocrine system and, in fact, increase weight gain.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Are you talking about anabolic steroids? Like to get muscle?

Anonymous 0 Comments

Well first, steroids in general are *not* really good at burning fat. Most steroids actually cause significant weight *gain.* As for clenbuterol specifically, it’s for the the same reason we no longer prescribe amphetamines for weight lose: it’s not safe. Steroids have a whole host of negative side effects and can cause serious damage to your body. There’s absolutely no reason to take dangerous drugs when, barring some medical problem, simple diet and exercise is enough.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Because that is a very unhealthy way to lose weight, plus all the side effects that could happen from taking steroids.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Clen is fine but I’d opt for straight Test

>[These findings represent strong foundations for testosterone therapy in obese men with testosterone deficiency and should spur clinical research for better understanding of usefulness of testosterone therapy in treatment of underlying pathophysiological conditions of obesity.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154787/)

Anonymous 0 Comments

Most steroids cause people to gain weight. Plus all the other side effects, high blood pressure, cataracts or glaucoma, hair loss, liver damage, kidney damage, heart problems, stroke, plus depression or suicidal tendencies.

Anabolic steroids are actually derived from testosterone and promote muscle growth.

Medically used steroids are called corticosteroids, and reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system, lessening symptoms of some diseases like asthma and arthritis.

Anabolic steroids increase muscle and male characteristics.

The two are very different.