| Normal 0 | | | | Prozac and the body being unable to process fat as |
| Many people who enter the world of bodybuilding | | | | efficiently as before. |
| choose this field because it is practically designed for | | | | Mentally |
| introverts. You come to the gym alone. You put in your | | | | You will certainly feel happier and more relaxed. If |
| time alone. You cook your meals alone. Much of what | | | | anxiety was keeping you from growing, that will end. |
| you do in bodybuilding is an individual effort. In other | | | | However, if it was the nervous energy that motivated |
| sports, you have the camaraderie that comes with | | | | you to train, be prepared to suffer a lack of motivation. |
| practicing together every day. In bodybuilding, aside | | | | You’ll have to work harder to get off the couch |
| from a training partner or the people you see every | | | | and go to the gym, but it will be worth it. The serotonin |
| day, you’re on your own. For this reason, many | | | | release that your brain normally delivers when lifting will |
| people with social anxiety disorder, obsessive | | | | be multiplied, since the Prozac delivers serotonin as |
| compulsion disorder, or just plain shyness, are drawn to | | | | well. You will feel great when you train! |
| the field of bodybuilding. | | | | |
| As we age, we often find the world or medicine is | | | | Warnings |
| able to help our bodies adjust to the stressors of age | | | | When taking Prozac, the body is not able to process |
| and society. One commonly prescribed medication to | | | | compounds as efficiently as before. You will find that |
| deal with the maladies mentioned above is Prozac, or | | | | 1-2 drinks makes you feel quite intoxicated, even |
| fluoxetine. Prozac is a serotonin uptake regulator, | | | | though you can normally handle much more with no |
| which controls the body’s level of serotonin. Many | | | | problem. You will also respond quicker to medicine and |
| bodybuilders are prescribed this medication when their | | | | yes, even anabolic steroids. Desired, as well as |
| OCD, depression, or anxiety becomes too great. But | | | | undesired side effects will be more intense when |
| how does it affect bodybuilders? | | | | taking Prozac. |
| Physically | | | | Prozac should only be taken under the direction of a |
| Bodybuilders who take Prozac may notice an | | | | doctor. Check out its side effects and see how they |
| immediate weight gain which continues for the first 2-3 | | | | apply to your bodybuilding routine. It will improve many |
| months of use. They can gain up to 25 pounds. This is | | | | parts of your life, and shouldn’t affect bodybuilding |
| a result of their liver cycles being tied up with the | | | | progress too much, as long as you are prepared for it. |