steroids vs. steroids

So my knowledge in this field really isn't that great, since i really don't care about them, but i was just kinda curious as to what the differences are between say the steroids used for lifting purposes, and the steroids used to for medical help.  I was given some today to try to help my sickness and the thought just came into my head.

I'm guessing they have a similar chemical formula, but completely different reactions when put in the body? idk. Does anyone know what the real differences are?

Goals:
-Find more time to get to the gym..

Those are called corticosteroids (I believe).

The name steroid is only used to describe a chemical name for anything that has a structure of connected atoms. I've seen written that Vitamin D is a steroid and so is cholesterol (just not an anabolic steroid).

Corticosteroids got it's name supposedly through cortisol, which is a hormone produced in the adrenal glands (this is also a catabolic hormone, unlike the hormone anabolic steroids elevates "testosterone" which is anabolic). Corticosteroids are beneficial to the immune system by blocking things that influence allergic reactions. My cousin was on them for a while. I thought that cortisone is a corticosteroid and so is decadron. A side effect of corticosteroids are muscle weakness I believe, so it's not the same type of anabolic steroids. Big difference between the two really.

Anabolic steroids cut off natural supplies of testosterone and replace it with elevated synthetic testosterone. The PCT is necessary to get your natural testosterone levels back up and the test booster to assure it elevates to normal levels (or even above normal).

Basically one influences anabolic hormones and one influences catabolic hormones from my understanding.

Not much of a help but that's all I know about the comparison of the two.

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MVP


Those are called corticosteroids (I believe).

The name steroid is only used to describe a chemical name for anything that has a structure of connected atoms. I've seen written that Vitamin D is a steroid and so is cholesterol (just not an anabolic steroid).

Corticosteroids got it's name supposedly through cortisol, which is a hormone produced in the adrenal glands (this is also a catabolic hormone, unlike the hormone anabolic steroids elevates "testosterone" which is anabolic). Corticosteroids are beneficial to the immune system by blocking things that influence allergic reactions. My cousin was on them for a while. I thought that cortisone is a corticosteroid and so is decadron. A side effect of corticosteroids are muscle weakness I believe, so it's not the same type of anabolic steroids. Big difference between the two really.

Anabolic steroids cut off natural supplies of testosterone and replace it with elevated synthetic testosterone. The PCT is necessary to get your natural testosterone levels back up and the test booster to assure it elevates to normal levels (or even above normal).

Basically one influences anabolic hormones and one influences catabolic hormones from my understanding.

Not much of a help but that's all I know about the comparison of the two.

good info MVP

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