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Opioids Percs and Lifting Weights

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Tryptamind

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Hey everyone, I did some searches and couldn't find an answer to my question. So I was wondering, does anyone know if it's ok to take percocets in your off day after you work out? Will it have any adverse effect on your muscles(like make them weaker/not heal properly)? I have just started lifting about a week ago and I was just curious as to not make all my hard work go down the drain. Thanks
 
Opiods decrease testosterone that is for sure. One time won't hurt, but I recommend staying away from them if you just started lifting as you don't want to ruin the gains you get when you first begin lifting. Use them as a reward after you gain 5 pounds or something.


J Pain. 2006 Mar;7(3):200-10. Links
Open-label pilot study of testosterone patch therapy in men with opioid-induced androgen deficiency.

Daniell HW, Lentz R, Mazer NA.
Department of Family Practice, University of California Davis Medical School, Redding, California, USA.
We conducted a 24-week open-label pilot study of testosterone (T) patch therapy in 23 men with opioid-induced androgen deficiency (OPIAD). The T dosage was 5 mg/day for the first 12 weeks and 7.5 mg/day for the second 12 weeks. Seven subjects discontinued prematurely: 4 for noncompliance, 2 for skin irritation and 1 for hepatitis C treatment. In the "completers" population (n = 16), mean (SD) free T levels (normal range 52 to 280 pg/mL) were 28.5 (18.6) pg/mL at baseline, 72.8 (29.6) pg/mL on 5 mg/day (P < .001 vs. baseline), and 120.2 (69.5) pg/mL on 7.5 mg/day (P < .001 vs. baseline and P < .01 vs. 5 mg/day). Total T, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol showed parallel changes. Sex hormone-binding globulin levels were elevated at baseline and decreased modestly with treatment (P < .05 vs. baseline at 5 mg/day; P < .01 vs. baseline at 7.5 mg/day). Luteinizing hormone levels were in the low-normal range at baseline and suppressed markedly with treatment (P < .001 vs. baseline at both doses). Androgen deficiency symptoms (ADSQ), sexual function (Watts SFQ), mood (PGWB), depression (BDI-II), and hematocrit levels showed improvement during treatment, generally more so at the 7.5 mg/day dosage (P < .001 vs. baseline for most parameters). Pain scores (BPI-SF) decreased slightly on 7.5 mg/day (interference score: P < .05 vs. baseline and 5 mg/day); the use of opioids did not change appreciably. The testosterone patches were generally well tolerated. PERSPECTIVE: Long-acting opioid preparations suppress the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in men and produce a symptomatic state of opioid-induced androgen deficiency (OPIAD). Testosterone patch therapy at a dose of 7.5 mg/day normalizes hormone levels and appears to improve a number of quality of life parameters (eg, sexual function, well-being, mood) in men with OPIAD.
 
You don't wanna be sniffing percocets. They contain all sorts of nasty fillers. I would even go so far as to say that it's probably a bad idea to even abuse them since they contain acetominophen, which is toxic for your liver if taken in large doses.

If I were you I'd look up how to do a cold water extraction for percocets before even considering getting high on them.
 
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