I would have held off, I was showing signs in the way of my left arm stiffness but I had all the functioning and strength in my arm. Less than 6 mos later I was deteriorating badly. I think of it like this, when an athlete takes steroids their body won't make as much testosterone cause its already there. This is a downhill slide, making us more dependant on more drug to get the same effect. Dammit, I had a life!!