Andrew Stern -- the husband of "Deal or No Deal"
showcase model Katie Cleary who committed suicide Sunday -- went on a downward
spiral after undergoing hormone replacement therapy for his libido ... TMZ has
learned.
TMZ broke the story ... Stern shot himself in the head at a
San Fernando Valley firing range.
Sources say he was deeply depressed, largely over the meltdown of his
marriage.
Close friends of Andrew tell us ... 2 years ago he went to a
Beverly Hills health and wellness center because he was feeling lethargic and
had a waning libido. We're told the
center gave him a kit, which included human growth hormones and
testosterone. Both were injectables.
The friends say he started experiencing drastic mood swings
and became extremely irritable. Andrew
kept the regimen up for a year but couldn't take it anymore and stopped cold
turkey.
We're told abruptly stopping such therapy is extremely
dangerous and in Andrew's case he spiraled into a deep depression, which got
much worse because his business failed and everything then took a toll on his
marriage.
The friends tells us ... Andrew -- who filed for divorce in
April -- went nuclear after seeing pics of his wife in Cannes, nuzzling up to
Leo DiCaprio. Katie's rep says the pics
didn't have an impact on Andrew, but his friends scoff and say it had a HUGE
affect.
One friend tells us he spoke with Andrew the day before he
killed himself -- Andrew said he was having "a tough day" but assured
him he'd be ok.
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