HGH as an Anti-depressant

[bullmastiff]

I noticed since starting hgh my mood has been brighter. Seems to have a stimulating effect on my moods. However once I reached 1.5 iu a day i seemed to have reached a point where I feel nervous from the effect. I did a 2 iu shot yesterday and felt really jittery and had a hard time sleeping. Has anyone noticed this mental effect from hgh?

[StudHoo]

I started 1 month ago at 2iu and got very tired. Dropped to 1.5iu and still tired, but not as bad. Going to drop down to 1 iu My 2 cents is drop the dose if you are getting uncomfortable sides. Obviously talk to your Dr. FYI, had a Dr visit today and he told me to drop the dose.

[Vforcer2]

Isn't .5-.7iu a physioligic replacement dose? 1.5-2.0 seems like a lot, have you had your IGF-1 labs pulled on that type of dosage?

[rullyruff]

Originally Posted by StudHoo

I started 1 month ago at 2iu and got very tired. Dropped to 1.5iu and still tired, but not as bad. Going to drop down to 1 iu My 2 cents is drop the dose if you are getting uncomfortable sides. Obviously talk to your Dr. FYI, had a Dr visit today and he told me to drop the dose.

May I ask you if you are using HGH "on your own" (not prescribed) and still your doctor will give you unbiased advice? Guess that's the way it should work, but boy in my country it would be a police matter if I told.

[marianco]

Unless a person has a deficiency of IGF-1 (not a low normal value), or a positive test on GHRH-Arginine Test, and unless treatment is monitored and treatment adjusted, there are significant risks to Growth Hormone treatment.

Growth Hormone has significant adverse effects which need monitoring, including:
1. It can increase insulin resistance
2. It can reduce thyroid hormone activity
3. It can reduce adrenal cortex activity - essentially causing adrenal fatigue or insufficiency
These changes can themselves cause a chain-reaction and changes in other parts of the neuroendocrine system - e.g. lower testosterone levels and other neurotransmitter and hormone changes.

Other adverse effects include fluid retention, pins-and-needles and other sensory changes, joint stiffness, muscle pains, carpal tunnel syndrome, edema, impaired eyesight (retinopathy), accelerating tumor growth, etc.

Symptoms of excess growth hormone can include anxiety, insomnia, depressed mood, loss of libido, lack of energy, mental clouding, weight gain, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, etc. These are opposite of what one hopes to obtain from treatment.

It is thus important to have more extensive monitoring and adjustment of the neuroendocrine system, and growth hormone treatment be adjusted (i.e. lowered) when adverse effects occur.

Originally Posted by bullmastiff

I noticed since starting hgh my mood has been brighter. Seems to have a stimulating effect on my moods. However once I reached 1.5 iu a day i seemed to have reached a point where I feel nervous from the effect. I did a 2 iu shot yesterday and felt really jittery and had a hard time sleeping. Has anyone noticed this mental effect from hgh?

[elgaringo]

Originally Posted by rullyruff

May I ask you if you are using HGH "on your own" (not prescribed) and still your doctor will give you unbiased advice? Guess that's the way it should work, but boy in my country it would be a police matter if I told.

ooooo it would be a police matter if you told? Oh my god we'd all be fucked if it had anything to do with you, you bitch!!!!!