Correct. If there is no copper in the GHK, there is no stinging sensation.
Back then, Reta was the only option I was aware of. My guy heard I was beginning treatment for tennis elbow and recommended the Wolverine stack. Both of my arms had tennis elbow. Following the first assessment of my arms, the OT informed me that recovery would take at least a year of therapy. That was 5/2026. Last week he said I should be ready for normal gym training within a month, and he cut my therapy from twice a week down to once a week. A few months ago I fell into the peptide rabbit hole, began sourcing my own supplies much more cheaply, and picked up some Klow. I chose to hold off on starting the Klow until I could get back to the gym.
With blends such as wolverine, I've used a vial after reconstitution and finished it off prior to mixing up a fresh one, for instance KLOW....if that's the situation you're describing...
Learning more about her protocols would be something I'd be interested in.
I wanted to use up the final vial of Wolverine blend I had, because I believed it was having an effect.Flash-BCR said:
With blends such as wolverine, I've used a vial after reconstitution and finished it off prior to mixing up a fresh one, for instance KLOW....if that's the situation you're describing...
Slaine said:
6mg a day???How long have you been doing that? What made you land on 6mg? Was there a big jump in results going from 0,5-1-2 up to 6mg?
True, it clears quickly, but copper has a way of accumulating.Clavicular's Hammer said:
Slaine said:
6mg a day???
GHK-CU's half-life is brief, and there aren't any recognized risks.
My skin looked great—hydrated. I'm not sure what more to add.
I want to make clear that nobody has shown any copper toxicity signs while using Ghk-cu.Slaine said:
True, it clears quickly, but copper has a way of accumulating.Clavicular's Hammer said:
Slaine said:
6mg a day???
GHK-CU's half-life is brief, and there aren't any recognized risks.
My skin looked great—hydrated. I'm not sure what more to add.
Appreciate the reply!
These days I go with 3mg each day. Based on the most recent studies I've seen, cycling GHK-cu isn't necessary.Clavicular's Hammer said:
I want to make clear that nobody has shown any copper toxicity signs while using Ghk-cu.Slaine said:
True, it clears quickly, but copper has a way of accumulating.Clavicular's Hammer said:
Slaine said:
6mg a day???
GHK-CU's half-life is brief, and there aren't any recognized risks.
My skin looked great—hydrated. I'm not sure what more to add.
Appreciate the reply!
A 6mg dose of Ghk-cu works out to roughly 1.2mg of copper. Suppose every bit of that copper were absorbed without any restriction, it would still land well under the 10mg daily copper ceiling that is generally advised.
That copper, though, does not arrive unbound. It sits in a chelated complex tied to the GHK, and that arrangement acts as a buffer, keeping it from accumulating inside the body.
If you ate liver on a daily basis, your odds of taking in excessive free copper would be much greater.
From what I've read, Semax schedules call for a break—typically 2 weeks minimum—and continuous use shouldn't stretch past 4 weeks. There's a genuine risk of saturating BDNF receptors if you push further than that.tendency said:
These days I go with 3mg each day. Based on the most recent studies I've seen, cycling GHK-cu isn't necessary.Clavicular's Hammer said:
I want to make clear that nobody has shown any copper toxicity signs while using Ghk-cu.Slaine said:
True, it clears quickly, but copper has a way of accumulating.Clavicular's Hammer said:
Slaine said:
6mg a day???
GHK-CU's half-life is brief, and there aren't any recognized risks.
My skin looked great—hydrated. I'm not sure what more to add.
Appreciate the reply!
A 6mg dose of Ghk-cu works out to roughly 1.2mg of copper. Suppose every bit of that copper were absorbed without any restriction, it would still land well under the 10mg daily copper ceiling that is generally advised.
That copper, though, does not arrive unbound. It sits in a chelated complex tied to the GHK, and that arrangement acts as a buffer, keeping it from accumulating inside the body.
If you ate liver on a daily basis, your odds of taking in excessive free copper would be much greater.
From what I understand, the same applies to semax and selank—they can supposedly be used continuously without breaks.
On this point, chili, we're going to have to part ways. Kevin Joseph, an internal medicine physician with quite a bit of solid YT content and a well-regarded e-book to his name, has spent years prescribing 20-30 peptides in his clinical work, semax and selank among them. His take is that the whole notion of BDNF pathway overload doesn't hold up, and that these compounds can be used without a stopping point. Among his patients, he hasn't run into downregulation or anything of the sort.Chili777 said:
From what I've read, Semax schedules call for a break—typically 2 weeks minimum—and continuous use shouldn't stretch past 4 weeks. There's a genuine risk of saturating BDNF receptors if you push further than that.tendency said:
These days I go with 3mg each day. Based on the most recent studies I've seen, cycling GHK-cu isn't necessary.Clavicular's Hammer said:
I want to make clear that nobody has shown any copper toxicity signs while using Ghk-cu.Slaine said:
True, it clears quickly, but copper has a way of accumulating.Clavicular's Hammer said:
Slaine said:
6mg a day???
GHK-CU's half-life is brief, and there aren't any recognized risks.
My skin looked great—hydrated. I'm not sure what more to add.
Appreciate the reply!
A 6mg dose of Ghk-cu works out to roughly 1.2mg of copper. Suppose every bit of that copper were absorbed without any restriction, it would still land well under the 10mg daily copper ceiling that is generally advised.
That copper, though, does not arrive unbound. It sits in a chelated complex tied to the GHK, and that arrangement acts as a buffer, keeping it from accumulating inside the body.
If you ate liver on a daily basis, your odds of taking in excessive free copper would be much greater.
From what I understand, the same applies to semax and selank—they can supposedly be used continuously without breaks.
My own research hasn't turned that up anywhere. Taking Russian medical clinics as the reference point:tendency said:
On this point, chili, we're going to have to part ways. Kevin Joseph, an internal medicine physician with quite a bit of solid YT content and a well-regarded e-book to his name, has spent years prescribing 20-30 peptides in his clinical work, semax and selank among them. His take is that the whole notion of BDNF pathway overload doesn't hold up, and that these compounds can be used without a stopping point. Among his patients, he hasn't run into downregulation or anything of the sort.Chili777 said:
From what I've read, Semax schedules call for a break—typically 2 weeks minimum—and continuous use shouldn't stretch past 4 weeks. There's a genuine risk of saturating BDNF receptors if you push further than that.tendency said:
These days I go with 3mg each day. Based on the most recent studies I've seen, cycling GHK-cu isn't necessary.Clavicular's Hammer said:
I want to make clear that nobody has shown any copper toxicity signs while using Ghk-cu.Slaine said:
True, it clears quickly, but copper has a way of accumulating.Clavicular's Hammer said:
Slaine said:
6mg a day???
GHK-CU's half-life is brief, and there aren't any recognized risks.
My skin looked great—hydrated. I'm not sure what more to add.
Appreciate the reply!
A 6mg dose of Ghk-cu works out to roughly 1.2mg of copper. Suppose every bit of that copper were absorbed without any restriction, it would still land well under the 10mg daily copper ceiling that is generally advised.
That copper, though, does not arrive unbound. It sits in a chelated complex tied to the GHK, and that arrangement acts as a buffer, keeping it from accumulating inside the body.
If you ate liver on a daily basis, your odds of taking in excessive free copper would be much greater.
From what I understand, the same applies to semax and selank—they can supposedly be used continuously without breaks.
From what I gather, long-term use is also common practice in Russia.
Cycling shows up in nearly every peptide protocol out there, but when you dig into it, the rationale mostly boils down to excessive caution and secondhand claims. At this point I doubt it's actually required, or at least not for some share of them.
I only started noticing any positive effects around the 3-month mark, when I was using 3 - 4mg.Slaine said:
6mg a day???
Thanks for the helpful details! Are you supplementing with zinc?Clavicular's Hammer said:
I want to make clear that nobody has shown any copper toxicity signs while using Ghk-cu.Slaine said:
True, it clears quickly, but copper has a way of accumulating.Clavicular's Hammer said:
Slaine said:
6mg a day???
GHK-CU's half-life is brief, and there aren't any recognized risks.
My skin looked great—hydrated. I'm not sure what more to add.
Appreciate the reply!
A 6mg dose of Ghk-cu works out to roughly 1.2mg of copper. Suppose every bit of that copper were absorbed without any restriction, it would still land well under the 10mg daily copper ceiling that is generally advised.
That copper, though, does not arrive unbound. It sits in a chelated complex tied to the GHK, and that arrangement acts as a buffer, keeping it from accumulating inside the body.
If you ate liver on a daily basis, your odds of taking in excessive free copper would be much greater.
Last week I began using 1MG of GHK-CU, and alongside that I take 15MG of Zinc each day. I also consume 10G of Kollagen Powder daily, hoping it will boost how well GHK-CU works for my skin. Still, I'm unsure whether this actually does anything or adds any benefit beyond my usual GHK-CU injection.Slaine said:
Thanks for the helpful details! Are you supplementing with zinc?Clavicular's Hammer said:
I want to make clear that nobody has shown any copper toxicity signs while using Ghk-cu.Slaine said:
True, it clears quickly, but copper has a way of accumulating.Clavicular's Hammer said:
Slaine said:
6mg a day???
GHK-CU's half-life is brief, and there aren't any recognized risks.
My skin looked great—hydrated. I'm not sure what more to add.
Appreciate the reply!
A 6mg dose of Ghk-cu works out to roughly 1.2mg of copper. Suppose every bit of that copper were absorbed without any restriction, it would still land well under the 10mg daily copper ceiling that is generally advised.
That copper, though, does not arrive unbound. It sits in a chelated complex tied to the GHK, and that arrangement acts as a buffer, keeping it from accumulating inside the body.
If you ate liver on a daily basis, your odds of taking in excessive free copper would be much greater.
To determine what injection and oral use each offer, spend roughly 3 months dosing one at your level, then switch to the other.MisterM. said:
Last week I began using 1MG of GHK-CU, and alongside that I take 15MG of Zinc each day. I also consume 10G of Kollagen Powder daily, hoping it will boost how well GHK-CU works for my skin. Still, I'm unsure whether this actually does anything or adds any benefit beyond my usual GHK-CU injection.Slaine said:
Thanks for the helpful details! Are you supplementing with zinc?Clavicular's Hammer said:
I want to make clear that nobody has shown any copper toxicity signs while using Ghk-cu.Slaine said:
True, it clears quickly, but copper has a way of accumulating.Clavicular's Hammer said:
Slaine said:
6mg a day???
GHK-CU's half-life is brief, and there aren't any recognized risks.
My skin looked great—hydrated. I'm not sure what more to add.
Appreciate the reply!
A 6mg dose of Ghk-cu works out to roughly 1.2mg of copper. Suppose every bit of that copper were absorbed without any restriction, it would still land well under the 10mg daily copper ceiling that is generally advised.
That copper, though, does not arrive unbound. It sits in a chelated complex tied to the GHK, and that arrangement acts as a buffer, keeping it from accumulating inside the body.
If you ate liver on a daily basis, your odds of taking in excessive free copper would be much greater.
