INTRO Hello from the US

[waltaaa]

I'm a university student located in the United States, and I'm completely new to peptides. A few of my buddies hit the gym every day and take peptides. On the other hand, I'm shorter and skinnier, and I basically never exercise. That's why I've always felt pretty self-conscious about myself.

I want to get to know this new space better and work on becoming a healthier person. (And not simply relying on them.)

 

[waltaaa]

waltaaa said:

I'm a university student located in the United States, and I'm completely new to peptides. A few of my buddies hit the gym every day and take peptides. On the other hand, I'm shorter and skinnier, and I basically never exercise. That's why I've always felt pretty self-conscious about myself.

I want to get to know this new space better and work on becoming a healthier person. (And not simply relying on them.)

I've now been using HGH for a total of 3 months. The dose went up over time: 2IUs for a couple of weeks, then 3 IUs for a couple weeks, then 4 IU for a single week, and at present 5IU. Early on I dealt with carpal tunnel, felt definitely more tired, and had surges of energy throughout the day; at this point there are pretty much zero side effects except some bloating. What I'm wondering is whether it's becoming less effective or if I'm just assimilating to the effects.

Another thing: I made the rookie mistake of not getting myself tested in blood or essentially anything before hopping on hgh. Some of my roommate's hgh was given to me, and although I'm not proud of it, I've been lacking in keeping track with my blood glucose levels with my monitor.

Any advice helps!

 

[ThePep]

waltaaa said:

waltaaa said:

I'm a university student located in the United States, and I'm completely new to peptides. A few of my buddies hit the gym every day and take peptides. On the other hand, I'm shorter and skinnier, and I basically never exercise. That's why I've always felt pretty self-conscious about myself.

I want to get to know this new space better and work on becoming a healthier person. (And not simply relying on them.)

I've now been using HGH for a total of 3 months. The dose went up over time: 2IUs for a couple of weeks, then 3 IUs for a couple weeks, then 4 IU for a single week, and at present 5IU. Early on I dealt with carpal tunnel, felt definitely more tired, and had surges of energy throughout the day; at this point there are pretty much zero side effects except some bloating. What I'm wondering is whether it's becoming less effective or if I'm just assimilating to the effects.

Another thing: I made the rookie mistake of not getting myself tested in blood or essentially anything before hopping on hgh. Some of my roommate's hgh was given to me, and although I'm not proud of it, I've been lacking in keeping track with my blood glucose levels with my monitor.

Any advice helps!

Honestly, jumping to 5 IU daily within just 3 months strikes me as somewhat aggressive.

Based on what I've come across, the smarter approach is typically to begin at a low dose and titrate up slowly, guided by how well you tolerate it, any side effects, and lab results — instead of ramping up too fast.

Just because the carpal tunnel issues and tiredness have gotten better doesn't automatically mean the HGH has stopped working — it could just be that your system has gotten used to certain side effects.

If I were in your shoes, I would absolutely begin monitoring blood glucose more carefully and get labs drawn, particularly IGF-1 along with the standard metabolic panel.

 

[waltaaa]

ThePep said:

waltaaa said:

waltaaa said:

I'm a university student located in the United States, and I'm completely new to peptides. A few of my buddies hit the gym every day and take peptides. On the other hand, I'm shorter and skinnier, and I basically never exercise. That's why I've always felt pretty self-conscious about myself.

I want to get to know this new space better and work on becoming a healthier person. (And not simply relying on them.)

I've now been using HGH for a total of 3 months. The dose went up over time: 2IUs for a couple of weeks, then 3 IUs for a couple weeks, then 4 IU for a single week, and at present 5IU. Early on I dealt with carpal tunnel, felt definitely more tired, and had surges of energy throughout the day; at this point there are pretty much zero side effects except some bloating. What I'm wondering is whether it's becoming less effective or if I'm just assimilating to the effects.

Another thing: I made the rookie mistake of not getting myself tested in blood or essentially anything before hopping on hgh. Some of my roommate's hgh was given to me, and although I'm not proud of it, I've been lacking in keeping track with my blood glucose levels with my monitor.

Any advice helps!

Honestly, jumping to 5 IU daily within just 3 months strikes me as somewhat aggressive.

Based on what I've come across, the smarter approach is typically to begin at a low dose and titrate up slowly, guided by how well you tolerate it, any side effects, and lab results — instead of ramping up too fast.

Just because the carpal tunnel issues and tiredness have gotten better doesn't automatically mean the HGH has stopped working — it could just be that your system has gotten used to certain side effects.

If I were in your shoes, I would absolutely begin monitoring blood glucose more carefully and get labs drawn, particularly IGF-1 along with the standard metabolic panel.

Got it! So would you suggest going down to 4IU or 3IU instead? I ran 3IU for just over a month, and after checking my logs I've actually been at 4IU for 2 weeks now.

I've always been aware that bloodwork and panels for T4 and similar things should have been done, but right now I don't have the time because of summer classes and getting ready for the next step in life. Starting tomorrow, though, I should really look into blood glucose levels, especially since my fasting glucose was 90 mg/dl when I began. And I don't brush off any warning signs, since I dealt with them before when I first started.

Thank you!

 

[ThePep]

waltaaa said:

ThePep said:

waltaaa said:

waltaaa said:

I'm a university student located in the United States, and I'm completely new to peptides. A few of my buddies hit the gym every day and take peptides. On the other hand, I'm shorter and skinnier, and I basically never exercise. That's why I've always felt pretty self-conscious about myself.

I want to get to know this new space better and work on becoming a healthier person. (And not simply relying on them.)

I've now been using HGH for a total of 3 months. The dose went up over time: 2IUs for a couple of weeks, then 3 IUs for a couple weeks, then 4 IU for a single week, and at present 5IU. Early on I dealt with carpal tunnel, felt definitely more tired, and had surges of energy throughout the day; at this point there are pretty much zero side effects except some bloating. What I'm wondering is whether it's becoming less effective or if I'm just assimilating to the effects.

Another thing: I made the rookie mistake of not getting myself tested in blood or essentially anything before hopping on hgh. Some of my roommate's hgh was given to me, and although I'm not proud of it, I've been lacking in keeping track with my blood glucose levels with my monitor.

Any advice helps!

Honestly, jumping to 5 IU daily within just 3 months strikes me as somewhat aggressive.

Based on what I've come across, the smarter approach is typically to begin at a low dose and titrate up slowly, guided by how well you tolerate it, any side effects, and lab results — instead of ramping up too fast.

Just because the carpal tunnel issues and tiredness have gotten better doesn't automatically mean the HGH has stopped working — it could just be that your system has gotten used to certain side effects.

If I were in your shoes, I would absolutely begin monitoring blood glucose more carefully and get labs drawn, particularly IGF-1 along with the standard metabolic panel.

Got it! So would you suggest going down to 4IU or 3IU instead? I ran 3IU for just over a month, and after checking my logs I've actually been at 4IU for 2 weeks now.

I've always been aware that bloodwork and panels for T4 and similar things should have been done, but right now I don't have the time because of summer classes and getting ready for the next step in life. Starting tomorrow, though, I should really look into blood glucose levels, especially since my fasting glucose was 90 mg/dl when I began. And I don't brush off any warning signs, since I dealt with them before when I first started.

Thank you!

My suggestion is that this deserves its own thread, posted in the section where it belongs. I only just arrived as well, but having gone through the rules, my understanding is that introduction threads aren't the place for Q&A.

As for HGH, I do have some firsthand experience with it, though I'm not on it at the moment, and I also know several individuals who've run it over the long term. If you start that new thread and tag me, I'll gladly pitch in wherever I can.

 

[Just A Cat]

waltaaa said:

ThePep said:

waltaaa said:

waltaaa said:

I'm a university student located in the United States, and I'm completely new to peptides. A few of my buddies hit the gym every day and take peptides. On the other hand, I'm shorter and skinnier, and I basically never exercise. That's why I've always felt pretty self-conscious about myself.

I want to get to know this new space better and work on becoming a healthier person. (And not simply relying on them.)

I've now been using HGH for a total of 3 months. The dose went up over time: 2IUs for a couple of weeks, then 3 IUs for a couple weeks, then 4 IU for a single week, and at present 5IU. Early on I dealt with carpal tunnel, felt definitely more tired, and had surges of energy throughout the day; at this point there are pretty much zero side effects except some bloating. What I'm wondering is whether it's becoming less effective or if I'm just assimilating to the effects.

Another thing: I made the rookie mistake of not getting myself tested in blood or essentially anything before hopping on hgh. Some of my roommate's hgh was given to me, and although I'm not proud of it, I've been lacking in keeping track with my blood glucose levels with my monitor.

Any advice helps!

Honestly, jumping to 5 IU daily within just 3 months strikes me as somewhat aggressive.

Based on what I've come across, the smarter approach is typically to begin at a low dose and titrate up slowly, guided by how well you tolerate it, any side effects, and lab results — instead of ramping up too fast.

Just because the carpal tunnel issues and tiredness have gotten better doesn't automatically mean the HGH has stopped working — it could just be that your system has gotten used to certain side effects.

If I were in your shoes, I would absolutely begin monitoring blood glucose more carefully and get labs drawn, particularly IGF-1 along with the standard metabolic panel.

Got it! So would you suggest going down to 4IU or 3IU instead? I ran 3IU for just over a month, and after checking my logs I've actually been at 4IU for 2 weeks now.

I've always been aware that bloodwork and panels for T4 and similar things should have been done, but right now I don't have the time because of summer classes and getting ready for the next step in life. Starting tomorrow, though, I should really look into blood glucose levels, especially since my fasting glucose was 90 mg/dl when I began. And I don't brush off any warning signs, since I dealt with them before when I first started.

Thank you!

A lot of folks go with goodlabs. For self pay blood work, you can visit quest or labcorp sites. Typically, quest comes out less expensive.

 

[James Payne]

Glad to have you here! To be honest, this is probably something many folks understand. Watching friends who are already serious about training can make it seem like you're lagging behind, yet nobody begins as an expert. My advice: hold off on peptides until you've got the fundamentals in place. Starting a basic exercise habit, improving your diet, and paying attention to what your body does will already change things a lot.