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50yo Needs perspectives on Cycle

HGH update.

19 days into HGH at 2iu every night around 2200 +/-, at least 2 hours after the last meal.
Three nights ago decided to test a higher dose and did 2.66 iu (.66 because im using a pen that does .33 iu per click). That night had a light sleep compared to previous nights. The following night I did the same higher dose 2.66IU and had a lighter and intermittent sleep. Not great. Water retention was high in the morning and did a workout where I felt strong and could push reps but somewhat flat muscles and felt lethargic for the rest of the day.
Last night, night 3, decided to go back to original 2 iu dose cause I felt I wasn't ready for the increase yet, went to bed by 2300 and woke up at 0400 with my left hand tingling, like crazy. I figured it was CTS. It only lasted for about 10 minutes +/- , but an intense one, strange feeling. I figured its a combination of probably sleeping in a on in a weird position plus the water retention plus the CTS.
Wondering if I lower the dose to 1iu tonight and for the next days or even take a break. Any thoughts/ ideas?
 
Lower the dose for a few days then up it once water retention and any tingling disappear. That’s what I have done. I’ve settled at 3.5 in a night the last month and no issues. I’ll bump to 4 next month and see as I’m 5 months in and intend to run this alongside my hrt indefinitely as long as my bloodwork and physician are guiding it which it has.
 
Honestly, not everyone responds well to GH taken before bed and you are taking quite a low dose, even for long term health benefits.

Water retention, joint issues (carpal tunnel feeling), shitty sleep, and a few other common ones seem to be more common in those that try and dose before bed, but can also happen with fasted morning dosing.

Clearly, you will get all kinds of advice, but based on what you’re describing, I would drop the GH all together (like stated above) and if you need a number, 7-14 days of not dosing, which will should be more than enough time to push out the fluid retention in your body, as well as the tingling, etc. Then, ween back into it at 2iu doses fasted in morning and try that for a bit to see how your body, sleep, etc. respond. If all goes well after about 3 weeks, you should be able to titrate up to 3iu fasted in morning and just stick with mornings. If you’re doing at your age for mostly health benefits, then 3-4iu should be sufficient.
 

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