Adverse Affects with GHRP-6?

[BigRB]

I'm no stranger to AAS and GH, so I thought I would give the peptide thing a shot. I started using GHRP-6 (200 mcg 2x/day) and noticed a strange itch under my skin almost immediately... I experienced the normal sides like increased hunger, flushed skin, et al... About 10 days into my use, after my second shot of the day, a rash started forming immediately on my left pec, in my left armpit, and on the left side of my back.

I did a WebMD search and thought I was having an allergic reaction. Instead, my doc confirmed that it was a shingles outbreak. I'm under a ton of stress, so I don't want to form a direct correlation with the GHRP-6, but it seems suspicious that I would break out immediately after the injection.

Anybody else have a similar reaction or any adverse event?

Being a human lab rat, I'm tempted to try another round... Maybe I'm nuts.

 

[vast568]

Shingles is a viral disease, so it's not something that could be a side effect of a hormone unless that exogenous hormone is contaminated.

 

[BigRB]

It's related to the virus that causes chicken pocks lying dormant in the nervous system... Anyone who has had chicken pocks can have an outbreak of shingles... Usual onset is from extreme stress to the body... My thinking is that somehow the GHRP could have stressed my nervous system. Any thoughts?

 

[DatBtrue]

...I'm under a ton of stress,

There's your answer.

and noticed a strange itch under my skin almost immediately...

That is most likely site irritation perhaps from the BA.

so I don't want to form a direct correlation with the GHRP-6, but it seems suspicious that I would break out immediately after the injection.

The rashes did not form at the injection site. The immediate itch at injection site is not directly correlated to the rash elsewhere on your chest, back & arm.

Is there a connection? Perhaps. Anytime you are under a lot of stress and play with various hormones in your body you could trigger shingles...

...there is not going to be an answer.

Instead you need to take steps to shorten that shingles episode because if may get real painful.

Cimetidine (Tagament) may shorten your shingles episode. Here is a good article on shingles which also dicusses this. See: http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcls-txt/t-prtcl-123.shtml

 

[BigRB]

Thanks guys for your feedback. You've given me some good points to ponder. I think I will try the GHRP-6 again and let you know if I experience any of the same issues.

 

[cpesloco]

It's related to the virus that causes chicken pocks lying dormant in the nervous system... Anyone who has had chicken pocks can have an outbreak of shingles... Usual onset is from extreme stress to the body... My thinking is that somehow the GHRP could have stressed my nervous system. Any thoughts?

A friend of mine started a cycle and broke at with shingles. Dr said the added stress on his body from this caused the shingle breakout. He said it was common with AAS users.

 

[BigRB]

I'm sorry for your friend, but that's actually good news for me with the prospect of wanting to start the GHRP again. Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Leo28]

The exact same thing happened to me with my first cycle of AAS and my first cycle of GH bro. The doctor told me it was stress and it would go away on its own.