HGH and libido

wesley · Jun 12, 2009

Hi everybody, I've been on GH 2iU 5on2off (anti aging, I'm 40) and I feel a heavy drop in libido since the first week. Some water retention. No other sides. Is there an impact on the endogenous test release?

Trenman · Jun 12, 2009

Just an adjustment period. Later, your sex drive should be higher because of GH. I know mine is.

The_Beast · Jun 12, 2009

wesley said:
Hi everybody, I've been on GH 2iU 5on2off (anti aging, I'm 40) and I feel a heavy drop in libido since the first week. Some water retention. No other sides. Is there an impact on the endogenous test release?

The water/sodium retention is likely causing an increase in blood pressure which has been associated with a decrease in libido and sexual function.

VTliftVT · Jun 12, 2009

The_Beast said:
The water/sodium retention is likely causing an increase in blood pressure which has been associated with a decrease in libido and sexual function.

Bump...ever see that Levitra commercial?

wesley · Jun 12, 2009

thanks for your responses. When will it normalize since I'm in week 5 now?

Trenman · Jun 12, 2009

I didn't take near that long. Hmmm.

What I always did find interesting though, is once I got used to it, I can come off for a year and when I get back on, I am already adjusted. There is only an immediate increase in energy and sex drive with no side effects. I'm even less bloated. So the slight bloat is the only side effect at all. Everything else is just pure youth feeling.

Maybe you should back the dose down a bit until later? Maybe use like 1.5 IU EOD?

wesley · Jun 12, 2009

OK, I will try. Thanks a lot.

Osta-president · Jun 13, 2009

Similar thing happened to me, I didn't realize Gh could do this... going on week 6 and still low......... libido. doing 2-4 i.us per day

wesley · Jun 13, 2009

perhaps the release of aldosterone is the problem.

http://www.professionalmuscle.com/forums/showpost.php?p=516108&postcount=586

I hope it will adjust as time goes by.

ericraven2003 · Jun 13, 2009

wesley said:
Hi everybody, I've been on GH 2iU 5on2off (anti aging, I'm 40) and I feel a heavy drop in libido since the first week. Some water retention. No other sides. Is there an impact on the endogenous test release?

My sex drive is higher on gh.

wesley · Jun 13, 2009

is it dose dependent? Should I change to 2iU/eod or to 1iU/ed? Or should I just continue and wait?

Trenman · Jun 13, 2009

It's been 4 years ago, but if I recall correctly, doing smaller shots throughout the day made me less sluggish than one giant shot once per day. That, combined with an overall lower dose did the trick. And eventually I adjusted to GH and was able to take 4IU all at once with no sluggishness or anything. Also, not eating enough carbs made me more sluggish.

muscle · Jun 22, 2009

im the same way, i have been on gh for over 2 months and since i started it seems to have been increased sex drive!! love it

wesley · Jun 22, 2009

Trenman said:
It's been 4 years ago, but if I recall correctly, doing smaller shots throughout the day made me less sluggish than one giant shot once per day. That, combined with an overall lower dose did the trick. And eventually I adjusted to GH and was able to take 4IU all at once with no sluggishness or anything. Also, not eating enough carbs made me more sluggish.

Thanks Trenman, I reduced the dose and libido comes back. And I lost the water.

cpesloco · Jun 22, 2009

did not notice anything relating to sex drive either way at 2iu per day.

hghslinturn · Jul 1, 2009

wesley said:
is it dose dependent? Should I change to 2iU/eod or to 1iU/ed? Or should I just continue and wait?

dont you naturally produce 1 iu a day? so if your stopping that production and your just replacing it with 1 iu isnt that completely pointless? how old are you? As far as I know gh is a waste uless you use 6 or more ius a day or you are a frikin dinosaur!

wesley · Jul 2, 2009

hghslinturn said:
dont you naturally produce 1 iu a day? so if your stopping that production and your just replacing it with 1 iu isnt that completely pointless? how old are you? As far as I know gh is a waste uless you use 6 or more ius a day or you are a frikin dinosaur!

I think you are right, so what is to do?

At high doses there are heavy sides , esp. water retention and libido and at low doses I just replace the natural production.

Any proposals?

hghslinturn · Jul 2, 2009

wesley said:
I think you are right, so what is to do?

At high doses there are heavy sides , esp. water retention and libido and at low doses I just replace the natural production.

Any proposals?

again how old are you if your under 30 you need 6 iu's a day if its yellow tops and ten if blue tops