How long do IGF levels take to return to baseline after stopping HGH

[BigDane]

I've been taking generic HGH at 5iu/day each morning for 3 weeks. Providing it is good quality, and has elevated my IGF levels, how long would it take for my IGF levels to go back to baseline after I stop?

Lastly, is there any way to reduce IGF levels for a blood test? Fasting, lack of sleep, etc? My doc has offered me an Rx for HGH if I show low-normal IGF levels on a blood test to assist with the healing of a fairly significant bone fracture and ligament damage. I've been taking 5iu generic for the past 3 weeks and I'd obviously prefer the pharma grade so I'd like to get my IGF as low as possible before getting blood drawn. I stopped the generic HGH 5 days ago.

 

[tigerlilyx61]

My levels remained elevated for well over a month. It might have even been two months and it took longer than that for all the side effects of the HGH to subside like serious tendonitis.

 

[Smack]

I don't have blood work but I still get numb hands while sleeping a month after cutting GH

 

[AlaskaDoug]

Levels

I had this very question awhile ago. Someone said based on the half life, three days. I waited four, but levels were still very elevated. Two to three weeks someone said. That seems more realistic

 

[heavyiron]

I would wait a month, seems like it takes about 3 weeks for IGF-1 levels to rise while on rHGH. I can't imagine it would fall off much faster than that.

Quite a few guys here have done bloodwork. Someone has to know for a fact.

 

[fit2grow]

Hate to bump old threads but does anyone have factional studies on when hgh returns to baseline after last administration?