My Dad is getting some weird HGH sides. Need advice.

Fullybuilt · Oct 22, 2006

He was originally prescribed 1.25iu's per day of genotropin HGH. Through his endo. It was crazy expensive. $16per iu. So I got him hygetropins, and had him take the same dose, just a little higher. He's taking it at 1.35iu's and ever since he said his shoulder has been aching really bad. Waking him up in the middle of the night, hurting so bad. He also said his 2 knuckles on his right hand hurt as well. No wrist pain, just shoulder especially. His dr. said too much GH can cause this. Does this sound like the case? I woudlnt think hygetropins would be that much stronger than his prescribed GH would it. I told him to back it to 1iu per day. What do you suggest? This isnt dangerous for him right? He's 59yrs old.

BTW, this may not even be GH related. He said when he stopped the GH altogether for a week the pain was still there. His knuckles feel fine, but its his shoulder. I just talked to him and he says its just his right side delt. When he pushed really hard into it and presses against the bone, thats where the pain is really bad. So bad he can't lift weights. What do you think this could be? GH related, or something else? Also i've been using the same gh at 4iu's with no problems.

vitor · Oct 22, 2006

Its funny My dad just got on GH and Test as well, all of this is through his doc so it is legal and legit, he is experincing severe joint pain, even at doses of 1-2 iu's per day. I think the old guys just cant take as much as the younger ones...

Fullybuilt · Oct 22, 2006

vitor said:
Its funny My dad just got on GH and Test as well, all of this is through his doc so it is legal and legit, he is experincing severe joint pain, even at doses of 1-2 iu's per day. I think the old guys just cant take as much as the younger ones...

He's only got the pain in his side delt. He says it hurts when he pushes deep into it with his finger and hits the bone. Could this be a pinched nerve or something. Its been like this for about 3weeks now he says. Think this could be GH related.

dragonfire101 · Oct 22, 2006

Could be. GH causes fluid retention and joint pain. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the compression median nerve and from GH its from the fluid retention. If he is having fluid retention a nerve in his shoulder could be compressed. Or maybe he had a calcium deposit that shifted in the shoulder onto a nerve from fluid retention by the GH.

Fullybuilt · Oct 22, 2006

dragonfire101 said:
Could be. GH causes fluid retention and joint pain. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the compression median nerve and from GH its from the fluid retention. If he is having fluid retention a nerve in his shoulder could be compressed. Or maybe he had a calcium deposit that shifted in the shoulder onto a nerve from fluid retention by the GH.

So is backing down the GH to a lower dose the way to go? Anything else he should do? thanks

phatrr · Oct 22, 2006

Sounds like GH side to me - I get the same weird pain in my delts when I go high enough on the dose.

ART (Active Release Techniques) massage makes it go away for me, but only temporarily - like maybe a month, then it's back.

I've decided that the only reasonable course is to cut my GH dose.

bigtest · Oct 22, 2006

1iu every other day has worked very well with many men 50 years and older i have given it to.

anabolicfan · Oct 22, 2006

had the same problem a while back jumped hgh dose up to fast was in a lot of pain both shoulders backed off and was fine after 2wks.

DOGMA · Oct 22, 2006

Sounds like to me has an injury that may not be related to the GH? Has he seen a Orthopedic Dr? I think it would be a good idea?

Fullybuilt · Oct 23, 2006

I've been hearing from some people that an old injury can become painful again with GH, so I asked him. He did metion that 10years ago he threw this shoulder out playing baseball in the exact same area. He said the dr. gave him naprosim for 10days and that was it. It went away and hasnt come back till now. Its just odd how this never happend on his 1.2iu's of prescribed HGH but did on 1.3iu's of Hygetropin.

A50# · Oct 23, 2006

Fullybuilt said:
I've been hearing from some people that an old injury can become painful again with GH, so I asked him. He did metion that 10years ago he threw this shoulder out playing baseball in the exact same area. He said the dr. gave him naprosim for 10days and that was it. It went away and hasnt come back till now. Its just odd how this never happend on his 1.2iu's of prescribed HGH but did on 1.3iu's of Hygetropin.

Is this Hygetropin HGH that potent or could it be something else? I've heard some other guys saying they couldnt go over 2iu per day because the "common" hgh sides are too severe.