Yeah the hand thing sucks. I never had this problem before. Im just worried it will lead to surgery down the road so i cut dose, taped it up and take ibuprofen before bed for the inflammation. Today it didnt bother me as much so im hoping its getting better. I freaked out the first night it happened and started googling it. First time i ever heard of "trigger thumb" and it can be caused by HGH as a side effect. Crazy thing is its only in my left hand. My right hand is fine except i get pains in my forearm with certain exercises.
Give it some time with the water retention. It will go away as your body adjusts. I dont know what your diet is and that could have to do with how your gut is feeling/looking. I know by end of day after eating my gut is always out and feels bloated. But when i wake up in morning i am 5lbs leaner and completely dried out. So of course my gut is flat and defined then.
The lethargy i dont notice. Im an OCD type of guy and i am constantly moving. I cant sit still. Need to be working out, working, doing something.
dang, dude. i hope like hell your hand thing gets better, and from what i've read these side effects usually go away when you lower the dosage. so, i think you said you were up to 5IU/day and that's when the issues began, so other than the trigger thumb do you feel like running it that high made much of a positive difference? (as far as leaning out, or muscle/cell growth is concerned?