Guys - I would love to get some feedback on this & please share your opinions from research or personal experience. Much appreciated !
So, i am a big fan of peptides, particularly PEG-MGF, HGH Frag, and GH Secretagogues. My post today is specifically about Ipamorelin. I have used GHRP-2 , IPA & GHRP-6 in the past 3 years with varying results.
So by mid Feb, i finished a 16 week cycle where i ended the cycle with a good 11% bf. I added some cutters at the end of the cycle there hence removed a ton of the bad weight & got me pretty vascular. A week into PCT, i figure let me add peptides for better PCT and to make the gains "stick". So, i started Ipamorelin Dosage 3x / day @ 100-140 mcg each jab, 6 days on , 1 day off, together with PCT and TRT. 1 month in now, and the great benefits are there. I sleep like a rock , even if its 6 hours, it feels like 8 when i wake up! Hair & Nails growing like weeds, and MUCH better healing speed from workouts. Its noticable!
Big issue is - my abs almost completely disappeared now because of bloating! Only mid section bloating. I remember same effects last time i used peptides but it was mostly with ghrp-2, not Ipa. In all experiments i researched, Ipa was well tolerated with almost no sides relating to PRL or Cortisol increase. Now, i hate feeling the midsection distention & the bloating hiding my abs. When i take Caber, i notice the bloating considerably goes down within a day or so, but back on as i continue using Ipa. I also use Adex/Aromasin to keep Aromatase in check.
I am a man of science, so i wont simply quit the peptide just because of the side effect, especially when it seems like its easily reversible. I did some research, and i see some folks talking about the GH increase (not specifically peptides) in relation to "GH (and IGF-1) acts to increase sodium reabsorption in the distal nephron. In English, using lots of HGH will cause salt retention. "
Do i start supplementing with Potassium now in small doses & Taper up in hopes to resolve this bloating?? Has anybody seen or heard or experienced bloating on GH or Peptides around the midsection in such a short time period with such magnitude? Or (thinking outside the box) is the quality of the Ipa im using in question here, in other words if what im experiencing is not typical of Ipa, then what the hell is in these vials that would cause that yet deliver the expected benefits of GH increase?
Calling all the Peptide & GH gurus, chime in please!