HGH + Retatrutide
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27
ran the components concurrently
HGH + Retatrutide (HGH + Retatrutide) appears in 40 author journeys (27 as actual concurrent use). Common goals: fat loss, muscle building; To aid in a cutting phase and body recomposition (fat loss and muscle preservation).; Bodybuilding and muscle growth with high-dose HGH, using Retatrutide and other glucose-lowering agents to manage HGH-induced elevated blood glucose.. Typical doses reported: HGH 4iu, Retatrutide 4mg. Reported side effects include: Water retention, mild wrist ache, and temporary loss of some muscle definition due to holding water.
Typical doses reported
Community-reported doses are not medical guidance.
How people are running it
26
Currently running
8
Planning to run
7
Recommended / discussed
3
Ran in the past
What people use it for
Sample reported outcomes
- ✓ Positive body recomposition with body fat dropping from 19.1% to ~16% and skeletal muscle increasing from 31.3kg to 32.8kg over a month. Noted excellent pumps and strength maintenance in the gym despite a 700-calorie deficit.
- ✓ Losing fat while building muscle and consuming 4800 calories a day.
- ✓ Blood pressure and glucose are still under control
- ✓ Improved sleep, better recovery, increased strength, and clothes fitting looser
- ✓ Blood glucose level measured at 59 mg/dL after starting Berberine (compared to 70 mg/dL in July with just Retatrutide)
- ✓ Lost a pant size, waist down 1 inch, up 8 lbs (suspected water weight from hydration/electrolytes), maintained muscle
- ✓ Gained 4.5 lbs of muscle and reduced body fat to 11.8%, with overall weight reaching 203 lbs.
- ✓ Successfully gained lean mass and managed blood pressure spikes
Self-reported community experiences, not verified results.
Sample reported side effects
- ⚠ Water retention, mild wrist ache, and temporary loss of some muscle definition due to holding water.
- ⚠ Elevated blood glucose (managed by the stack), sleep/coma-like state for ~10 hours from PM HGH dosing.
- ⚠ Water weight gain, snug-fitting rings
- ⚠ Water retention causing a temporary 5 lbs weight gain
- ⚠ Morning lightheadedness when standing up quickly (noted as a pre-existing symptom), possible mild hypoglycemia
- ⚠ Initial Retatrutide side effects (nausea, reflux, sleep issues, wired but tired); TRT side effects (high hematocrit requiring phlebotomies which crashed ferritin)
- ⚠ Trenbolone bumped blood pressure, requiring Telmisartan and Nebivolol
- ⚠ Acid reflux (managed with Omeprazole)