Both peptides ultimately drive the same downstream process: your pituitary releases GH in natural pulses, GH travels to your liver and triggers the production of IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor), and IGF-1 drives the majority of the benefits fat metabolism, tissue repair, sleep quality, skin and hair improvements, and more
Administration: Also a once-weekly injection , with doses titrated up to 2.4 mg
Do not take a double dose to make up for the missed injection, as this significantly increases the risk of gastrointestinal adverse effects and does not provide additional therapeutic benefit
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