GH – Bloating from the “Get Go” - ?

**Fantomg** · 01-18-2010, 09:06 PM

1st run with GH. Somatropin from the far east (yellow top). 4iu/day for 9 days now. I’m always suspect of anyone’s gear just by nature if I’ve not had personal experience with it, or made it myself. even if I have others near me that swear by it…… hence the reason for starting at 4iu/day - rather than a low dose and ramping up (to try to induce some classic sides and dampen my doubts about it’s legitimacy).

Got the painful swollen joints right away, especially my hands in the morning. Couldn’t open and close them. (there are some that may understand me on this statement... “wonderful, I love it").

However – I am also experiencing considerable bloat everyhere .. visibly retaining water. Anyone experience this with GH? I have friends that drop gh weeks out from a show to drop water, but this seems a little extreme with what I’ve got going on in the past several days/and so EARLY into this long commitment. Someone share a similar story so I can enjoy this side effect too, lol.
Thanks for reading.

**2jz_calgary** · 01-18-2010, 10:09 PM

you should go down to 2 iu a day then ramp up to 3 then 4. you may not get sides then. Carpal tunnel and swollen joints/water retention are hgh sides that occur when you take too high a dosage at first.

**Fantomg** · 01-18-2010, 10:41 PM

Not bothered by the sides at all. Just wondered if it seemed a little early to have that much retention inside 1 week. I suppose it must subside because of the reputation gh has for getting ripped after prolonged use. I've witnessed several friends make amazing transformations with different brands than the one I'm using. I went with yellow tops mainly because of the price. If it weren't for the joint pain, I'd have really suspected that I was using HCG because of the water retention. Suppose I could have done the HCG test to rule that out though. Thanks for the input.

**Someguy123** · 01-18-2010, 10:52 PM

i did sort of the same as you, on this current cycle. i started at 3.3iu/day right from the get go. and had the classic swollen hands and sore joints as well. i put on 12 pounds in 3 weeks. which i would suspect as water bloat, just because of the sheer weight gain in such a short period. but looking at myself, i dont look bloated at all. also, i stopped after 2 months, and went to thailand for 3 weeks. i was drinking every single day there, and upon return, i havent lost any of that weight gain. so that tells me it isnt water bloat.

i am also using yellow tops.

**Fantomg** · 01-18-2010, 11:06 PM

Thanks Someguy123, I appreciate you sharing that. Did you continue after your return? Gotta stay on the stuff for some time to realize the full bene's. I threw my hat over the fence and bought enough to run it for the next 6 months. Will switch brands if I'm not happy with the yellows after that provided I can source it for somewhere near the yellow top price I paid. The low price for the yellows seemed a reason to think they would be either sub-par or fake.

**Fixr** · 01-19-2010, 04:26 AM

Thats normal, especially since you started at a high dose without ramping up. The bloating will subside after about the first month. I kept a log a long time ago and remember having the same problem and writing about it. I think i gained 15 pounds in the first 10 days because I was so bloated.

Here it is:

My HGH Experience-Weekly Log

**Someguy123** · 01-19-2010, 05:57 AM

Originally Posted by Fantomg

Thanks Someguy123, I appreciate you sharing that. Did you continue after your return? Gotta stay on the stuff for some time to realize the full bene's. I threw my hat over the fence and bought enough to run it for the next 6 months. Will switch brands if I'm not happy with the yellows after that provided I can source it for somewhere near the yellow top price I paid. The low price for the yellows seemed a reason to think they would be either sub-par or fake.

yup, i just got back 4 days ago. and i started as soon as i got back. i also got enough to run for 6 months. first day back in the gym though today. and dam, i lost a lot of strength and energy.

**Fantomg** · 01-19-2010, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Fixr

Thats normal, especially since you started at a high dose without ramping up. The bloating will subside after about the first month. I kept a log a long time ago and remember having the same problem and writing about it. I think i gained 15 pounds in the first 10 days because I was so bloated.

Here it is:

My HGH Experience-Weekly Log

Thanks for the link. Good reading. Sorry about the injury at the end. Hope your back is healed. Logs are full of answers to those inquiring. Wonder if my timeline will follow suit?

**XLCanadian** · 01-19-2010, 12:13 PM

I have been using GH for almost 2 weeks now.

7 days at 2iu's followed by 5 days at 3 iu's. Only sides I'm experiencing is sore joint in one ankle i sprained badly last fall and occasional headaches that are different than any I felt before.

Also feel a lil bloated and I have gained no weight, but my strength has gone up a bt.

**Hazard** · 01-19-2010, 12:17 PM

I've bee on generic blue tops for about a month now and did the same as you..... started at 4iu's/day. After a week or so my knuckles and knees were holding water..... felt stiff. After 2-3 weeks they got more stiff..... every now and then my foot or hand would go numb. I just upped it to 5iu's and my tendons feel a bit funny..... hard to explain.....

~Haz~

**Fantomg** · 01-19-2010, 10:51 PM

Yeah, It's a little annoying with the retention. I feel like I just took 3 A50's, a gram of Test E, and took a cow's salt lick away and placed it on my dinner plate.

**rocafella** · 01-20-2010, 01:54 AM

bro i feel you, I've been on GH for 10 days with a dose of 4iu ed, can't wear my watch anymore, some t-shirts got tighter, my GF is freaked, she said and i quote " WTF happened to you " I think cardio ed would help with it, and I'm thinking of using arimidex

**Fantomg** · 01-20-2010, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by rocafella

bro i feel you, I've been on GH for 10 days with a dose of 4iu ed, can't wear my watch anymore, some t-shirts got tighter, my GF is freaked, she said and i quote " WTF happened to you " I think cardio ed would help with it, and I'm thinking of using arimidex

Called a friend who's retired IFBB last night. Hadn't talked in a couple years. He laughed at me, called me a rookie, lol (I've been in the aas game for 20years) and said it all subsides after a couple months. Said at that point (about the 2 to 2 1/2 month mark) you start leaning out considerably and lose that swelling. Said, you always have that "full" feeling in the muscles but that bloat look tends to leave and you see yourself lean out a lot.
Ya know - It's funny, I know all this from reading and other friends..(a couple of my past training partners have their pro cards), but part of my experience seems much more extreme. I have another friend that (using the same brand) did NOT get this at all, and I literally watched him drop BF FAST after 2 weeks.
There are definite traits/mile markers that "all" seem to experience relatively the same, but aside from that, there are still individual experiences significant enough for... someone like me to post on these forums "wtf?"... what's going on... etc.

**rocafella** · 01-20-2010, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Fantomg

Called a friend who's retired IFBB last night. Hadn't talked in a couple years. He laughed at me, called me a rookie, lol (I've been in the aas game for 20years) and said it all subsides after a couple months. Said at that point (about the 2 to 2 1/2 month mark) you start leaning out considerably and lose that swelling. Said, you always have that "full" feeling in the muscles but that bloat look tends to leave and you see yourself lean out a lot.
Ya know - It's funny, I know all this from reading and other friends..(a couple of my past training partners have their pro cards), but part of my experience seems much more extreme. I have another friend that (using the same brand) did NOT get this at all, and I literally watched him drop BF FAST after 2 weeks.
There are definite traits/mile markers that "all" seem to experience relatively the same, but aside from that, there are still individual experiences significant enough for... someone like me to post on these forums "wtf?"... what's going on... etc.

that "full" feeling in the muscles is the nicest thing i've seen in my life, you feel like your skin is changed, but yeah when i started the first time taking GH i started with 3 friends, we started at the same time and same product, and i was the only one that got that bloat look.

**XLCanadian** · 01-20-2010, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Fantomg

Called a friend who's retired IFBB last night. Hadn't talked in a couple years. He laughed at me, called me a rookie, lol (I've been in the aas game for 20years) and said it all subsides after a couple months. Said at that point (about the 2 to 2 1/2 month mark) you start leaning out considerably and lose that swelling. Said, you always have that "full" feeling in the muscles but that bloat look tends to leave and you see yourself lean out a lot.
Ya know - It's funny, I know all this from reading and other friends..(a couple of my past training partners have their pro cards), but part of my experience seems much more extreme. I have another friend that (using the same brand) did NOT get this at all, and I literally watched him drop BF FAST after 2 weeks.
There are definite traits/mile markers that "all" seem to experience relatively the same, but aside from that, there are still individual experiences significant enough for... someone like me to post on these forums "wtf?"... what's going on... etc.

Gotta agree bro. Everyone reacts similarly yet differently to GH.

I pulled the pamphlet out last night from my box of somatropin and read about all the sides based on GH use vs Placebo.

There are some sides so common that 30-50% of ppl get em. Others, less than 10% of ppl get em.

Let's just say that we're lucky if all you get is occasional headaches, bloat, stiff/sore joints or injection site irritation. Cause in rare cases it can be a lot worse.

**Lethalius** · 01-20-2010, 10:24 PM

I have been on 2iu's since Mid December and had the joint stiffness and mild headaches on occasion. Last week I upped my dose to 3ius and I noticed I gained about 3-4 lbs. I don't mind the weight gain even though it's likely water retention. Funny thing is, on a dbol /test cycle, I don't retain much water and still look ripped with veins and striations. So this surprised me. But at least I know my stuff is legit and 6-12 months from now, I will definitely be reaping the benefits. Also on test at 900mg/wk. I plan to up my hgh dose to 4-5 iu's a day soon if I can handle the sides okay.

Lethalius