I am at 6 IU and the CTS and joint pain (shoulders more so than any)

**bighauss** · 05-24-2011, 08:12 AM

is getting pretty tough. Sitting at my desk my hands fall asleep and feel swollen. My shoulders are aching all day, but in the mornings they feel like someone beat me with a crow bar in both shoulders.
I know this means I need to ramp down my IU....... correct? Is is ok to just drop from 6 IU to 3 IU or do I need to tapper down like I ramped up?
What are the pros and cons to either? (cutting it down immediately or rammping down)

**DCannon** · 05-24-2011, 09:51 AM

I'd cut it down to 3iu right away and then slowly ramp up. If you ramp down you'll just keep getting the sides until you get to a low enough dose.

**SlimmerMe** · 05-24-2011, 10:48 AM

^^^ x2...and if 3 doesn't stop the sides? go even lower.....then ramp back up .5 slowly

**joefromhere** · 05-24-2011, 10:51 AM

I had CTS both my wrist , and a back pain in my left shoulder ! went to a doctor , he diagnosed CTS then i asked him for corticosteroid injection to my wrist ! I got the injection , the first 2 days after the injection was really bad , then all my pain is gone from my wrist and from my shoulder too , no more numbness in my fingers ! I still have little unusuall feeling in my right wrist , but no pain or numbness at all

Im taking only 2IU (serostim) a day in the morning ...
The corticosteroid injection is a temporary relief

, if its coming back whitin a few months prob i have to have a operation

**amf79** · 05-24-2011, 11:07 AM

I was using 4IU a day of Serostim and got Carpal tunnel in both hands. I ended up having to have surgery to release the band on both hands. HGH use is difficult to dose sine everyone is differant in how they tolerate it. If you do find the proper dose then there is nothing like it and every other "supplement" used will be more effective.

**bighauss** · 05-24-2011, 02:54 PM

So the symptoms of CTS don't subside after use? They become permanent? How long after symptoms show does the damage become permanent?

**ScotchGuard02** · 05-24-2011, 07:31 PM

CTS can be permanent if your occupation drives the CTS. I'm on the computer typing most of the day. I have CTS from the years of computer use. When I started taking HGH it made my condition worse. I figure my wrists are going to hurt anyways so I might as well get the other benefits of HGH.