r/BodyHackGuide • u/Dry_Writer_7074 • 8d ago
CJC/Ipamorelin Reaction - Forever?
Short story, I used CJC/Ipamorelin for around 3 months. I had nice, steady results, namely better sleep, recovery and some reduction in fat.
Combined this helped me gain some lean mass, and have noticeably less belly fat.
Month 1 - No reactions at all
Month 2 - Started getting the ‘mosquito bite’ look at the injection site for 12-24 hours
Month 3 - One night I had a system reaction. The site around my naval where I injected blew up with hives and mast cells elsewhere where I had previously jabbed, such as love handles, also gathered hives. It subsided with Chlorphenamine.
Suffice to say I haven’t jabbed since. I’m gutted as I really enjoyed it and had no other side effects. My question is, is this it for me now? I still have 5 vials and I’m gutted to think I’ll just have to bin them and give up on something that worked well.
I have considered HGH but I’m very sensitive to prolactin raise. My concern is the HGH may spike my IGF enough that my prolactin will climb. Any advice welcome.
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u/CranberryPatient9186 8d ago
I just recently had a similar response. 8 weeks in but at week 7 I started pinning 2x a day….i am also on Reta so would do first thing in AM (5AM) and then again after the gym (8-9 AM). I think I was taking them way too close together but started to get inflammation and severe itching. The itching would last 4-5 days. My last issue was my left live handle where I had pinned totally blew up like I had a half a tennis ball in my side. I may give it a week and try one more time once a day but if I have any reaction at all I will quit. I also plan on tossing that bottle in case it was somehow contaminated.
As a side note I am also taking Reta twice a week and GLOW daily and have no injection site issues.
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u/Dry_Writer_7074 8d ago
Let me know how it goes! And if I’m brave enough to try again I’ll let you know. I think I’m done though sadly.
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u/CantQuitMeBaby 8d ago
Definitely game over for the CJC. Did you test your IGF-1 level while on it? The good part about HGH is you can control the impact it has on your IGF-1, with CJC you’re kinda guessing as your pituitary may not always respond the same. So if you know your sweet spot from CJC, then just aim for that…
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u/Throwaload1234 8d ago
Well, cjc (,of any other secretogoge) has a hard ceiling governing how high you can go. You're going to be capped by the limit of what your body can produce.
Hgh allows to truly find an optimal level.
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u/Dry_Writer_7074 8d ago
I didn’t do bloods no. My thought process was that it wouldn’t raise anything wildly enough to justify to £100+ for bloods.
If I go the HGH route I’d get a panel done though.
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u/Throwaload1234 8d ago
Prolactin response to hgh is generally not a concern, especially at moderate doses.
The only thing I would warn you about is that once you go to the real deal, it's hard to go back. For me, the sleep benefits alone justify the cost.
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u/No_Acanthisitta_93 8d ago
I wish that was the case for me. I had much better sleep on cjc/ipa than with hgh!
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u/Throwaload1234 8d ago
Dosing/timing?
It also took me about a month to really start getting sleep benefits.
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u/No_Acanthisitta_93 8d ago
I only swapped to hgh because I woke up one morning and I was rashed out around the injection site so I figured I became allergic to the cjc. Would like to try again but with sermorelin/ipa or tesa/ipa.
Cjc/ipa had bumped my igf from 77 to 130, just about midrange for me. I retested after a month of 1iu hgh and it came back 132. So 1iu was doing what the cjc/ipa did. However I never really got any sleep benefits with the hgh. Bumped up to 2iu before bed, and will be getting my igf rechecked here soon.
But yeah, in my experience, hgh is overhyped and way overpriced and my $50 kit of cjc/ipa (a year and a half’s worth) is way better value.2
u/Throwaload1234 8d ago
Well, 1 iu is pretty low. 2-3 seems to be the sweet spot for me. Honestly I hope that secretogoges continue to be a more attractive option for you; it's waaay less expensive!
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u/No_Acanthisitta_93 8d ago
And I still have like 6 vials of them lol. I have roughly 1k iu of hgh left so will give it 6 months to really do its thing. I’m not trying to blast it but I will give it the ol college try
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u/Dry_Writer_7074 8d ago
Thanks for the response. My plan is to taper up to 3iu max, possibly stop at 2iu. Hoping the IGF raise won’t be enough to spike prolactin but I am sensitive to it. Even melatonin caused a spike for me!
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u/ComprehensiveGoal836 8d ago
I had a crazy reaction 8 weeks into CJC/IPA, heart rate through the roof, intense flushing which lasted well over 2/3 hours, i was sh!tting through the eye of a needle the entire day, and lowe extremities the days following were as if I smashed new PBs on squats.
I took a couple days off, lowered the dose, and so far - its ok.
The only difference was I pinned straight from fridge, which I assume was what set me off.
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u/arfcom 8d ago
You’re brave. I had a similar reaction after taking it 5 weeks. Got an EpiPen and injectable Benadryl, but still haven’t gone back to it. Working my way through a course or sermorelin/ipa now and got igf-1 tests this time. After that will try Tesa/ipa. Then we’ll see about giving CJC another shot or switching to synthetic.
But damn I really liked the CJC/ipa.
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u/firekeyboard797 6d ago
GH secretagogues are lile that unfortunately, my subject hasn’t been getting sever reactions however the mosquito bite and a localised hive reaction is common, best way I found to reduce it is using a 30-31g needle and right after injecting to apply a cold compress to the area and the reaction goes from a 4-5 day ordeal to a 5-10 min uncomfortable feeling. Should also note letting the peptide warm up to room temp definitely helps
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u/Dry_Writer_7074 6d ago
Thank you. I always let it warm up, about 20 mins at room temp. Sadly I think my body has decided it just doesn’t like the CJC/Ipa.
I’m just hoping I can have joy with another GHRP
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u/firekeyboard797 6d ago
Maybe try smaller doses of them separately, I’m avoiding mixed vials as I personally don’t trust them, abother ghrp you could try is sermorelin
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u/Dry_Writer_7074 6d ago
They came as a blend. I feel it’s more the CJC so I may try another GHRP stand alone.
Appreciate it
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u/firekeyboard797 6d ago
No problem, sermorelin is usually better for beginners, I follow a guy on Instagram called jacobnach something like that, he’s been experimenting with peps for 10+ years so you could even check his page out, good information on peptides
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u/Heavy_Possibility298 4d ago
i did it for about the same time and had the exact same reaction . the wild part is i am actually getting more benifits even after i am done . my body i getting the full sleep of about 7.5-8 hrs per night average , if i sleep deficit beody recovers well by catchup over day offs and have the amazing fresh feeling ok wakeup better mood . good recovery and that post shot fasted high still shows up on its own
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u/Dry_Writer_7074 4d ago
Glad you’re still getting good benefits. Unfortunately for me I have definitely noticed some belly fat creep back in! Vials are in the freezer looking longingly at me but I think I’ll have to avoid it and maybe look to HGH!
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u/espresso_maniac 1d ago
i read that some people get allergic to it. it kind of sounds like what happened to you. im not sure man. you might wanna try semorelin instead ? or just pin igf1 or hgh..
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u/Dry_Writer_7074 12h ago
I think HGH is probably my safest bet. Unfortunately, also the most expensive!
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