seeing a lot of posts about bloating and acne as side effects with CJC-1295 and ipamorelin. it’s easy to just tag them as ‘peptide side effects’
bloating and acne are common enough, but with both CJC and ipamorelin running, you’re looking at two different compounds that aren’t hitting the same GH pulse.
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Bloating and acne are definitely common enough reports, and you’re right, it’s easy to just lump them under ‘peptide side effects.’ But with both CJC-1295 and ipamorelin running, you’re actually dealing with two compounds that aren’t hitting the same way mechanistically, even if they both increase GH. I’d lean on tracking if one particular compound seems to be the trigger when you’re cycling them.
that’s the right question to unpack. bloating and acne from cjc/ipa aren’t just ‘peptide side effects’ as much as they are direct, downstream growth hormone responses.
the fluid retention and sebaceous gland activity are classic when you’re stimulating gh. it’s also easy to miss how much daily hydration or other inputs might