Sermorelin and acne

[Dasein88]

I started sermorelin a month ago. After a couple of weeks, I started noticing my acne getting really bad. Has anyone else experienced this?

I contacted my provider and he said I should talk to a dermatologist. He was unhelpful.

I’m not going to keep using it if it gives not acne. I stopped taking it a few days ago and I’m still dealing with bad acne.

Any thoughts?

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Sermorelin increases IGF-1, which may worsen acne:

Thread 'Influence of IGF-1, DHEA and DHT on acne'

Jun 23, 2017

Arch Dermatol. 2005 Mar;141(3):333-8.

Correlation between serum levels of insulin-like growth factor 1, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and dihydrotestosterone and acne lesion counts in adult women.



Abstract

OBJECTIVES:
To determine if insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and androgen levels (1) correlate with the presence and severity of acne in adult men and women, and (2) correlate directly with each other and interact in affecting acne.

DESIGN:

Case-control study and single-center examination of hormone levels in a cohort of volunteers.

SETTING:

Academic referral...

• Nelson Vergel
• Replies: 0
• Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management

 

[Dasein88]

Sermorelin increases IGF-1, which may worsen acne:

Thread 'Influence of IGF-1, DHEA and DHT on acne'

Jun 23, 2017

Arch Dermatol. 2005 Mar;141(3):333-8.

Correlation between serum levels of insulin-like growth factor 1, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and dihydrotestosterone and acne lesion counts in adult women.



Abstract

OBJECTIVES:
To determine if insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and androgen levels (1) correlate with the presence and severity of acne in adult men and women, and (2) correlate directly with each other and interact in affecting acne.

DESIGN:

Case-control study and single-center examination of hormone levels in a cohort of volunteers.

SETTING:

Academic referral...

• Nelson Vergel
• Replies: 0
• Forum: Testosterone Side Effect Management

Thanks, Nelson. But is there anything I can do to prevent it?

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Can you have your doctor prescribe this by faxing the script to Empower ? His office can also call their main number.

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[WhiteMale]

Im heavy prone to acne and Sermorelin never had a reaction for me that way.

 

[Dasein88]

Can you have your doctor prescribe this by faxing the script to Empower ? His office can also call their main number.

Acne Extreme Gel

Choose Empower Pharmacy for compounded Acne Extreme Gel. The leading accredited 503A and FDA-registered 503B compounding pharmacy.

www.empowerpharmacy.com

I can look into that, but I’m also curious if there are other peptides that might have similar benefits to sermorelin?

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Ipamorelin is better than sermorelin

 

[WhiteMale]

CAC1295 w/o DAC blended with Ipamorelin is what you might be looking for. I've used Serm/Ipa blends and had fair results on it at 8 weeks but Empower stopped carrying it. Sermorelin alone gave little results if any at 8 weeks @ 500mcg at bedtime.