Should tesamorelin be cycled?
Its own FDA label answers this. Tesamorelin (Egrifta) is approved as a daily shot taken without breaks for as long as treatment for HIV-related deep belly fat is needed. The approved plan has no cycling schedule, even though tesamorelin is in the same GHRH family discussed above.
Full cycling page: what was tested versus assumed
Studies in people from the compound pages this answer belongs to
- Tesamorelin
- Metabolic effects of a growth hormone-releasing factor in patients with HIV 2007 PMID 18057338
- Effects of tesamorelin (TH9507) in HIV-infected patients with excess abdominal fat: a pooled analysis of two multicenter, double-blind placebo-controlled phase 3 trials with safety extension data 2010 PMID 20554713
- Effects of growth hormone-releasing hormone on cognitive function in adults with mild cognitive impairment and healthy older adults: results of a controlled trial 2012 PMID 22869065
Educational use only. This database summarizes published research and is not medical advice. Where a dose appears it is a record of what a trial or clinic ran, or what people describe doing, with its source attached. Nothing here is a recommendation for personal use.
Part of cycling and clearance. Whether peptides need a break, what a half-life actually tells you, and where a real cycling mechanism has been measured. Full detail at /cycling.