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The addition of any synthetic compound to the body often has very negative side effects due to the effects upon natural production... When an individual abuses Vicodin or Oxycontin, the brain halts production of dopamine, causing the person to feel extreme pain from simple tasks such as standing or walking... Likewise, bodybuilders who use artificial testosterone for a long period of time will suffer serious problems when they are finally forced to cycle off the steroids... They will be in HPTA shutdown, with their pituitary glands telling their testes to halt all natural testosterone production... Without that steady stream of artificial T being injected, their sperm count and testosterone levels will be near zero... They’ll lack any meaningful sex drive, energy levels, and their muscle mass will decrease rapidly... This same pattern occurs when using growth hormone... While in the adolescent phase, the body produces a steady stream of growth hormone around the clock... As we reach adult status, the body halts the daily output and limits the GH release to a small amount each night as we sleep... This is usually enough GH to maintain our levels of muscle mass... Obviously you’re not going to wear 265 pounds of muscle with this natural level, but you will maintain what you have gained naturally... Some bodybuilders use artificial growth hormone to stimulate new muscle growth... It’s very effective, as GH aids in recovery, strength, body fat burning, and many more processes conduction to muscle mass gains... However, when synthetic GH is administered in the evening before bed, the same natural shutdown that we see with dopamine and testosterone also occurs... The amount of GH not being released by the brain might seem inconsequential at the time, as the bodybuilder will be receiving far more than that from his daily injections. However, when the GH injections have to halt due to delivery issues or simply cycling off, there could be major issues for the bodybuilder... For this reason, it is best to inject your growth hormone first thing in the morning upon waking... This preserves your natural levels and doesn’t disrupt their production values in any meaningful way, as you have at least 14 to 16 hours before the body will produce on its own again, and by then the GH levels in the blood would have normalized... An added benefit of injecting first thing in the morning is that your body’s cortisol levels are at their highest at that moment, and catabolism is the highest it will be all day... You’ve essentially just awakened from an eight hour fast, and your body needs nutrients... The growth hormone’s stimulation of IGF-1 from the liver taking place at these early waking hours is quite beneficial... Always consider the body’s natural production levels and values when considering the use of growth hormone or any synthetic drug... Most drugs do affect the brain’s function in some way, but only some will alter natural production levels... __________________