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Has anyone actually run GLOW long-term or does the GHK-Cu get messy after a few weeks

Posted by tiredmegan in Protocols & Stacks - 9 points, 4 comments.

So I was looking at the GLOW stack page on here and the dosing looks grand on paper. GHK-Cu 200mcg and BPC-157 500mcg daily, TB-500 2.5mg twice a week. Sound enough. But I am wondering about running GHK-Cu for more than a few weeks because I have heard people talk about copper buildup being a concern and I do not fully know if that is real or just forum lore.

For what it is worth I ran BPC-157 solo for about six weeks for a tendon thing and it seemed to help but I was also actually doing my rehab so who knows what did the heavy lifting. Adding TB-500 to that is the Wolverine setup basically and that seems well trodden. It is the GHK-Cu layer that makes me pause.

Are people getting bloodwork for copper levels on this or are we all just vibes again. Seems mad to add a copper peptide long-term without checking but maybe I am being a coward about it. Also the flushing thing, how bad is it actually. Someone said it feels like a niacin flush and I absolutely hate that feeling so if it is like that I might just skip the GHK-Cu entirely and stick to the Wolverine combo.

Anybody got experience running the full GLOW for 8-plus weeks?

Comments

  • tracker_jade: I posted about this exact thing a while back, the copper bloodwork question. Anecdotally I ran GHK-Cu subQ for about 10 weeks and did get a copper serum and ceruloplasmin checked before and after. Both came back in range but I wasnt exactly dosing high, around 250mcg daily. Whether that tells us anything about someone running 500mcg or more for longer, I genuinely dont know. One persons labs dont prove much. The flushing though, yeah it is real and for me it was worse than niacin. Hit within ma
  • tiredmegan: Cheers for the reply. That copper bloodwork angle is exactly what i was fishing for, did you stay at a steady dose the whole 10 weeks or did you tinker with it? And that flushing description, "face on fire", cheers, that matches what i've heard but i'm curious if it faded for you after the first couple weeks or stuck around the whole time. Also, did you notice any other sides creep in, or was it just the flush and the labs?
  • sleep_coastal: The flushing is no joke. Anecdotally mine was bad enough I almost quit the first week. Weird thing is it got milder after about week two, like my body adjusted. Anecdotally though, I never got the labs done so props for actually checking. The ceruloplasmin staying in range at 250mcg is reassuring but yeah, double that dose for twice as long is a whole different question.
  • tiredmegan: Ha I did not actually get the labs done, you are giving me credit I do not deserve. I was asking if anyone bothers because I suspect nobody does and you just confirmed it. The flushing calming down after week two is grand to hear though. Was that at 200mcg or were you running higher. Because if 200mcg nearly made you quit I am genuinely questioning my life choices before I even start.

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