Is sermorelin worth it?
The useful question is what you want sermorelin to change. Research on growth-hormone signaling does not establish a general promise of better sleep, faster recovery or longer life.
View Sermorelin plans and pricingWhat does related human research show?
A six-month randomized study of growth-hormone-releasing hormone in healthy older adults reported improvements on some cognitive tests. It was a specific study population and regimen. It does not establish all the benefits promoted for compounded sermorelin, or show that one commercial preparation matches the research.
Read: Vitiello et al. GHRH and cognition in healthy older adults.
Hormone levels are not the whole outcome
A laboratory change can help explain how a medicine acts without proving a useful change in everyday life. Ask which symptom or diagnosis is being treated, which measurements matter and what follow-up would lead to continuing, changing or stopping treatment.
Is it the same as growth hormone or tesamorelin?
No. These are different drugs. Tesamorelin has an approved product for excess abdominal fat in a specific HIV-associated lipodystrophy population; that does not establish a general weight-loss use or validate a compounded sermorelin regimen. Our comparison separates those questions.
Sources
- Vitiello et al. GHRH and cognition in healthy older adults
Neurobiology of Aging, 2006. Six-month GHRH trial; does not establish general anti-aging benefits.
- Egrifta WR prescribing information
DailyMed. Tesamorelin for excess abdominal fat in adults with HIV-associated lipodystrophy.
- FDA: Compounding questions and answers
The distinction between compounded medications and FDA-approved drug products.
