There’s a lot of chatter out there about sermorelin, and we’ve been chattering a bit about it in the Revive Medical Center blog, too. You may be wondering what all the noise is about, and we can tell you that most of the noise is good noise. Sermorelin is a prescription that encourages your body to produce its own HGH; it stimulates the pituitary gland into production again. This helps your body return to a younger state naturally, and usually, the only concern people have is the side effects.
The Beauty of Sermorelin Is That it’s Safe
One reason why sermorelin has become the new anti-aging therapy of choice is that it is safe. Rather than pump your body full of synthetic hormones known to cause cancer and other serious health problems, sermorelin just flips the switch in the pituitary gland from off to on and your body starts to produce its own HGH once again. This prevents you from overdosing on hormones.
There Are Side Effects, However
This does not mean that sermorelin does not have side effects. It does. The advantage of sermorelin, however, is that the side effects are less severe than other hormone replacement therapies. This is why many of our patients opt for sermorelin treatments. It comes with fewer side effects and most people only experience mild effects if any at all. The pros definitely outweigh the cons with this treatment.
Sermorelin is administered via an injection, and some patients experience discomfort around the injection site initially after their treatment. The reason why the shot can be painful is that it is administered into the subcutaneous (fat) layer underneath the skin. You might feel pain, redness, and minor swelling after your sermorelin treatment, but this is a temporary side effect of the injection.
Those who are allergic to sermorelin could experience the serious side effects of anaphylactic shock. This includes severe itching, hives, difficulty breathing, and difficulty swallowing. If you begin to go into anaphylactic shock, call 9-1-1 immediately. This side effect is extremely rare, as the bio-identical sermorelin is manufactured to mimic, exactly, a naturally-occurring chemical in your body. Other rare side effects include feeling dizzy and/or flushed, severe headaches, severe fatigue, or restlessness.
Lawrenceville, GA‘s Revive Medical Center has added sermorelin as part of our anti-aging and hormone replacement therapies because it is safe, effective, and comes with very few side effects. Call us today if you would like to discuss adding sermorelin to your wellness program.
