Omnitrope Benefits and Side Effects

Omnitrope can be quite beneficial in treating patients with growth hormone deficiencies. However, like all drugs, it has some potential side effects and adverse reactions.

The following comprehensive list of benefits and side effects are the same for Omnitrope Pen or vials.

What is Omnitrope?

Omnitrope is a brand of prescription HGH injections made by Sandoz Pharmaceuticals. It is one of the most popular brands of HGH prescribed to treat growth hormone deficiencies. All HGH injections, including Omnitrope, are the same medication known as somatropin. Somatropin is a synthetic form of human growth hormone (HGH) that is made from recombinant DNA. Therefore, it is almost an exact duplicate of the HGH normally produced by your pituitary gland.

Because Omnitrope is made from human DNA, it is very well tolerated; however, like any prescription medication, it is not without some risk of side effects and adverse effects. For most patients, however, the many benefits of Omnitrope far outweigh any risks, side effects, or potential adverse events.

What Are the Benefits of Omnitrope HGH?

Before we discuss the benefits of Omnitrope, let’s talk a little about HGH, what it is, and why it is so important.

Human growth hormone, or HGH, is one of your body’s most important hormones. It is made and released by the pituitary gland. As the name implies, it is responsible for growth and all the related processes that allow a child to grow and mature into an adult of full stature. Even as adults, HGH continues to play a crucial role in the cell growth and renewal of every organ and tissue in your body.

Because HGH is so vital, any kind of growth hormone deficiency, or GHD, can result in severe consequences. GHD in children can be caused by any disease or syndrome that impacts pituitary function. Childhood GHD is marked by a failure to reach growth milestones for a given age.

GHD in adults or elderly patients can be the result of a childhood GHD that went untreated or was treated improperly and continued into adulthood. But, more often than not, HGH deficiency in adults is caused by the normal drop in HGH as we age. This is known as “adult-onset” or “age-related GHD, and it can cause any number of issues, from fatigue and sexual dysfunction to cognitive difficulties and emotional issues.

In either case, the treatment for GHD is prescription HGH injections like Omnitrope.

Benefits of Omnitrope for HGH Deficiency

For patients suffering from GHD, in particular adult onset or age-related GHD, the benefits of Omnitrope injections are many. In fact, many of the symptoms we think of as aging can be slowed or reversed by HGH injections. The benefits of Omnitrope include:

• Increased energy and stamina.
• Increased exercise capacity and improved athletic performance.
• Increased ability to build lean muscle.
• Improved body composition
• Increased metabolism.
• Improved fat burning and weight loss.
• Improved sex drive and sexual function.
• Better sleep.
• Improved memory, focus, and cognition.
• Improved heart health.
• Improved hair health and skin health.
• Improved bone density and a lowered risk of osteoporosis.

Omnitrope Risks and Side Effects*

Omnitrope is FDA-approved and generally regarded as safe. However, like any medication, it does have some potential adverse effects, warnings, and contraindications.

Omnitrope Side Effects

Some of the more common side effects of this drug include:

• Joint Pain
• Headache
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Nausea and abdominal pain
• Knee pain
• Vomiting
• Fatigue
• Muscle pain
• Potential hair loss
• Weakness
• Tiredness
• Injection site reactions (redness, soreness, swelling, rash, itching, pain, or bruising),
• Pain in your arms or legs
• Joint stiffness or pain
• Cold-like symptoms such as stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat.

Some of the potentially severe, though far less common, side effects of this drug include:

• Allergic reaction that could require medical attention may occur.
• Severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting, fast heart rate.
• Increased thirst, increased urination, hunger, dry mouth, fruity breath odor, drowsiness, dry skin, blurred vision, and weight loss
• Sudden and severe pain behind your eyes, vision changes
• Swelling in your head, face, hands, or feet
• Numbness or tingling in your wrist, hand, or fingers

Warnings

Do not use this medication without proper medical advice.

Only take your prescribed dose of this medication

Before accepting a prescription for Omnitrope, tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a growth hormone medicine or to drug preservatives such as benzyl alcohol, metacresol, or glycerin.

In addition to the contraindications listed above, you should not take Omnitrope® if you are allergic to somatropin or if you have:

• Diabetic retinopathy (a serious eye condition caused by diabetes)
• Recently undergone open heart surgery or stomach surgery
• Recently experienced trauma or other medical emergency
• Breathing problems (such as lung failure).

There could be some drug interactions with Omnitrope. Tell your healthcare provider about any drugs you may be taking, including OTC medications and supplements.

See your medication’s insert or instruction leaflet for a complete list of potential side effects.

Your prescription for this medication will be precisely tailored to your particular needs, goals, and lifestyle. You will be carefully monitored over the course of your treatment with this drug, so any chance of side effects should be kept to a minimum. Tell your doctor, pharmacist, or healthcare provider if you are experiencing any of these or other side effects while taking this drug.

Interactions

According to its manufacturer, this drug should not be used in people with any of the following medical conditions because serious side effects, including death, can occur:

• A critical illness caused by certain types of heart or stomach surgery, serious injury, or a sudden and severe breathing problem (respiratory failure)
• Prader-Willi syndrome sufferers who are severely overweight or have a history of breathing problems, including sleep apnea
• Cancer or other tumors
• Allergies to growth hormone or any of the ingredients in the medicine
• Certain types of eye problems caused by diabetes
• Omnitrope should also not be used in children who have completed their growth.

Omnitrope Benefits Vs. Risks

While the above list of Omnitrope risks, warnings, and side effects can seem daunting, we must list all such information for legal reasons. The truth is that for most patients, the many benefits of Omnitrope far outweigh any of the potential risks. In fact, most of our patients who have been prescribed Omnitrope go through their course of growth hormone therapy with few, if any, complications.

You will be carefully monitored during your time on this medication, and in the rare instance that adverse effects arise, they can usually be mitigated by adjusting your dose or switching you to another brand of HGH.

How Can I Get a Prescription for Omnitrope?

An important note about the potential side effects of Omnitrope. The chances of side effects are increased many times if you use Omnitrope or any HGH product illegally. Somatropin products are powerful medications that are only available with a doctor’s prescription for good reason. Abusing or otherwise using HGH illicitly can result in severe, even fatal, side effects. If you think you can benefit from Omnitrope, NEVER try to get it on your own without a prescription.

While a prescription is required for the safe and legal use of this medication, getting a prescription for Omnitrope is not that difficult for qualifying patients. You can start the process by filling out our “how to get started” form. From there, one of our health advisors will contact you and walk you through each of the steps required to get a prescription and legally buy Omnitrope in the US.