Things like GHRP3 can potently increase growth hormone, but are known to also potently increase prolactin and cortisol, leading to more than a doubling of circulating cortisol, which depending on how well regulated it is across the time of day can be problematic
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Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for cobalamin (vitamin B12) EFSA Journal
Management strategies include smaller, more frequent meals rather than large ones, avoiding high-fat meals that slow gastric emptying further, staying upright for at least 30 minutes after eating, and using ginger or peppermint tea as natural anti-nausea agents
They also carry documented risks of liver damage, cardiovascular disease, hormonal shutdown, and psychiatric effects that peptides do not share to the same degree