Significance

• HGH can be dangerous and result in serious side effects if an individual has inadequate or excess levels of HGH in their body.
  
  

Inadequate Levels

• Inadequate levels of HGH can result in a child's stunted growth. If supplements are not taken, low levels of HGH can lead to fatigue, low metabolism, muscle weakness and a lack of energy throughout adulthood.
  
  

Excess Levels

• Excess levels of HGH can result in numerous dangers, including joint pain, carpal tunnel, diabetes, excess fluid retention, high blood pressure and heart failure.
  
  

Considerations

• The Food and Drug Administration supports the use of HGH supplements for people with HGH deficiencies but strongly opposes the unsupervised use of HGH to slow aging or improve athletic performance because of the increased dangers.
  
  

Warning

• Some HGH supplements contain anabolic steroids, this unnatural and synthetic addition to HGH makes the supplement more dangerous with increased side effects such as hair loss, mood swings, insomnia, nausea and vomiting.