Yes, but not much since I stopped using the tret/retinol cream during the summer when I became less motivated to use sunscreen during the day. I just started using the topical powder version of GHK-Cu mixed with a moisturizing cream. But I like the oral supplement astaxanthin for UV protection. And I plan to try one of the subq tanning peptides, MT1 (melanotan I) or MT2 (melanotan II), to help with UV protection. As stated in
Peptide Protocols by
William Seeds, MD, it's a bad idea to use MT1 or MT2 if one has a family history of skin cancer. But, according to
Wikipedia, there is no conclusive evidence that M1 or MT2 can lead to melanoma:
So I plan to go back to using tret/retinol once I have these UV protections in place, as I have never been willing to use sunscreen consistently for long.
Of course, some injectable peptides like GHK-Cu, glutathione, and HGH are also said to be good for the skin, with the
most evidence for GHK-Cu. I am on HGH now, so maybe that is already helping with my dry elbows. I read someone on Discord uses glutathione to prevent darkening of moles and freckles while on MT1, while supposedly still getting the tanning benefits of MT1. But it's a little crazy to me since glutathione decreases melanin production while the MTs increase it, and it would make more sense to just use less MT1.
I haven't been disappointed with anything from there. Like when I had bad muscle cramps last weekend from working out (along with AAS use before I knew to buy taurine supplements), a single pill of a muscle relaxer, baclofen, stopped the cramps completely. But, of course, it also made me a little sleepy. I still prefer a marijuana gummy before bed instead, like for bruxism at night, since the gummies have antioxidant properties and are all I need for bedtime.
Another favorite of mine from Kawal/dmonlinemeds is meloxicam for dogs, both the oral solution and the tablet versions (like 1 mg and 2.5 mg). He also sells amantadine, which, like pregabalin or its predecessor gabapentin, is increasingly being used as an add-on for pain management for dogs. But for smaller dogs, pregabalin and gabapentin are best from a pet pharmacy like Chewy (since the human version is almost always a capsule that is impossible to split correctly).
I am still a fan of stimulants, especially since I may be working at night sometimes again next year, so I will always have a stash of modafinil, which is practically healthy compared to heart stimulants like albuterol or clenbuterol. Ideally, I will continue to get the more trusted, more FDA-inspected Sun Pharma brand ("Modalert"), even though it costs more.