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Last verified
June 4, 2026
CautionInsufficient evidence
What is happening. Alpha-lipoic acid affects insulin sensitivity while GHRP-2 may alter glucose handling.
Mechanism. Insulin-sensitizing effects plus GH secretagogue effects.
Recommendation. Use glucose monitoring in any supervised context and avoid research-product self-use.
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Effect on the composite score
If both Alpha-Lipoic Acid and GHRP-2 are in the same stack, this pair applies −5 to your Stack Score (per scored caution row).
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Reference material
1- 1Janssen JA et al. Five-day GHRP-2 response attenuation study. Clin Endocrinol. 1998.Needs sourceNo link