Saizen Benefits

Saizen is a prescription medication of fabricated hormones intended for the treatment of growth hormone deficiency. Saizen is the brand name for the generic drug somatropin. Saizen also benefits and treats such conditions as AIDS and short bowel syndrome. Some Saizen users have even reaped the benefits of the drug for other conditions including weight management.

Purpose

• Growth hormones are needed during the growing stages of life to make us taller and harden our bones. The levels of natural somatropin in the body are highest during puberty. When a child has a deficiency of somatropin, the pancreas has failed to produce it. Growth hormone deficiency leaves a child feeling weak and tired and leads to many bone breaks and fractures.

Benefits for Children

• For children, Saizen benefits the body by increasing the retention of calcium that makes bones stronger. Metabolism increases, as well as the transport of glucose through the body. Damaged cells are repaired when Saizen is taken, and the immune system is stimulated. Cells in every organ of the body are stimulated to grow and cartilage is hardened into bone.

Time Frame

• When used to benefit growth deficiencies Saizen must be used before a child's epiphyses (growth plates at the end of long bones) have completed their growth by closing. If Saizen is not used before this time, it will not benefit the child.

Adult Benefits

• Adults will reap many of the same benefits as children from using Saizen. Because it increases metabolism, many adults use Saizen as a weight-loss drug. Adults also use Saizen for anti-aging purposes because it repairs damaged cells and makes bones stronger. Because Saizen benefits muscle growth, it is also used in bodybuilding.

Warnings

• People taking certain other medications should not use Saizen unless directed by a doctor. Although some have attempted to use fabricated hormones to improve diabetic conditions, Saizen is not safe for use in diabetic patients. Patients with cancer, sleep apnea, allergic reactions, vision problems, those who have had recent surgery, or those who are breast-feeding or may be pregnant should not use Saizen. Saizen should never be used without a prescription. Other drugs may interact with Saizen and reduce its benefits of so it should not be used with other hormone medications and medications for seizures and diabetes.