Chris Williamson"I've Had Some Wild Peptide Experiences" - Andrew Huberman
Chris Williamson
Unproven Protocols He Still Uses 0:00
Asked what protocols he believes in but cannot scientifically prove, he starts with peptides. After months of heavier pressing including dips, overhead press, and low incline work, he developed shoulder pain that would not go away. He injected two doses of BPC, roughly 100 to 200 micrograms each, directly into the shoulder, and the pain disappeared completely. He admits it could be placebo since he knew what he was injecting, and a real experiment would have used a saline swap instead. He also points to animal data, noting that people are injecting aged or injured dogs with BPC and seeing dramatic improvements in mobility, which is hard to fully explain away even accounting for the extra care owners give their pets.
Pinealon And Growth Hormone Peptides 2:31
He describes experimenting with pinealon, a peptide from brain tissue rather than the pineal gland, taken every third or fourth night at about a tenth of an IU. On those nights he gets two and a half to three hours of REM sleep within six to seven hours total, and the effect carries into subsequent nights even when he cuts back to once a week or once every ten days. The tradeoff is feeling less sharp the next day, though he can still focus. He is not a fan of growth hormone secretagogues like tesamorelin, ipamorelin, and CJC, since they have consistently wrecked his REM sleep and spiked his PSA. He is curious about low-dose exogenous growth hormone trials but does not feel old enough yet to try it himself, and he notes a whole body MRI has so far reassured him against tumor concerns from the BPC.
Combining Psychedelics In Therapy 5:01
He has openly discussed experimenting, in a legal clinical setting with full therapeutic support, with combining MDMA and psilocybin, even though clinical trial data exists for each separately but not together. Psilocybin alone helped but did not resolve certain things for him, MDMA helped him feel and acknowledge emotions, and the combination let him actually move through negative feelings and replace them with positive ones. He also discusses ibogaine, saying he is not particularly afraid of it when done in a proper clinic with heart rate monitoring, but he is more wary of DMT, having seen some people come out of the experience noticeably and lastingly different.
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