I am a 59 year old male with type-1 skin who will develop a light tan towards the end of summer, but always after a few burns along the way. I can sometimes avoid the peeling burns by timing perfectly the small amount of sun my skin can handle before I have to cover-up. I live in sunny California and have loved outdoor activities all my life, including surfing.* In my younger years I would always have a sunburned nose and it would peel and then the skin underneath would burn again before healing. It was miserable, not to mention the embarrassing blinding whiteness when donning a suit or shorts at the beginning of summer. Now at an older age my aging skin shows the signs of the stress that I imposed upon it all these years, with numerous facial skin discolorations and pre-cancerous lesions now showing-up.* I always envied those that have a natural resistance to the sun and a healthy looking color instead of pink, red or white. The only thing lacking for me on the 4th of July was the blue.
I always hoped for a medical miracle to take me out of my misery, and now that I am older it looks like something is close to doing that.* So when melanotan came along I had to give it a try. Not so much for physical appearance being 59 years old, but because I still spend a lot of time outdoors and always have to butter-up or wear protective clothing to keep from getting burnt.
My experience goes like this.
For the first week I started taking anywhere from .125 - .5 mg every day with no sun exposure. Whatever amount I took if it was more than .25 I would divide it up into two doses AM and PM.* I used 30ga x 30unit insulin syringes, and could barely feel anything.
After about 4 days of treatment I notice the imperfections in my face starting to get darker. By imperfections I mean anything from previous skin damage marks, to freckles, moles, or any other already darker skin areas. Marks suddenly appear that either you never noticed before, or they are completely new… I am not sure. These get even darker yet, which I did not like, but I pushed forward.
After about 10 days my face started getting notably darker even with no sun. People at work commented that I looked tanned. This wasn’t too alarming since it was late spring and many people were getting out in the sun.* My upper body did get a couple hours of high-noon sun for a couple days and was also getting noticeably darker, but not as much change as my face. After the 10 days my legs hadn’t changed much yet even though they also got a couple hours sun for two days. I did find that they could take more sun than before without getting burnt, but if they were getting darker it was not very noticeable.* I maintained this routine for 3 weeks; the only difference was getting more sun on my body and legs.* Eventually my body developed a tan like those that I had normally gotten only towards the end of the summer, after lots of burns and weeks in the sun. The face got the darkest (without any direct sun) followed by the torso and arms (with sun), with my legs being the hardest to gain notable color, but eventually making gains there too (with sun).
Some people suggest taking larger doses immediately before going into the sun. I question this strategy as it seems there is a 3 or 4 day delay with its effects on the skin.* With higher doses I could probably get much darker, but it scares me with the moles and the other side effects. Though I want my legs darker, I do not want my face any darker.* I do not want my face to look obviously different than it was prior to treatment, other than a natural looking light suntan.* My wife already thinks there is something wrong with me and that I need to go to the doctor. My son told her I am dark because we’ve been going to the beach.
As far as symptoms and side effects. This is what scares me a bit.
The first week, even under low doses, I noticed tiredness and yawning, occasional light headaches that came and went, occasional light nausea, early morning erections, some very mild lower torso discomfort, and a somewhat altered state of consciousness.
I can’t really say that the altered state was bad, but just a feeling of different brainwave activity. This is especially noticeable in sleep with dreams and during that twilight sleep stage.* In addition, the lower torso discomfort could be liver/kidneys, but I can’t really be sure it’s even related to the melanotan. The low doses were enough to cause strong early morning and nighttime erections, especially at around the 4-6 hour mark after injecting.* However the unusual strength of the erections were not sustained even in the act of sex. In fact I felt that the tiredness and slight headache would quickly cause my rock hard erection to diminish to something more normal. Sexual orgasms were however much stronger and more intense than usual, a definite plus.
So there you have it.* This stuff is potentially a miracle drug, but has its some issues including varied pigmentation problems on different parts of the body, and for people with less than perfect skin.* However it does make you darker. What I would have paid for something like this when I was younger can’t be underestimated. It is something that only really white people would understand.* There may be medical risks, but the potential benefits for people like me are incredible. I find it hard to believe that more research is not being done on this product. It needs and deserves more research.* Will I continue to use it? Yes, but probably limit its use to early summer when I most need some color, or before going on vacation.* I might try melanotan 1 to see if its effects are any different.
Yours is very close to my story. Male, 57, white-skinned, burned, rarely tanned and lived with zinc oxide on my nose and cheeks sitting on a surfboard all day long. I too started with some sun damage, especially on my face and arms. I started last spring on MT-1 and later changed to MT-2 because it's cheaper and required a much lower dose. I went all out last year and got super dark. My wife and I went to Hawaii for two weeks in the summer and I really enjoyed being out in the sun. Since then I've been taking small doses (.33 mg) 1-2 times a week and have stayed tan. I'm also using high SPF water resistant sunscreen when I'm surfing or otherwise out in the sun.
I can't count the times that I wished for some miracle pill that would let me be out in the sun like others and even get a tan. Turns out it arrived several years ago, and I just found out about it last year. Other than intermittent fatigue on the days I inject I can't really pinpoint any other negative effects. The dark spots I developed on my face last year when I was on high doses of both MT-2 and UVR have mostly subsided as I lowered the dose and limited my exposure to UV light
I really can't imagine going back to my old pink/white skin. I will probably continue to use MT as long as it's available, especially since I now use it sparingly and feel that it is photo-protective. Nothing is going to keep me out of the water, so it's better that I have a tan to protect my skin from the UV that gets through the sunscreen.
Wonderful experiences, thank you for sharing patman and FairSkinned. I do believe the large biotechnology companies are on board with developing future melanocortin therapeutics, fingers crossed!
Excellent posts patman and FairSkinned. I hope further testing settles the safety issues involved with this drug. I have been using it for 6 months and it has totally changed my lifestyle. I can now wear shorts without blinding people and the only area I use sunscreen is on my bald head.
The negative sides of this drug would have to be fairly serious for me to cease its usage. I am type 1 and admit the cosmetic effects are great but, the most beneficial part for me is not burning. I have one trip planned in late November and then I am going to take a 3 month break.
Well I cut back on my dosing to about .25mg twice a week. My legs eventually got a little color but the rest of me is way darker than I have ever been. I continue to get darker even with the .25 probably because I am in the sun a lot with summer being here.* I haven’t even taken a total of 10mg over 5 weeks and yet I am plenty dark. I also have had so many moles show up and new ones continue to show up even at the low dosage. This and the fact that MT-2 affects so many different melanocytes scares me. The guy that got the freckle in his eye affecting his vision is always in the back of my mind.
One other thing that has me concerned big-time is this. Like most people, MT-2 gives me spontaneous erections and an increase in libido. However, after a dose wears off I seem to now have a hard time maintaining a natural erection. I never had this problem before. It’s like the MT desensitizes something in the brain. Perhaps its the unprovoked erections causing some kind of damage. I have read about one other person having this same problem. There is definitely something there that I hope is not permanent. This could be a deal killer for sure. No more confidence with the lady, and that kind of problem feeds on itself.
I recently bought MT-1, but after the purchase I read where it’s not nearly as effective as MT-2. It also takes larger doses and is more expensive for less results. I will still try it, however it may not be all that intriguing after the great tanning effects of MT-2.
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Some people suggest taking larger doses immediately before going into the sun. I question this strategy as it seems there is a 3 or 4 day delay with its effects on the skin.* With higher doses I could probably get much darker, but it scares me with the moles and the other side effects.
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I agree that taking .5mg, as compared to .125mg prior to tanning, does deliver greater photo-protective benefit in the immediate term...followed up days later by melanin developments in the skin (I see no delay).
"As far as symptoms and side effects. This is what scares me a bit.The first week, even under low doses, I noticed tiredness and yawning, occasional light headaches that came and went, occasional light nausea, early morning erections, some very mild lower torso discomfort, and a somewhat altered state of consciousness. I can’t really say that the altered state was bad, but just a feeling of different brainwave activity. This is especially noticeable in sleep with dreams and during that twilight sleep stage.* In addition, the lower torso discomfort could be liver/kidneys, but I can’t really be sure it’s even related to the melanotan. The low doses were enough to cause strong early morning and nighttime erections, especially at around the 4-6 hour mark after injecting.* However the unusual strength of the erections were not sustained even in the act of sex. In fact I felt that the tiredness and slight headache would quickly cause my rock hard erection to diminish to something more normal. Sexual orgasms were however much stronger and more intense than usual, a definite plus. "
Melanotan 2 used for tanning should be expected to increase energy expenditure, decrease appetite and increase libido. Increases in energy are likely to be followed by lulls, just as the anorexic effect comes and goes from the water soluble peptide hormones. Tiredness and yawning is a sign that you're turned on...good times to unwind with the better half*
I find the libido effect to be most prominent, followed by the anorexic effect and energy increase. Almost never have I noticed lacking sustainability from erections driven by melanocortins (only bad times when low on testosterone...). It can be difficult to focus and not be selfish while aphrodisiac is in high gear.... I do understand the slight comedown from experiencing the greatest sex drug...good thing it is pale in comparison to addictive habit forming highs such as from crystal meth/etc. Mind over matter, stay strong (there is not permanent desensitization of the CNS going on), worst case scenario mt-2 will have you down for an afternoon to a couple of days for the old drive to resume.
Be sure to drink extra water while tanning on synthetics, your body needs it and may not be accustomed to relaying the message in the new environment.
"There may be medical risks, but the potential benefits for people like me are incredible. I find it hard to believe that more research is not being done on this product. It needs and deserves more research.* Will I continue to use it? Yes, but probably limit its use to early summer when I most need some color, or before going on vacation.* I might try melanotan 1 to see if its effects are any different."
Imho you're a fantastic candidate for MT-1. Look forward to any thoughts/reviews/questions on the subj patman! Although MT-1 is not nearly as intriguing as MT-2 it does have merit and provides subtle benefit (while not blowing your cover with the wife), particularly for those such as yourself who are so in tune
After taking MT-2 for a couple months now, I do think dosing right before sunning does provide benefits. If fact, if I overdo it and burn a little, that taking MT-2 right afterwards will lessen the burn and bring on color.
The erection part is another story. The MT did incredible things to my sex drive in the beginning. However for the past 3 weeks, maintaining a erection is difficult unless I am currently dosing. Never had that problem before.* Like I said, I also read somewhere about another guy having that same problem, and thinking the MT-2 had long term consequences on libido and erections. Will keep posted what happens with me. Something is happening in that regard for sure, I just hope its temporary.
Thanks patman, please update if you have new thoughts/findings on the erections/libido issue. In my experience MTII/PT-141 is always incredible at first and rapidly desensitizes in days-weeks...however challenges maintaining erections has not been the trend. I have doubts that MT-2 has long term physical consequences on libido and erections.
what you have done in a psychological way is got your body and mind use to the crutch of MT2 in affect giving you performance* anxiety will take time for the mind and body to readjust.
I still get wood, but it just doesn't stay long without constant stimulation. Being 59 years old, I always take Cialis before sex, because my lady likes to go at it for 45-min to an hour.* 5-mg would be plenty, but since the MT-2 treatment I need 10-mg or more to achieve close to the same result.* I really think its related to the melanotan in some manner or another.* It might just be me, but I did hear the same thing from a guy on another site after I researched it. Worth documenting here in case any others have the same symptom.
I've tried two different sources.* I tan like the dickens and get erections at inopportune times when I dose, so its legit MT-2.* The libido is there a few hours after dosing, but its gone completely on the non-dosing* days. They are also weaker erections than they were prior to the MT treatment.
I know...weird!
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