DHEA and sleepiness? What's happening?

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Thanks again to Sheila, and for their answers to my questions...

I've just started on DHEA prior to starting to test the water with Armour.

I've been taking Vit D3, B6, E, B12 together, and iron & Vit C at a separate

meal. And then some extra calcium. (all of these at the recommended doses, which

is quite high.) With just this for the last week or so, I'd started to feel much

more energetic.

This is the third morning I've taken 20 mg of DHEA on an empty stomach in the

morning. Yesterday and today, I've been unbelievably tired. Could this be to do

with my fatty liver (my enzymes are a bit up)? Or is it just that in the early

period of making any changes, there's often a period of adjustment where you

feel awful?

[Guest guest]

Hi , Have you had a 24 hour salivary adrenal test to see

where both your levels of cortisol and DHEA lie. DHEA should not be taken

by people with cortisol deficiency as unbalanced DHEA intake may worsen these

conditions. An accumulation of DHEA in the liver can occur, but taking it for

only 3 days at 20mgs daily should not cause a problem so quickly.

Progress with DHEA treatment is slow to come, very slow. Most

patients report the first improvements after 3 to 4 months of therapy. Others

only after 6 months! Six months are necessary to obtain the full effects from

DHEA therapy. An estimated 30 to 50% of patients taking DHEA at small

physiological doses do not feel much change with the therapy. Explanations for

this may be that the dose is too low, or the deficiency is so mild that DHEA

treatment does not make any noticeable difference. With you taking it for only

three days, I doubt very much this is the explanation for your tiredness.

Both iron and calcium should be taken at least 4 h ours away

from your other supplements ESPECIALLY THYROID HORMONE REPLACEMENT.

Luv - Sheila

Thanks again to Sheila, and for their answers to my questions...

I've just started on DHEA prior to starting to test the water with Armour.

I've been taking Vit D3, B6, E, B12 together, and iron & Vit C at a

separate meal. And then some extra calcium. (all of these at the recommended

doses, which is quite high.) With just this for the last week or so, I'd

started to feel much more energetic.

This is the third morning I've taken 20 mg of DHEA on an empty stomach in the

morning. Yesterday and today, I've been unbelievably tired. Could this be to do

with my fatty liver (my enzymes are a bit up)? Or is it just that in the early

period of making any changes, there's often a period of adjustment where you

feel awful?

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