Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 >>>snip But some patients’ adrenal cortex cells don’t convert pregnenolone to cortisol at a normal rate. As a result, the patients’ cortisol levels may decrease. As Dr. Durrant-Peatfield writes, in these patients, the pregnenolone that would have been converted to cortisol may instead be converted to DHEA. This may raise the patients’ DHEA levels, and it may increase the ratio of DHEA to cortisol. Researchers have found this pattern—an increased ratio of DHEA to cortisol—in patients with panic disorder.[2] In summary, cells of the adrenal cortex may use less pregnenolone to produce cortisol, and this may divert more pregnenolone into the pathway that leads to DHEA. If so, lab tests may show a low ratio of cortisol to DHEA. This does not mean, however, that DHEA has suppressed the cortisol level. As Dr. Durrant-Peatfield suggests, it simply means that the cells of the adrenal cortex have increased their production of DHEA at the expense of cortisol. References [1] Durrant-Peatfield, B.: The Great Thyroid Scandal and How to Survive It. London, Barons Down Publishing, from Dr. Lowe's website http://www.drlowe.com/QandA/askdrlowe/mostrecent.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 My Endro also suggested DHEA after my tests came back so low – I take 50 mg’s and have since early September – the biggest thing I have noticed is that the horrible hip joint pain I have suffered with for 15 years is going away. I also had to cut my armour back, was having reactions. I have noticed my hormones are a bit whacky, I got next week to get results from my blood work, hope he tested those this time. I’m not sure what I should cut back on in the hormone department – I tried to stop taking them, but that didn’t work, so now I am just back to taking them every day. The Endro had said that the DHEA would help with the adrenals in a natural way, make them work on their own instead of just giving them HC, he said it would also help the hypothalamus and thalamus and thyroid in a trickle down effect over time. Good luck. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.16/552 - Release Date: 11/26/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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