Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 , DHEA is one of the adrenal hormones. Natural adrenal extract has all the adrenal hormones. Isocort has all the adrenal hormones, plus some other stuff like echinacea. So they are all different. Jan lindajsnyder wrote: >Is DHEA the same as IsoCort and Natural Adrenal Extract? I can find >DHEA at the GNC. > S. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 It matters more as to what you level should be. Your DHEA might actually need to be higher. Of course most docs will say you look fine, but as I said, try it (started with around 10 to 15 mg) and see what happens. Chris > > > DHEA is a hormone that is the base material that cortisone is > made > > > from and many other hormones are made of DHEA. It is not > adrenal > > > hormone. It must be converted in the adrenals to cortisone. > Many > > > people who are adrenaly fatigued are low on DHEA and therefore > it > > > might help to increase the output of cortisones. But, there is > no > > > guarantee of that and you may not be low. Also, sometimes the > > enzyme > > > pathway that converts DHEA to cortisones is not working > properly in > > > people with long standing and more complicated adrenal and > thyroid > > > problems. > > > > > > So, you may or may not get some benifit and probably it won't > be > > > enough if you do. Many over the counter DHEA tablets are too > high a > > > potency. In this case, taking 25 or 50 mg tablets can make your > > > levels go too high. The body deals with this by converting > excess > > > DHEA to estrogen. People who are hypo do not need anymore > estrogen. > > > Hypothyroidism causes excess estrogen itself and most > hypothyroids > > > are already estrogen dominant. I took 25mg of DHEA for almost a > > year > > > before I knew much about it and blood tests showed that it had > > > increased my estrogen considerably. Since I was already dealing > > with > > > estrogen off the charts, this was upsetting. > > > > > > People usually only need a few milligrams of DHEA a day, not 25 > or > > > 50. > > > > > > Tish > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > ---------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 It matters more as to what you level should be. Your DHEA might actually need to be higher. Of course most docs will say you look fine, but as I said, try it (started with around 10 to 15 mg) and see what happens. Chris > > > DHEA is a hormone that is the base material that cortisone is > made > > > from and many other hormones are made of DHEA. It is not > adrenal > > > hormone. It must be converted in the adrenals to cortisone. > Many > > > people who are adrenaly fatigued are low on DHEA and therefore > it > > > might help to increase the output of cortisones. But, there is > no > > > guarantee of that and you may not be low. Also, sometimes the > > enzyme > > > pathway that converts DHEA to cortisones is not working > properly in > > > people with long standing and more complicated adrenal and > thyroid > > > problems. > > > > > > So, you may or may not get some benifit and probably it won't > be > > > enough if you do. Many over the counter DHEA tablets are too > high a > > > potency. In this case, taking 25 or 50 mg tablets can make your > > > levels go too high. The body deals with this by converting > excess > > > DHEA to estrogen. People who are hypo do not need anymore > estrogen. > > > Hypothyroidism causes excess estrogen itself and most > hypothyroids > > > are already estrogen dominant. I took 25mg of DHEA for almost a > > year > > > before I knew much about it and blood tests showed that it had > > > increased my estrogen considerably. Since I was already dealing > > with > > > estrogen off the charts, this was upsetting. > > > > > > People usually only need a few milligrams of DHEA a day, not 25 > or > > > 50. > > > > > > Tish > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > ---------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 excuse the brain burp. What I was trying to do was get to Chris. I know you sent me an email yesterday but I can't find it about since I am taking testosterone maybe I shouldn't take the dhea but I don't know what else it said. Also, I am on Florinef Re: DHEA? I am very knowledgable on both as I didn't want to hurt my self so I learned as much as I could (net and books) before taking them and while taking them I continued research, especially looking for examples of people who got hurt, but found none.You might try DHEA and see what happens. My wife started with 25 mg but felt 12 1/2 mg (cut in half) was better. If nothing much happens you might want to try taking testoserone. That one you have to be careful with too, for the chance of acne at least twice as bad if given to much.If your aldosterone is very low, I believe your doc should have prescibed florinef.Chris> > DHEA is a hormone that is the base material that cortisone is made > > from and many other hormones are made of DHEA. It is not adrenal > > hormone. It must be converted in the adrenals to cortisone. Many > > people who are adrenaly fatigued are low on DHEA and therefore it > > might help to increase the output of cortisones. But, there is no > > guarantee of that and you may not be low. Also, sometimes the > enzyme > > pathway that converts DHEA to cortisones is not working properly in > > people with long standing and more complicated adrenal and thyroid > > problems. > > > > So, you may or may not get some benifit and probably it won't be > > enough if you do. Many over the counter DHEA tablets are too high a > > potency. In this case, taking 25 or 50 mg tablets can make your > > levels go too high. The body deals with this by converting excess > > DHEA to estrogen. People who are hypo do not need anymore estrogen. > > Hypothyroidism causes excess estrogen itself and most hypothyroids > > are already estrogen dominant. I took 25mg of DHEA for almost a > year > > before I knew much about it and blood tests showed that it had > > increased my estrogen considerably. Since I was already dealing > with > > estrogen off the charts, this was upsetting.> > > > People usually only need a few milligrams of DHEA a day, not 25 or > > 50. > > > > Tish> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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