Thanks Dee & Blueberri! (testosterone side effects)

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Dee, that information about the relationship between T and E is tremendously

helpful...I'll

have to bring that up with my doctor.

I guess I'm just really sensitive because I'm only taking 10 mg. of dhea a day

and I have the

oily skin, increased body hair, etc. It feels like a never-ending balancing act

of meds helping

one condition and then causing others. Argh!

Glomer

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HI Glomer.

I"m sure we all understand what you mean... about being sensitive to things. *sigh*... and I'm not usually, but even the 10 mgs of DHEA was too much for me with giving me tender breasts. I tried several times knowing how beneficial it can be... but each time I'd stop and go back had the same results. But in my case I suspect it's because I've enough hormones in me already... (I take both E & T for HRT replacement)

But using the E and/or T topically shouldn't be systemic where taking the DHEA orally surely is. Just a thought. it's tough I know. ; (

It does sound like the antigluten diet, since it helped somewhat before just might be a big part of your answer though hon. Who knows?

Have you had your blood level hormones tested? To see if maybe you are too high in T already? (with you mentioning oily skin and increased body hair) it may just be that it needs to be balanced out with estrogen if you've not taking that. T can run rampant if it's not.

There's a time frame in a woman life when she starts losing her estrogen as she goes into peri menopause or even full blown meno... that T without the governor or control of it with the E... the T becomes dominant and the hormones are out of whack.. That's why you'll see or read how a womans sexual peak can be much later in her 40's or so... that's a big part of why.... Remember Mrs. in the movie 'The Graduate'? *grin*

It definitely does take balance.

HugsDee

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Ha! I'm almost 31, but remembering Anne Bancroft and her high testosterone makes

me

want to accelerate things!

I've had my T and dhea tested; the former was smack in the middle and the latter

was low

(hence the supplementation--my sex drive disappeared after I had the Mirena IUD

inserted, so my doctor checked). I have not had my estrogen tested in a number

of

years...maybe it's time?

The skin changes are " minor, " i.e., only visible to me. It's just that I used

to have really

great skin, and with the rest of my body falling apart (hyperbole! thanks, body,

for all you

do!), I hate to add another front to the struggle. I'm going to try reducing the

dhea to 5

mg. and see if my libido remains intact.

Hugs, Dee.

Glomer

>

> HI Glomer.

>

> I " m sure we all understand what you mean... about being sensitive to things.

*sigh*...

and I'm not usually, but even the 10 mgs of DHEA was too much for me with

giving me

tender breasts. I tried several times knowing how beneficial it can be... but

each time I'd

stop and go back had the same results. But in my case I suspect it's because

I've enough

hormones in me already... (I take both E & T for HRT replacement)

>

> But using the E and/or T topically shouldn't be systemic where taking the DHEA

orally

surely is. Just a thought. it's tough I know. ; (

>

> It does sound like the antigluten diet, since it helped somewhat before just

might be a

big part of your answer though hon. Who knows?

>

> Have you had your blood level hormones tested? To see if maybe you are too

high in T

already? (with you mentioning oily skin and increased body hair) it may just be

that it

needs to be balanced out with estrogen if you've not taking that. T can run

rampant if it's

not.

>

> There's a time frame in a woman life when she starts losing her estrogen as

she goes

into peri menopause or even full blown meno... that T without the governor or

control of it

with the E... the T becomes dominant and the hormones are out of whack.. That's

why

you'll see or read how a womans sexual peak can be much later in her 40's or

so... that's a

big part of why.... Remember Mrs. in the movie 'The Graduate'? *grin*

>

> It definitely does take balance.

> Hugs

> Dee

>

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HI Glomer.....

Well for sure 'I' can see why the doggone Mirena IUD affected you hon and caused the loss of your sex drive as it does with other Birth control pills, even tho it's an appliance it too releases a small amt. of Levonorgestrel. (a progestin) but has no estrogen with it.

There's that doggone progestin again, *sigh* it blocks our E & T receptors. Some never get their libido back. arghhhhhhh (or restore those damaged 'receptor's' *sigh*) but for those who know at least using T 'topically' can help with that part of it, hopefully at least. I assume though that now your libido is ok? I hope so.

You do seem to be too young to be low in DHEA but we're all different too. It sure can be confusing, *sigh*.. hugsDee

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Low DHEA can be from adrenal fatigue. That can be from stress! So that could happen at any age.

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[Guest guest]

Dee,

I hear you say the 'topical' T can help with libido, but does the 'sublingual' T help with this problem too?

Also, is your systemic E by mouth or sublingual? How is the prescription written out?

I am thinking about going on both E and T systemically.

Thx.

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You're so right Blueeberri..

Though usually someone younger has youth going for them, but well worth checking that out.. no doubt about it. Dee

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Low DHEA can be from adrenal fatigue. That can be from stress! So that could happen at any age.

Blueeberri