Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 I've read about a version of DHEA called 7-keto DHEA that will not convert to any of the sex hormones. Janet _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your " fix " . http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx Quote
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 Well, unfortunately, he is low in testosterone, so we did want THAT conversion. Hmm, I wonder if giving him testosterone directly will still have the same negative effect? Maybe he needs an aromatase inhibitor too? Man, this gets SO complicated! Thanks, Barb > > I've read about a version of DHEA called 7-keto DHEA that will not convert to any of the sex hormones. > > Janet > _________________________________________________________________ > Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®- get your " fix " . > http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx > > Quote
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 What were your symptoms? Did you test low for DHEA, testosterone, or estrogen? Barb > > > > Just wanted to report DH's latest adventure with DHEA. Started him > > on 5 mg, and he felt great with more energy for 3 days. There was > > some stress at work, and he got progressively more hypo each day. > > After a week, when it got to the point he was depressed and almost in > > tears again, stools were hard, seriously fatigued, I figured this was > > not adrenal anymore, this was low thyroid. He had no anxiety, which > > is his major adrenal symptom; every indicator was that he'd become > > seriously hypo, even though he'd been raising Armour just fine and > > was now almost at 3 grains! > > > > I studied the hormone synthesis chart and all I can figure out is > > that for him, DHEA converts to estrogen, which binds with thyroid, > > and thus, effectively lowered his dose. He stopped the DHEA on > > Sunday, was still very hypo on Tuesday, but by Wednesday, his energy > > had come back. He said it was actually a stressful day at work, with > > lots of stuff going on, yet he didn't have to stress dose, and had > > enough energy to get through the day! > > > > So I guess no more DHEA for him! But just got my saliva labs back > > and I showed low in DHEA, so will have to do a trial myself sometime. > > > > Barb > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2008 Report Posted March 15, 2008 " tapmom5113 " wrote: > > Barb, I had to build up with DHEA. I started with 5-10mg daily and that > wasn't working. Do you mean it had no effect, or you had bad side effects? What were the effects? Barb Quote
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Posted March 16, 2008 I had a lot of health issues going on at that time, so it is hard to say what all the DHEA was doing, but I had headaches and it did not improve my energy. Now it does with the building up. K > > > > Barb, I had to build up with DHEA. I started with 5-10mg daily and > that > > wasn't working. > > Do you mean it had no effect, or you had bad side effects? What were > the effects? > > Barb > Quote
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Posted March 16, 2008 > > I had a lot of health issues going on at that time, so it is hard to > say what all the DHEA was doing, but I had headaches and it did not > improve my energy. Now it does with the building up. > K > > DHEA gave me killer migraines. 8( Quote
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2008 Report Posted March 16, 2008 I don't have the headaches now. Just more energy. K > > DHEA gave me killer migraines. > > 8( > Quote
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