Question for Pam

Rustyjack · 06-23-2009, 12:54 PM

Pam,

In one of your old post 2005 you said "Cuz you should NOT do DHEA if you have Hashimoto's).

My doctor started me out on 25mg of DHEA and then increased it to 50mg and now 75 mg because my lab work went down on 50mg instead of up. Why should Hashi's people not take DHEA?

I just found I have Hashi's earlier this year. I have been on Armour since 2001. The other stuff for 1 year before the Armour.

Thanks
Jackie

nonstickpam107 · 06-30-2009, 06:04 PM

Actually, after lots of studies, and hearing from over 1200 women on DHEA...um..not a one of them kept taking it....and it makes more sense to take testosterone (BHRT) than DHEA. Seems to work a little in women under the age of 40 though. Pulled lots of money from my bank account (took DHEA all the way up to 100mg for a couple of years) but did little else besides bad acne and itching. That's about the time my doc went straight to balancing with BHRT...estradiol, estriol, progesterone and testosterone cream.

Pam

inatic · 07-01-2009, 12:11 PM

Im using DHEA and have lowered my dose down to 12mg/day. I think the DHEA was converting to estrogen and did NOT convert over to Testosterone as dr hoped. works in some women but not me..

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Rustyjack · 07-01-2009, 12:16 PM

My doc does have me on estradiol, progesterone and Pregnenolone. I'm not taking testosterone because mine is in range. She also can't get my Pregnenolone in range either. I don't feel any difference in taking or not taking the DHEA.

Thanks
Jackie

inatic · 07-01-2009, 12:19 PM

interesting.

since i lowered the dose, i dont feel any different either one way or the other. Like you, the more we raised it, it feel?

But we were having to raise my progesterone more and more and that is why i suspect that my estrogen was higher. I dropped down the DHEA and have been using the lower dose of Prog (oral) just fine (for the most part)

these darn hormones are SO intricate!

06-23-2009, 12:54 PM	#1
Rustyjack Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North Texas Posts: 60 Gallery: Rustyjack Stats: 230/195/130	Question for Pam Pam, In one of your old post 2005 you said "Cuz you should NOT do DHEA if you have Hashimoto's). My doctor started me out on 25mg of DHEA and then increased it to 50mg and now 75 mg because my lab work went down on 50mg instead of up. Why should Hashi's people not take DHEA? I just found I have Hashi's earlier this year. I have been on Armour since 2001. The other stuff for 1 year before the Armour. Thanks Jackie

07-01-2009, 12:16 PM	#4
Rustyjack Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North Texas Posts: 60 Gallery: Rustyjack Stats: 230/195/130	DHEA My doc does have me on estradiol, progesterone and Pregnenolone. I'm not taking testosterone because mine is in range. She also can't get my Pregnenolone in range either. I don't feel any difference in taking or not taking the DHEA. Thanks Jackie

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06-30-2009, 06:04 PM	#2
nonstickpam107 Thyroid Patient Advocate Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 13,937 Gallery: nonstickpam107 Stats: 230/116/120 (BF<26%) WOE: Started w/Atkins/Now BFFM Start Date: Nov. 23 2000	Actually, after lots of studies, and hearing from over 1200 women on DHEA...um..not a one of them kept taking it....and it makes more sense to take testosterone (BHRT) than DHEA. Seems to work a little in women under the age of 40 though. Pulled lots of money from my bank account (took DHEA all the way up to 100mg for a couple of years) but did little else besides bad acne and itching. That's about the time my doc went straight to balancing with BHRT...estradiol, estriol, progesterone and testosterone cream. Pam

07-01-2009, 12:11 PM	#3
inatic Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alpharetta,Ga. Posts: 13,806 Gallery: inatic Stats: 182/135 5'4 47!yo 16/4 5 kidlets later! WOE: Coach Supervised Start Date: LowER C since 2/02 wt training 10/15/02	Im using DHEA and have lowered my dose down to 12mg/day. I think the DHEA was converting to estrogen and did NOT convert over to Testosterone as dr hoped. works in some women but not me.. .

07-01-2009, 12:19 PM	#5
inatic Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alpharetta,Ga. Posts: 13,806 Gallery: inatic Stats: 182/135 5'4 47!yo 16/4 5 kidlets later! WOE: Coach Supervised Start Date: LowER C since 2/02 wt training 10/15/02	interesting. since i lowered the dose, i dont feel any different either one way or the other. Like you, the more we raised it, it feel? But we were having to raise my progesterone more and more and that is why i suspect that my estrogen was higher. I dropped down the DHEA and have been using the lower dose of Prog (oral) just fine (for the most part) these darn hormones are SO intricate!