Anyone taking DHEA...?

[sporty333]

i've just been 'prescribed' DHEA. Does anyone here take it and if so, any advice for me...?

Cheers

Si

[Clarebear]

I had high DHEA already so no need to sorry. How was Dr M? x

[sporty333 in reply to Clarebear]

a LONG drive Clare!!!!! lol

It was ok......she said i was doing well already, especially with the diet but for now i should carry on working with the gut issues- she thinks thats a big problem for me- then to add in a little DHEA and to switch over to T3 to see if that helps. She seems to think possible T3 cell resistance.

Thats it now Clare, no more chasing the dream ( and spending a fortune!) I need to do my own research and work this out....

Si x

[Clarebear]

Switching to T3 sounds like a good idea. Don't really know what dhea does though I felt rotten when mine was high though.

Clare xx

[Clarebear]

And I think it might be a class C drug...

[sporty333 in reply to Clarebear]

she implied DHEA is the master of all the adrenal 'chemicals'. I was only slightly low so just taking a touch.

Clare what is the idea behind this T4/T3 resistance? Why will taking T3 be a y different from the T3 in Armour? x

[Clarebear]

I'm not 100% sure re the resistance thing but some people do better on high doses of T3 only

Maybe my dhea was high due to adrenal fatigue then... The bit before it goes low xx

[sporty333]

...the mystery continues then......lol x

[sporty333]

Hi

No I already have the DHEA. I just wondered if there's a special way of taking it for best results? :0)

Si

[JLTsirius in reply to sporty333]

I take DHEA, I use the US brand Pure Encapsulations. Is easy to get and is a brand that does not have lots of fillers and gunky ingredients.

My research led to taking it preferably by 8am in the morning with food. Cannot remember where I found this info, but I just kept googling and reading until I found something that made sense to me. It was somethng to do with how the body uses it and the adrenals. I also take adrenal support.

best

JLT

[sporty333 in reply to JLTsirius]

Cool! Ill take mine with breakfast then :0)

[sporty333]

And did you notice any difference taking DHEA?

[sporty333]

Everything takes ages!!!!! At least I know not to expect anything exciting then,like a recovery!! Lol x

[puncturedbicycle]

I took it and it didn't help me but I think for me the problem was that when my thyroid issues were undertreated, nothing else really helped. I was on all kinds of supplements but didn't feel better until I was on enough thyroid hormone. I'm taking a little break from the supplements, but I may go back on when my thyroid treatment is optimised and see if then I get some results.

[sporty333 in reply to puncturedbicycle]

see this might be the case with me too! i feel none of these supplements do much for me....if anything at all. Have you reached a satisfactory level of thyroid support then now?

Si

[nobodysdriving]

DrM advised me to take 10mg daily for the rest of my life

I take it sublingually in the morning (so advised by Dr M)

[sporty333 in reply to nobodysdriving]

When you say sublingually how can you do that with a capsula?

She's also suggested I take T3....

[nobodysdriving in reply to sporty333]

I don't have dhea in capsules, it's in tablets and they are 'specifically' made to take sublingually, it says 'sublingual' on the bottle

[sporty333 in reply to nobodysdriving]

Oh ok, I got the capsulas off myhill.

Does your gp give you the T3 ND?

[nobodysdriving in reply to sporty333]

yes