Help please DHEA

[janeold25]

I am hypo, having been seeing a doctor who has put me on DHEA 25 mg a day and biodentical progesterone cream 1ml a day. Started to feel much better but then I realised I was having too much DHEA (headaches, acne, aggressive). Doctor told me to reduce DHEA to 25mg twice a week which I have done. I have very quickly become very weak again. Could this be a side effect from withdrawing from DHEA. I was doing so well it has really knocked me.

Advice appreciated

[humanbean]

So, you went from 175mg DHEA a week to 50mg a week. That's rather a big drop!

Does it come in capsules or tablets? Could you cut tablets down to take three quarters of a tablet per day and take it every day again? And if that still causes side effects reduce to half a tablet per day? I don't know if that would be possible.

I should point out that I know nothing about taking DHEA, but I'm very familiar with doctors cutting doses ridiculously quickly for all sorts of things which affect thyroid patients.

[janeold25 in reply to humanbean]

Yes that's correct, it is in capsule form so I guess I could do that. Appreciate your response.

I am hoping that someone with DHEA knowledge could respond.

Many thanks for your help.

[Angel_of_the_North]

I'm on 12.5mg a day. A small amount makes a difference. I noticed tiredness etc on 10mg but fine on 12.5mg. you probably reduced by too much. How much progesterone in mg - that's the one that makes you feel happy and chilled out?