Posted by blueberry on December 28, 2005, at 18:04:31
In reply to Dhea with prozac?, posted by john berk on December 28, 2005, at 14:28:49
I don't know much about DHEA except what I've recently read in a book called The Mood Cure and in a short personal trial many years ago. I can share what little I know with you.
The authors of the book, who are treatment specialists and not just theorists, say that stubborn mood problems in their patients are almost always linked to either adrenal glands(DHEA or cortisol or both) or thyroid gland malfunction (even when basic tests look normal), and sometimes sex hormones. So your response to DHEA makes sense, in that maybe your adrenal system is weak or overworked by stress or smoking or age or diet. Other things that can work besides DHEA are pregnenalone or licorice extract supplements.
A possible problem to keep an eye out for though is swinging the pendulum too far in the other direction, causing a new misbalance in a different hormone. You might even try reducing the DHEA as low as you can and still retain the good effects.
I got a real nice response to DHEA many years ago. Don't remember the dose. But after a week it definitely went too far and I got real overhyper and anxious and uncomfortable. It scared me enough that I just stopped it.
My doctor today just ordered a DHEA and cortisol test for me. She says all my symptoms and all my medication responses fit the profile of andrenal problems. It's a saliva test taken 4 times throughout the test day.
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