Addison's Disease Support Group
Addison's disease (also known as chronic adrenal insufficiency, or hypocortisolism) is a rare endocrine disorder. It is estimated that it affects about 1 to 2 in 100,000 people. It occurs when the adrenal glands, seated above the kidneys, fail to produce enough of the hormone cortisol and, sometimes, the hormone aldosterone
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My internist told me to start DHEA at the Man's dose. I'm a 55 y/o female. I was on it topically in the past. My internist is covering my anterior pituitary with some meds. He just added DHEA. I started on 50 mg. I feel nothing after 3 weeks. Some people can tell a difference in a short amount of time. I am so hormone flat, I don't know what would jump start me. Is anyone on DHEA by M.D. recommendation from M.D. and if so what dose are you on? I am supposed to do saliva testing a month after starting the DHEA to see if its stimulating any of my hormones, esp testosterone. But I'm wondering if I'm on enough? I've done total hormone replacement including GH and was pretty stable, but they have stopped everything but my thyroid and I've been going down hill for 2 yrs. Thank you!
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Do you obtain medical grade DHEA from a pharmacy or a compounding pharmacy ? That quarantees that it is bioactive, which over the counter often is not.
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I assume that the compounding pharmacy mis compounded the medication, as my levels are very low once again.
I use estrogen .5 gm twice a week...no other hormones.
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