User Reviews for dhea

I take daily less than 1/4 of a 25mg tablet, because more than that affects my sleep pattern.

I started taking 25 mg per day several years ago, had some depression, lethargic, tired, lacked drive to a degree. I take it every morning, muscle added through my exercise program. I don't look my age, never did, but DHEA seems to have slowed that even more. More driven at work, less depressed (biggest gain of DHEA for me) I quit the Doctors prescribed anti depressants. More positive.

I ONLY TOOK 16 DOSES INSERTED VAGINALLY..OF 2.5 MG PER DAY.THOUGHT IT WAS WORKING FINE ALL OF A SUDDEN I WOKE UP TO AN ITCHY,SWOLLEN, BURNING EYE LIDS FACE AND NECK..NOT SURE IF IT WAS CAUSED BY DHEA...BECAUSE I ALSO TOOK ONE CAP. OF TURMERIC 300 MG.AND I ALSO USED AN OLD MASCARA ON MY EYELIDS..I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED IT..ANYONE HAVE ANY SEMULIAR EXPERIENCE I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME FEEDBACK THANK YOU

i used it only 90 days. my eyebrow regrowth,no side effect.full energy,good memory after using this.

I actually had Degenerative Vertebrae disease in my upper cervical spine. Looking at possible paralysis. I am 66 years old, and was also diagnosed with SLE, Lupus, a connective tissue disorder many years ago. When almost on my deathbed, at age 45, from Lupus, I have remained in 'remission'21 years asymptomatic. I have learned that people, like myself, who have Rh Negative blood, have more copper than iron in their blood, so I have added a small amount of copper a few times a week. I have done best with: adding DHEA 25 mg daily (over 20 years now) IV Chelation and IV DMSO has done wonders for 21 years...12 each annually. I continue with a positive ANA and asymptomatic with no Rx. I go out of the country for the IV Chelation and IV DMSO as they know the correct minerals etc. to use in the IV. From the above additions to my diet, after 10 years, the MRI's for the degenerative vertebras had reversed slowly until the vertebrae's on MRI's are now perfect.....Even the disk that was protruding out, not to mention all the pain, has reversed.Read More Read Less

I am 66 years old, diagnosed with SLE, Lupus, a connective tissue disorder many years ago. When almost on my deathbed, at age 45, from Lupus, I have remained in 'remission'21 years asymptomatic. I have learned that people, like myself, who have Rh Negative blood, have more copper than iron in their blood, so I have added a small amount of copper a few times a week. I have done best with: adding DHEA 25 mg daily (over 20 years now) IV Chelation and IV DMSO has done wonders for 21 years...12 each annually. I continue with a positive ANA and asymptomatic with no Rx. I go out of the country for the IV Chleation and IV DMSO as they know the correct minerals etc. to use in the IV.Read More Read Less

I took this to gain muscle mass. Can't say it helped there, but after a month, I had complete remission of chronic knee and hip pain! That was 20 years ago. Have used it in short courses, a month or so, twice since. Have never seen it suggested for arthritis joint pain, but I won't argue with the results.

I was having extreme, crashing fatigue almost daily. I started taking 1.25mg and after 2 months I have my energy and sense of wellbeing back.

I use liquid DHEA produced by Apex Energetics. The dose of 10 drops is only 5mg. My antidepressants had started to lose their efficacy and my doctor recommended DHEA. (I also have a number of hormone issues including low testosterone). My doc started me at 5mg in the morning and 5mg in the afternoon for 2 weeks before dropping to just one dose in the morning. He told me taper to half a dose (5 drops) if I noticed any agitation, heart flutters, etc. I'm at half of dose each morning and thankful for the relief from my depression and added energy. The only drawback has been an increase in acne.Read More Read Less

At 68, I felt a decline in my sexual interest, libido, and self confidence. I took 25 mg daily for several weeks. I experienced many, many negative side effects, but no positive results of any kind. Side effects included headaches, anxiousness and nervousness, sleeplessness, problems with bowl movements, etc.

My fatigue is gone and I have energy all day but I'm very irritable and can't enjoy things. I'm also taking Lexapro, might be an interaction? I've taken 10mg for a week. Because of the side effects I'm stopping it.

First tried with a larger dose. Started to feel really strange and stopped. A couple of years later tried with a mini dose. Became aggressive. Stopped using.

First, the most important thing is if you truly want to see if DHEA will work for you, you need to get a compounded prescription from your doctor. I was buying DHEA supp from my (old) rhumy's on site store and was still testing low for DHEA. Got my act together and went to Johns Hopkins. They said you just never know what you are getting in supps since they aren't regulated (wonder why I kept testing low?). NOW that I am on prescription I can definitely tell a difference!!! This is why you get a prescription! After 3.5 years I am actually sleeping, my energy is better, I am starting to do some exercising without it feeling like I shoveled snow for hours afterwards. So that should help with putting on some muscle mass. Which means in the long run it will help with osteoporosis. The doctor who saw me at Hopkins (the Director of the Lupus Center) actually did studies on DHEA herself. I cannot recommend trying this enough, it will change your quality of life. I have not experience any aggression, etc. Also, I am sorry the other reader experienced a DVT, but we don't know all the facts. We do know that just by having Lupus that a lost of us carry the marker that already increases our odds of having a thrombotic episode by 50%. Those are just the cards we've been dealt. :( So a lot of drugs will increase our risk no matter what - a life of risk vs reward. Read More Read Less

I set out to use DHEA for vaginal dryness and painful sex, however, I was also having a lot of bladder infections, that turned out to be interstitial cystitis. I found that DHEA totally improved my bladder problem!! I have no more symptoms/problems with my bladder!!... but still have painful sex, so it hasn't worked in that area. And also I only take 1 50mg tab every other week. When I took more than that I seemed to get depressed easily, which isn't natural for me.

I am feeling human again for the first time in 5 years. I take DHEA 10 mg for Lupus along with Plaquenil 200mg once daily. It has helped with fatigue, sleep and heart palpitations. My over all feeling of well being has increased significantly.

Increased energy and lean muscle mass. Better overall sense of well being.

At about age 55, I noticed that symptoms similar to female hot flashes. Within about 1 year, I was having difficulty maintaining an erection... Something that had never happened previously. My doctor gave me an Rx for Cialis and started me on DHEA 25mg at bedtime. I noticed the DHEA was keeping me awake and switched to taking it on awakening. Immediately, I had much more energy (how I NORMALLY felt years before). The energy lasted until shortly after lunch time. As such, I started taking another 25mg with lunch. This kept my energy levels normal most of the day. Mostly, I didn't take any DHEA in the evening so as not to affect my sleep. But if I was going out with friends in the evening, I would take an additional 25mg at about 4pm. I took this twice daily (occasional 3x daily) DHEA for about 5 years when I noticed that it no longer supplied any additional energy. My energy levels are now pretty much back to normal, which is probably why DHEA was not providing any additional energy. I've since stopped taking DHEA several months ago and have not noticed any drop in energy. If my energy levels should drop in the future, I will definitely try DHEA again. DHEA was incredibly useful when I was feeling fatigued. Read More Read Less