DHEA with TRT?

[MarkTRT]

43 y.o. who's on week 7 of TRT. My doctor has me on 160 mg of test cyp weekly plus daily dessicated thyroid and DHEA. Any idea why he's got me on DHEA? He's out of the country, or I'd ask him directly.

 

[Vince]

Here's my protocol.
16 mg of testosterone cypionate daily, 500 iu of hcg twice weekly and no AI.
Pregnenolone 10 mg and 25 mg of DHEA. Plus I also use thyroid armor.

I only supplement with DHEA to keep my levels in a good range.

 

[Vince]

DHEA Supplementation: What Do Studies Show?

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) DHEA is a steroid prohormone produced by the adrenal glands and transformed in target tissue through intracrine mechanisms to androgens or estrogens. Plasma DHEA levels decline with age. By the age of 70–80 years, levels may be as low as 10%–20% of those...

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[MarkTRT]

Here's my protocol.
16 mg of testosterone cypionate daily, 500 iu of hcg twice weekly and no AI.
Pregnenolone 10 mg and 25 mg of DHEA. Plus I also use thyroid armor.

I only supplement with DHEA to keep my levels in a good range.

Hey Vince,
Wow, you inject test DAILY?

 

[Vince]

Hey Vince,
Wow, you inject test DAILY?

Yes, I started doing daily over 5 and 1/2 years ago to help control my HCT. Which worked for me, since I started daily injections. My HCT has stayed under 50 and I have not had to donate blood. I believe by not spiking my testosterone and keeping my levels even, it kept my HCT good. This has not worked for everyone.

 

[Systemlord]

Any idea why he's got me on DHEA?

If your doctor prescribed DHEA without a blood test showing suppressed levels, then he's just being proactive and sometimes this can rear other problems -> like symptoms from too much DHEA and or more estrogen.

If you don't need it, you shouldn't be taking it.

 

[Guided_by_Voices]

Personally, I find DHEA to be very beneficial, particularly on the Llibido front, however experimenting is likely to be the only way to determine what works best for you. Some people seem to do well with it and others feel no affect or have negative responses.

 

[madman]

DHEA supplementation in patients with adrenal insufficiency

The role for long-term use of dehydroepiandrosterone in adrenal insufficiency (2022) Gillian Bennett, Leanne Cussen, and Michael W. O'Reilly Purpose of review Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is an androgen produced by the zona reticularis of the adrenal gland. Patients with adrenal...

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[Swilsondc]

If you have your labs look and see if you were tested for DHEA it may be DHEA S I can’t remember but mine was way low when I started with my current doctor about 2 years ago. Up until then I had just been on different forms of test the last 7-8 years. I’m currently on 45mg per week divided into 2 doses, 250ius HCG 2x/wk, 25mg DHEA daily(I’ve tried different times of the day and splitting doses but taking it in the morning seems to work best for me)

 

[Forty2]

What is the percentage of oral DHEA that gets absorbed compared with the percentage absorbed via transdermak administration?

 

[Rabbit91476]

Watch you blood pressure. 25mg/day raised my b/p 20 pts after 6 days and took 5 more to come down

 

[ExpTrain]

Personally, I find DHEA to be very beneficial, particularly on the Llibido front, however experimenting is likely to be the only way to determine what works best for you. Some people seem to do well with it and others feel no affect or have negative responses.

is it micronized dhea youre taking?

 

[ExpTrain]

Here's my protocol.
16 mg of testosterone cypionate daily, 500 iu of hcg twice weekly and no AI.
Pregnenolone 10 mg and 25 mg of DHEA. Plus I also use thyroid armor.

I only supplement with DHEA to keep my levels in a good range.

is it micronized dhea?

 

[Vince]

is it micronized dhea?

Yes