Wayne
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My partner went to an ND several years ago who specializes in hormone testing and treatment. She was taking Cortef at the time, and he (ND) assured her she could discontinue it by supplementing instead with very low-dose (3-4 mg/day) of Compounded DHEA (cDHEA). His assurances turned out to be accurate, and she was able to taper off, and never felt a need to go back on it.
If I remember correctly, he did not believe in Cortef supplementation at all. Experience with his patients apparently convinced him it was seldom, if ever necessary. I never really understood her experience until we were talking about it tonight. Makes me think it would be good to give the cDHEA a try, and see if it works for me as well.
I feel pretty certain the c in front of DHEA stands for "compounding", as she got it at a compounding pharmacy. I've assumed the main difference between cDHEA from normal DHEA stems from its delivery mechanism (comes in "thIck" drops, with each drop = 1 mg.). I've also assumed it is likely far more effecient, as normal dosage for cDHEA is 3-4 mg, whereas regular DHEA usually comes in dosages of 25-50 mg.
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If I remember correctly, he did not believe in Cortef supplementation at all. Experience with his patients apparently convinced him it was seldom, if ever necessary. I never really understood her experience until we were talking about it tonight. Makes me think it would be good to give the cDHEA a try, and see if it works for me as well.
I feel pretty certain the c in front of DHEA stands for "compounding", as she got it at a compounding pharmacy. I've assumed the main difference between cDHEA from normal DHEA stems from its delivery mechanism (comes in "thIck" drops, with each drop = 1 mg.). I've also assumed it is likely far more effecient, as normal dosage for cDHEA is 3-4 mg, whereas regular DHEA usually comes in dosages of 25-50 mg.
@lizw118 , @Ema, @Ryan7817, @Dufresne, @Helene, @heapsreal, @Rand56, @Grigor, @Martial, @Athene, @madietodd, @rydra_wong, @snowathlete
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