Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: lilian on July 25, 2022, 05:03:15 PM
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any one in peri with severe symptom both emotionally and physically like me, right now I can not cope at all, used DHEA and what are the results? will DHEA bring on a heavy bleed?
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Forgive me for being dense but it's late at night and hot ::) - what does DHEA stand for? :-\
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Forgive me for being dense but it's late at night and hot ::) - what does DHEA stand for? :-
it stands for dihydroepiandrosterone.
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DHEA stands for dihydroepiandrosterone. looks like not too many people tried it ''''''''
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Hi Lilian
Possibly it could but only if your deficient. The only way to know if you are is to do a cortisol and Dhea saliva test, which you will have to pay for privately.
I take a low dose of Dhea (5mg) but it’s important that you monitor levels going forward and don’t take too high a dose.
What symptoms do you have that you feel Dhea may benefit and do you take testosterone? X
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thank you Marchlove, no I am not on any hrt now
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I suffer from vestibular migraine , dizzy severe nauseous , hot cold intolerance anxiety , depression panicky , you name it .... cannot even get out of the house now, looking for some reassurance on this board.
|I used to have hyperthyroidism, the drug I took have liver toxicity , wonder if this is the causes .....
|I am not living right now
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particular the out of balance feeling and shaky wobbly feeling are driving me cracy
any one else has experience the same?
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Hi Lilian
How awful for you to be experiencing this. My advice is stay clear of the Dhea as it’s only one element of the endocrine system and not one that is usually supplemented without good reason and testing.
So, the symptoms you are experiencing are typical peri symptoms so you should see your Gp and discuss going on hrt.
Also, you say that you used to have hyperthyroidism does that mean you have had an operation to remove part/all of your thyroid gland?
In which case I presume you’re now taking levothyroxine and it’s possible that the dosage is not right.
Tell us some more about the thyroid side of things. X
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Marchlove
no not taking levothyroxine, was treated with medication, may have liver toxicity
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Hi Lilian
How awful for you to be experiencing this. My advice is stay clear of the Dhea as it’s only one element of the endocrine system and not one that is usually supplemented without good reason and testing.
So, the symptoms you are experiencing are typical peri symptoms so you should see your Gp and discuss going on hrt.
Also, you say that you used to have hyperthyroidism does that mean you have had an operation to remove part/all of your thyroid gland?
In which case I presume you’re now taking levothyroxine and it’s possible that the dosage is not right.
Tell us some more about the thyroid side of things. X
Marchlove
dizzyness out of balance are also typical peri symptom can be treated with HRT?
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Hi again Lilian
When you say ‘May have liver toxicity’ , has thus been confirmed by tests?
Yes the symptoms you describe are peri symptoms but you need to make sure your thyroid condition is under control. Have you had thyroid tests recently?
If you can book a face to face appointment with your Gp so that your can discuss thoroughly. X
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Marchlove
liver number was elevated per my doctor when I was on that meds, now it seems ok, but somehow I got hemangioma of the liver ...........
but doc just said this is nothing to worry, but you know i got nauseous all the time
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just saw on the internet hrt may be make it worse?? anyone knows about this??
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Nausea is a very common symptom of peri, so if doctor said nothing to worry about, I’d assume that it’s hrt that you need.
However you may be offered patches so that you avoid the first bypass through the liver.
Get yourself an appointment asap xx
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thanks for the reply, just remember a someone I know had liver issue, was on patch, but can not increase dosage.....
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Marchlove I have to post again as I saw a few old post , are saying people have
hemangiomal of the liver should not take HRT.....
by the way when I said doctor said nothing to worry about , she meant the hemangiomal
I was not considering HRT at that time
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It’s wise to start on low dose hrt anyway regardless of whether you have a liver issue.
You can discuss all this with you doctor and I’m sure that you will find a way through and a low dose patch could be the answer.
Also it might be worth you looking into foods and perhaps some supplements that could support your liver. Some people take milk thistle for example.
X
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thank you again I do hope some one can see my question and share their experience
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You could start a new thread with your specific question in mind.
Good luck to you abs keep posting xxx