DHEA

[Gail]

Hi,

Was wondering if anyone had some information on DHEA and how to
normalise it's levels using organ remedies.

Specifically I'm looking at a low DHEA in a teenager. Does a low level
only mean that the adrenals are exhausting or is it also possible that
the DHEA that is produced is being used up by an overproduction of
cortisol or somthing else?

Gail

[Sarvadaman Oberoi]

......low DHEA in a teenager. Does a low level
only mean that the adrenals are exhausting or is it also possible that
the DHEA that is produced is being used up by an overproduction of
cortisol or somthing else?
Gail
Dear Gail
"DHEA levels in the body begin to decrease after age 30, and are reported to be low in some people with anorexia, end-stage kidney disease, type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes), AIDS, adrenal insufficiency, and in the critically ill. DHEA levels may also be depleted by a number of drugs, including insulin, corticosteroids, opiates, and danazol."
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dhea/NS_patient-dhea
High stress is known to lower DHEA levels (actually DHEAS in the blood). DHEAS & aldosterone, but not androstenedione are positively related to blood pressure levels - higher the levels higher the blood pressure & vice versa. Since high stress tends to raise blood pressure levels, body compensates by lowering DHEAS levels in an attempt to lower blood pressure levels (?).

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[Shannon Nelson]

Hi Gail,
Are you looking for a drainage approach because totality based remedy
is being elusive? Just curious!
Shannon

[Gail]

Hi Shannon and Savaradaman,
--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, Robert & Shannon Nelson wrote:

I like the drainage/organ remedy approach because it's gentle and supportive, I like understanding what's happening, and I like to be ready with other options. She feels very stressed and is exhausted. I gave a 200c of Mur Ac which so far has been followed by a fairly dramatic collapse on the floor, a day in bed and it looks like a gradual improvement in mood and energy so far. It will be great if this remedy is enough to address the chronic picture.

High stress is known to lower DHEA levels (actually DHEAS in the blood). DHEAS & aldosterone, but not androstenedione are positively related to blood pressure levels - higher the levels higher the blood pressure & vice versa. Since high stress tends to raise blood pressure levels, body compensates by lowering DHEAS levels in an attempt to lower blood pressure levels (?).

Yes, I'd picked up on the connection between stress and DHEA. As she's a teenager her levels should be much better, there is no anorexia, kidney disease, diabetes, aids or critcial illness, so that leaves adrenal insufficiency. Consistent with this info about DHEA and blood pressure, her blood pressure is likely to be low because she has to change position from sitting/lying to standing carefully or she feels dizzy - I saw that corticosteroids can deplete the levels - so I was wondering if extra cortisol is the connection between stress and low levels. She does have a sort of small bump in that cortisol hump area on the back of her neck which would indicate that it's been happening for a while.

Gail.