Question:
Gary Lowder wrote:
My Grandmother has Lupus, so I’m constantly looking and listening for tricks and treatments that could make it more tolerable for her. Has anyone heard or used DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone). This is a hormone made by the adrenals , which in lupus patients, has found to be low and treatments with DHEA has had some promiseing results. Is there anybody out there that can tell me more.thanks. Rayne. I have had lupus for nearly 9 years and recently decided to try DHEA after reading about it at Hamline University: http://www.hamline.edu/~lupus. There have been some promising studies using DHEA on lupus patients and the preliminary results sound very favorable. DHEA (dehydroeplandrosterone) is a male hormone produced by the adrenal glands on your kidneys (which also produce corticosteroid). The body produces approximately 5-7 mgs. of this substance, per day. What it actually does, is uncertain, at present. I can tell you that prior to my taking DHEA, I was going through a very trying time in reducing my prednisone (corticosteroids), and nothing seemed to help. I had been put on Plaquenil and Imuran and they were not helping. Soon after I started to take DHEA, my bloodwork showed a marked improvement. I have since been able to reduce my medication to a safe level and am in remission. I only take a 5mg tablet every morning with the rest of my medication. I advise you to read up on the studies that have been done, before you let your grandmother try it, since it is after all a male hormone.
Response:
My Grandmother has Lupus, so I’m constantly looking and listening for tricks and treatments that could make it more tolerable for her. Has anyone heard or used DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone). This is a hormone made by the adrenals , which in lupus patients, has found to be low and treatments with DHEA has had some promiseing results. Is there anybody out there that can tell me more.thanks. Rayne.
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