Re: OT- 4015 high DHEA was adrenal/thyroid testing before chelation

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" but do you know if

high DHEA leads to adrenal stress. My Cortisol levels are normal but

my DHEA is very high. Any ideas? "

Hi, . This is the only thing I could find about normal cortisol and high

DHEA. I found it here:

http://www.becomehealthynow.com/pdf/lab/adrenocortex_stress_profile_sample.pdf

" A pattern showing cortisol levels within reference range with an elevated DHEA

is clinically significant. Elevated

DHEA suggests adrenal hyperfunction of the zona reticularis. This pattern may be

seen in panic disorders or

hypoglycemia, and may represent a decreased ability to tolerate physiological or

psychological stress. Normal cortisol

along with high DHEA has also been noted in DHEA supplementation. "

Also, http://www.chronicfatigue.org/ has 8 stages of adrenal fatigue. They took

Selye's 4 stages, added DHEA levels to it, and expanded it from 4 to 8 stages.

Somewhere on this website is a chart of the 8 stages. I can't find it. Maybe

someone else is familiar with this site and can help. Normal cortisol with high

DHEA might be one of the stages. At one point, I believe cortisol goes from high

(in beginning stages) to normal (in middle stages) and then to low (in later

stages). I *think* the only way to recognize the normal cortisol as being a

stage of adrenal fatigue is by looking at the DHEA levels, which won't be normal

if there is adrenal fatigue with normal cortisol. I just can't remember if the

DHEA is low or high at this point...

-Olif