Re: For those with hair loss......

[Guest guest]

I was taking 25 mg DHEA. I have low estrogen progesterone and free

testosterone, as well as low DHEA.

Since I had started the sex hormones, I decided to go ahead and

start the DHEA as well....trying to cover all my bases.

I don't know how long it takes for hair to react, but I'm hoping to

see a slow down in the shedding this week, since I've quit the DHEA.

If I don't, I don't know where else to look for the cause. My temps

are stable and 98.6 usually, so I'm thinking it's not thyroid.

Naffy

>

>

> Naffy-

> How much were you taking and in what form? Do you have any other

DHT/

> T symptoms other than hair loss?

> It seems as if some of us have hair follicles that react to DHEA

> before we see any other sign of excess. It's scary when hair

loss

> comes on like that.

> Hope this is it for you.

>

> -AG

> Begin forwarded message:

>

> >

> > Aha...I think I found the source of my recent hair shedding!

> >

> > http://altmedicine.about.com/od/dhea/a/dhea.htm

> >

> > I had just started taking DHEA a few weeks ago when my hair

started

> > falling out again, after almost one year of no hair loss. It was

> > massive this time, and has really scared me.

> >

> > I WILL NOT be taking DHEA for a while.

> >

> > I'll report back if my hair loss stops, and then we'll have an

> > answer. Seems TOO MANY of us are having hair loss and blaming it

only

> > on thryoid.

> >

> > Naffy

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I too have hair loss. My hair loss has been over a 4 year period. My hair is

half as thick as it used to be. My daughter noticed, a few years back, when

I braided my hair to go on a jog. I flipped out, and thought I was dying, ha

ha, it wasn't funny then, though. I paged my midwife on a Friday night (worst

time to page unless Emergency, well it was to me), and she told me it may be

a cycle my body was going through that got off cycle and would take some

time to grow and get thick again. Nobody notices except my husband, oldest

daughter and me. I keep it layered around the face to appear thicker. I use to

have hair to my waist, but cut it to my shoulders when I noticed this thinning.

I got pregnant soon after that and now my 5th child is 25 months, and I am

having all of these symptoms again. My DHEA was 61.1 on my recent saliva test

standard for 30-39 is 77-217, and I was considering asking my midwife to

prescribe me a bio identical DHEA. I want my hair to grow, and not fall out.

Are

you stating that in your experience taking DHEA is the cause of your hair

loss? I definitely don't want that. Please reply. Are you HypoT, or HyperT? Are

you hypoadrenal? What are your symptoms? What do you do for low DHEA if taking

a supplement will cause hair loss?

Thanks for your reply.

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[Guest guest]

Wow! That is interesting! I've been taking 10-15 mg/day DHEA for a

while. My labs always show that I'm low, even on that dose. I've

been loosing lots of hair lately too. I think I might try weaning

down and see if it helps! Thanks for sharing!

lex

> >

> >

> > Naffy-

> > How much were you taking and in what form? Do you have any other

> DHT/

> > T symptoms other than hair loss?

> > It seems as if some of us have hair follicles that react to DHEA

> > before we see any other sign of excess. It's scary when hair

> loss

> > comes on like that.

> > Hope this is it for you.

> >

> > -AG

> > Begin forwarded message:

> >

> > >

> > > Aha...I think I found the source of my recent hair shedding!

> > >

> > > http://altmedicine.about.com/od/dhea/a/dhea.htm

> > >

> > > I had just started taking DHEA a few weeks ago when my hair

> started

> > > falling out again, after almost one year of no hair loss. It was

> > > massive this time, and has really scared me.

> > >

> > > I WILL NOT be taking DHEA for a while.

> > >

> > > I'll report back if my hair loss stops, and then we'll have an

> > > answer. Seems TOO MANY of us are having hair loss and blaming

it

> only

> > > on thryoid.

> > >

> > > Naffy

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Naffy..... you didn't say what form of DHEA. Sublingual or cream or

pill? Either or anyway it's a high dose 25 mg.! Very high. I know a

woman who was on 50 mg and lost well over 1/2 her hair. I take 1 mg

sublingual. And I get a very decent conversion to E, T and DHT. A

little goes a long way. 5 mg is a good dose for a woman. Some can

tolerate more but with sensitive follicles it can be a hair disaster

like no other.

I bet this is it with you. It's a huge red flag to me. Hopefully the

shedding will slow down soon. Probably will.

Eileen

Begin forwarded message:

>

> I was taking 25 mg DHEA. I have low estrogen progesterone and free

> testosterone, as well as low DHEA.

>

> Since I had started the sex hormones, I decided to go ahead and

> start the DHEA as well....trying to cover all my bases.

>

> I don't know how long it takes for hair to react, but I'm hoping to

> see a slow down in the shedding this week, since I've quit the DHEA.

>

> If I don't, I don't know where else to look for the cause. My temps

> are stable and 98.6 usually, so I'm thinking it's not thyroid.

>

> Naffy

[Guest guest]

Sorry. It is Life Extension capsules and the bottle says:

100 mg 7-Keto DHEA with 25 mg DHEA.

SENT TO ME BY MY DOCTOR!!! Geez....trust them as far as I can throw

them!

Dumped them down the toilet. Don't intend to take again, I don't

care how low my DHEA is. I want my hair!

Naffy

>

> Naffy..... you didn't say what form of DHEA. Sublingual or cream

or

> pill? Either or anyway it's a high dose 25 mg.! Very high. I

know a

> woman who was on 50 mg and lost well over 1/2 her hair. I take 1

mg

> sublingual. And I get a very decent conversion to E, T and DHT.

A

> little goes a long way. 5 mg is a good dose for a woman. Some

can

> tolerate more but with sensitive follicles it can be a hair

disaster

> like no other.

> I bet this is it with you. It's a huge red flag to me. Hopefully

the

> shedding will slow down soon. Probably will.

>

> Eileen

>

> Begin forwarded message:

> >

> > I was taking 25 mg DHEA. I have low estrogen progesterone and

free

> > testosterone, as well as low DHEA.

> >

> > Since I had started the sex hormones, I decided to go ahead and

> > start the DHEA as well....trying to cover all my bases.

> >

> > I don't know how long it takes for hair to react, but I'm hoping

to

> > see a slow down in the shedding this week, since I've quit the

DHEA.

> >

> > If I don't, I don't know where else to look for the cause. My

temps

> > are stable and 98.6 usually, so I'm thinking it's not thyroid.

> >

> > Naffy

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well this girl who lost half her hair on 50 mg was also prescribed

this by a doctor! It's amazing to me! DHEA converts readily to DHT.

And I simply don't trust that 7-Keto is unable to convert to sex

hormones. It seems a number of hormones zoom back and forth on

various pathways. Who can prove it is or isn't happening with you?

We all know what they say about 7-Keto..... hmm.

You're fortunate to have caught onto this as soon as you did!

-AG

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/growhair/

> Sorry. It is Life Extension capsules and the bottle says:

>

> 100 mg 7-Keto DHEA with 25 mg DHEA.

>

> SENT TO ME BY MY DOCTOR!!! Geez....trust them as far as I can throw

> them!

>

> Dumped them down the toilet. Don't intend to take again, I don't

> care how low my DHEA is. I want my hair!

>

> Naffy

[Guest guest]

My God! If we let them these doctors will KILL US! I even ASKED HIM

about the high dose, and he shrugged it off and told me I was going

to feel GREAT! Great and bald who wants that?

Did your friend get her bair back after she got off the DHEA? Is

this permanent? I've already noticed less shedding....but am

wondering if the damage is already done.

Thanks for helping me,

naffy

>

> Well this girl who lost half her hair on 50 mg was also

prescribed

> this by a doctor! It's amazing to me! DHEA converts readily to

DHT.

> And I simply don't trust that 7-Keto is unable to convert to sex

> hormones. It seems a number of hormones zoom back and forth on

> various pathways. Who can prove it is or isn't happening with

you?

> We all know what they say about 7-Keto..... hmm.

>

> You're fortunate to have caught onto this as soon as you did!

>

> -AG

>

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/growhair/

>

> > Sorry. It is Life Extension capsules and the bottle says:

> >

> > 100 mg 7-Keto DHEA with 25 mg DHEA.

> >

> > SENT TO ME BY MY DOCTOR!!! Geez....trust them as far as I can

throw

> > them!

> >

> > Dumped them down the toilet. Don't intend to take again, I don't

> > care how low my DHEA is. I want my hair!

> >

> > Naffy

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My God! If we let them these doctors will KILL US! I even ASKED HIM

about the high dose, and he shrugged it off and told me I was going

to feel GREAT! Great and bald who wants that?

Did your friend get her bair back after she got off the DHEA? Is

this permanent? I've already noticed less shedding....but am

wondering if the damage is already done.

Thanks for helping me,

naffy

>

> Well this girl who lost half her hair on 50 mg was also

prescribed

> this by a doctor! It's amazing to me! DHEA converts readily to

DHT.

> And I simply don't trust that 7-Keto is unable to convert to sex

> hormones. It seems a number of hormones zoom back and forth on

> various pathways. Who can prove it is or isn't happening with

you?

> We all know what they say about 7-Keto..... hmm.

>

> You're fortunate to have caught onto this as soon as you did!

>

> -AG

>

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/growhair/

>

> > Sorry. It is Life Extension capsules and the bottle says:

> >

> > 100 mg 7-Keto DHEA with 25 mg DHEA.

> >

> > SENT TO ME BY MY DOCTOR!!! Geez....trust them as far as I can

throw

> > them!

> >

> > Dumped them down the toilet. Don't intend to take again, I don't

> > care how low my DHEA is. I want my hair!

> >

> > Naffy

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I hear you!..... we can hardly afford to take anything anymore until

we research it throughly and then we will be completely confused. The

girl I mentioned did not grow her hair back, but there might have been

other issues too. I think she was on it for a number of months, not

such a short period as you. I think you will be fine. From what I

read and witness it takes a bit to damage the follicles.

So happy you are seeing a reduction in shedding. It will grow back!

Eileen

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/growhair/

> My God! If we let them these doctors will KILL US! I even ASKED HIM

> about the high dose, and he shrugged it off and told me I was going

> to feel GREAT! Great and bald who wants that?

>

> Did your friend get her bair back after she got off the DHEA? Is

> this permanent? I've already noticed less shedding....but am

> wondering if the damage is already done.

>

> Thanks for helping me,

>

> naffy

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

sol

Atlanta Girl wrote:

> Sol,

> I finally got mine compounded this way, but Apex Energetics makes a

> sublingual in drops that are 10 drops = 8 mgs. So this makes it easy

> to come close to 1 mg. Metagenics makes a 5 mg spray but this is too

> high to start out with I think.

>

[Guest guest]

Naffy, I just wanted to mention that I too have lost about half of

the original density of my hair. It's so depressing. It's happened

over the course of 6 years or so. My loss is androgen related. I

think though, that the adrenals could somehow still be to blame. Best

of luck to you.

>

>

> I too have hair loss. My hair loss has been over a 4 year period.

My hair is

> half as thick as it used to be. My daughter noticed, a few years

back, when

> I braided my hair to go on a jog. I flipped out, and thought I was

dying, ha

> ha, it wasn't funny then, though. I paged my midwife on a Friday

night (worst

> time to page unless Emergency, well it was to me), and she told me

it may be

> a cycle my body was going through that got off cycle and would

take some

> time to grow and get thick again. Nobody notices except my

husband, oldest

> daughter and me. I keep it layered around the face to appear

thicker. I use to

> have hair to my waist, but cut it to my shoulders when I noticed

this thinning.

> I got pregnant soon after that and now my 5th child is 25 months,

and I am

> having all of these symptoms again. My DHEA was 61.1 on my recent

saliva test

> standard for 30-39 is 77-217, and I was considering asking my

midwife to

> prescribe me a bio identical DHEA. I want my hair to grow, and not

fall out. Are

> you stating that in your experience taking DHEA is the cause of

your hair

> loss? I definitely don't want that. Please reply. Are you HypoT,

or HyperT? Are

> you hypoadrenal? What are your symptoms? What do you do for low

DHEA if taking

> a supplement will cause hair loss?

> Thanks for your reply.

> from Texas

>

>

>

>

> **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video

on AOL

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>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sol, I use a tablet from Allergy Research Group. That way I can split

the tablet into whatever mg. dose I want.

http://organicpharmacy.org/manufacturer/Allergy.Research.Group

K

>

> Atlanta Girl wrote:

> > I take 1 mg [DHEA]

> > sublingual. And I get a very decent conversion to E, T and DHT.

A

> > little goes a long way. 5 mg is a good dose for a woman.

> Where do you get 1 mg DHEA? Is it a tablet?

> thanks,

> sol

>

[Guest guest]

Sol, I use a tablet from Allergy Research Group. That way I can split

the tablet into whatever mg. dose I want.

http://organicpharmacy.org/manufacturer/Allergy.Research.Group

K

>

> Atlanta Girl wrote:

> > I take 1 mg [DHEA]

> > sublingual. And I get a very decent conversion to E, T and DHT.

A

> > little goes a long way. 5 mg is a good dose for a woman.

> Where do you get 1 mg DHEA? Is it a tablet?

> thanks,

> sol

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

sol

tapmom5113 wrote:

> Sol, I use a tablet from Allergy Research Group. That way I can split

> the tablet into whatever mg. dose I want.

>

> http://organicpharmacy.org/manufacturer/Allergy.Research.Group

>

> K

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

sol

tapmom5113 wrote:

> Sol, I use a tablet from Allergy Research Group. That way I can split

> the tablet into whatever mg. dose I want.

>

> http://organicpharmacy.org/manufacturer/Allergy.Research.Group

>

> K

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks ,

sol

tapmom5113 wrote:

> Sol, I use a tablet from Allergy Research Group. That way I can split

> the tablet into whatever mg. dose I want.

>

> http://organicpharmacy.org/manufacturer/Allergy.Research.Group

>

> K

>

>