What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About

Pregnenolone does appear to have some benefit on rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. Those who have this autoimmune disease may want to try 10 to 50 mg three times daily. Give it at least a month to work. Some clinicians use doses of 100 to 200 mg daily, but please use these amounts only under the supervision of a health care professional who will monit

The recommended dose of DHEA for women is 5 to 10 mg a day. If you have your DHEA levels checked with a blood test, remember that DHEA-S is the relatively inactive form. Saliva DHEA testing is a more accurate measurement of the active DHEA in the blood.

Supplemental DHEA can convert to estrogen and theoretically could increase estrogen levels more than you would want.

estradiol and estrone levels. DHEA When people with low levels are given DHEA they tend to experience a boost in energy, immune function, ability to adapt to stress, feelings of well-being, and sex drive.

About a third, or 35 percent, of postmenopausal women (usually those with less body fat) may benefit from low-dose estrogen supplementation. HRT doses of estrogen are typically greater than a postmenopausal woman needs.

gastrointestinal (GI) transport, and with the wrong kind of gastrointestinal flora such as candida this can lead to bloating and gas. (During pregnancy the high levels of progesterone slow food transport through the GI tract to enhance absorption of nutrients.)

Bloating Excess progesterone slows

In some women it may take a few months for hormones to balance out.

Enormous doses can cause an anesthetic or drunken effect.