DHEA and pregnenolone

by | Apr 12, 2007 | Columns, Healing Lyme, hormonal issues, Symptoms | 0 comments

Dear Stephen,
I started supplementing pregnenolone as you suggest in Healing Lyme. I noticed on the bottle there’s a warning that says “consult w/ physician if you have a history of prostate cancer, prostate enlargement, etc. Side effects can include aggressiveness, rapid heartbeat and increased levels of estrogen”. I happen to have low free testosterone so I don’t think elevating it could be a problem but I also happen to have chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome. I’ve only been on maybe 25mg of pregnenolone for 2 weeks but I feel like it may be helping my moods. My question is: could this supplement make my prostate worse? Also, I was reading some Atkins literature about how DHEA can be of benefit for me – but it warns against using if you have an elevated PSA. My total PSA is 0.6 which is good, but I hear these tests aren’t really good indications of anything. The Atkins book also says you can’t just indescriminately take hormones and precusers because they’re all intricately orchestrated. Extra DHEA can drive cortisol lower. How did you arrive at your dosages? It seems like everyone would have their own particular dose requirement. There’s no doctor I know of that I can consult about this. Most endocrinologists I’ve seen in New York City shy away from hormones out of ignorance. Thanks in advance.


Stephen’s response:
Those side effects apply to extremely high doses, at least from the literature I have read. I have not heard about any side effects from lower doses.

I have a good treatment plant for prostatitis in my book Vital Man. Updated treatment plans will be in my new book on Natural Testosterone available in early June or late May (see bookstore).

It is pretty easy to treat. Everyone does have their own dose requirement, though it is rare that any kind of physician pays attention to that; all hormones and precursors are indeed intricately orchestrated by the body. However I have had a lot of success in myself and others using these forms of treatment.

My dosages come from both personal experience (with herbs mostly) and from in depth literature research (supplements mostly).

Stephen

This protocol was incredible. After only a few weeks most of my symptoms were gone. After six months all my symptoms were gone… it has given me my life back.

– Amazon review by Joseph

Please note:

Stephen Buhner is no longer living and this Q + A column on Planet Thrive is closed to new questions. It will be kept on our website so readers can access vital information in the archives, communicate with each other in the comments section, and find herbs, books + lyme adjuncts in our directory. If you want to read more of Stephen’s writings, please see his website at: stephenharrodbuhner.com.



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