Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) Supplements
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halfwit
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Yes, I take both DHEA and Pregnenolone in micronized form as I had read that testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) suppresses these vital hormones and wanted to make sure I had all my bases covered. I honestly do not know if I am receiving any benefit from them as I take a TON of supplements (COQ-10, Multivitamin, Fish Oil, Liv.52, NAC/ALA, Magnesium, Potassium, Methyl-B-12, Creatine, etc.) so I couldn't tell you which is doing what. I suppose the best way to know for sure if you need them would be to get a blood test done to see if these levels are on the low end and then start supplementation to see if they improve. Alternatively, I have read many times over that Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) can be used in place of these as it tricks your body into continued release of DHEA/Pregnenolone.
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willnorthwest
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Got my DHEA-S levels tested. They came back at 161 on a range of 161-425. I started taking 25mg micronized DHEA and 50mg pregnenolone every morning. 3 weeks later, DHEA-S tested at 230.
willnorthwest
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Dr. Crisler on DHEA and Pregnenolone supplementation:
"I nearly always add Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG), DHEA and pregnenolone to the testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) regimen. Inserting these hormones helps restore natural hormonal pathways, "backfilling" them, if you will, once we have suppressed the HPTA with testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). We will probably never know all the intermediary steps in these pathways, much less all the actions of each substance upon the body. In my professional opinion, this is the current state-of-the-art in testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) medicine." Dr. Crisler, D.O
"I nearly always add Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG), DHEA and pregnenolone to the testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) regimen. Inserting these hormones helps restore natural hormonal pathways, "backfilling" them, if you will, once we have suppressed the HPTA with testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). We will probably never know all the intermediary steps in these pathways, much less all the actions of each substance upon the body. In my professional opinion, this is the current state-of-the-art in testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) medicine." Dr. Crisler, D.O
Megatron28
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Is there a brand of DHEA and pregnenolone that you guys recommend? Anything on Amazon that is easy to get?
Will is taking 25mg micronized DHEA and 50mg pregnenolone every day. Are the rest of you on similar doses? I am curious because I currently don't take either of these.
Will is taking 25mg micronized DHEA and 50mg pregnenolone every day. Are the rest of you on similar doses? I am curious because I currently don't take either of these.
HammerT1
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I have read topical works better then other froms for DHEA. Preg supposedly topical
or drops. Also be wary of products that claim to be natural DHEA. Chances are that means no real DHEA in the product. I read a lengthy article from a few testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) docs about it and that it be recommend for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) patients. Ill stay away from where one recommended males/females apply it for maxium results( think suppository opposite for females,I've never her that before so don't know if he was a quack or not ) Seems like my losing weight happens faster with DHEA/preg. I think a feel a little better with then without. I notice when I'm feeling crappy its usally been a few days without. I add it and things get a little better for me. I was using a compounding pharmacies mix. Now I'm trying life-flo that I got from Amazon and mixing it up to see if there is a difference (still to early to tell).
I talked to someone a while back who said they get theirs from a CVS, a cheapy brand and it definately raised their levels. I rarely go buy a CVS so haven't seen if its something most carry or not. I have a pharamiact checking with his suppliers for supplements that do the private label certified pharamciticual grade but he hasn't gotten back with me yet about pricing. Id be interested to hear brands and types others use as well.
I take every other day. 25/200 the life flo is suppsed to be aporox 30dhea and I don't have the preg yet I ordered so don't remeber the dosage.
or drops. Also be wary of products that claim to be natural DHEA. Chances are that means no real DHEA in the product. I read a lengthy article from a few testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) docs about it and that it be recommend for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) patients. Ill stay away from where one recommended males/females apply it for maxium results( think suppository opposite for females,I've never her that before so don't know if he was a quack or not ) Seems like my losing weight happens faster with DHEA/preg. I think a feel a little better with then without. I notice when I'm feeling crappy its usally been a few days without. I add it and things get a little better for me. I was using a compounding pharmacies mix. Now I'm trying life-flo that I got from Amazon and mixing it up to see if there is a difference (still to early to tell).
I talked to someone a while back who said they get theirs from a CVS, a cheapy brand and it definately raised their levels. I rarely go buy a CVS so haven't seen if its something most carry or not. I have a pharamiact checking with his suppliers for supplements that do the private label certified pharamciticual grade but he hasn't gotten back with me yet about pricing. Id be interested to hear brands and types others use as well.
I take every other day. 25/200 the life flo is suppsed to be aporox 30dhea and I don't have the preg yet I ordered so don't remeber the dosage.
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halfwit
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I've been buying Life Extension brand from amazon, but as Hammer states above - many feel that it may not be the optimal way to get these hormones.
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Couple of guys on another site used cream they got from a compounding pharmacy with DHEA and preg and after awhile and after some lab testing they found they weren't absorbing it very well so they moved on to MRM brand microlized and actually one of the guys moved on again to a standardized microlized kind but that's just too spendy imo......
totalburnout
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25mg is generally the starting dose for DHEA. I've always taken pills. I was with a doctor that believed very heavily in DHEA - he had me taking on a ton, which back filled the pathways and increased progesterone. I since cut the supplementation and dropped into the bottom half of the normal range so I added 25mg DHEA back into the regimen.
25mg is generally the starting dose for DHEA. I've always taken pills. I was with a doctor that believed very heavily in DHEA - he had me taking on a ton, which back filled the pathways and increased progesterone. I since cut the supplementation and dropped into the bottom half of the normal range so I added 25mg DHEA back into the regimen.
Just an update to this one...I start taking DHEA 25mg and Preg 50mg ED about 2 weeks ago now...I can for sure say that I am sleeping better than I was. Not that I had really bad sleep but now I feel like I am getting deeper sleep with less wake ups through the night..This has remained consistent for the past 10 nights or so now.
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