DHEA Users???

TopDog95825 · #1 April 18th, 2005, 08:57 PM

Has anyone out there had any experience using DHEA? I've heard some good things about it and some bad things, but nothing seems definitive

I'm thinking about starting to use it to help me in my bulking up. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

brent · #2 April 18th, 2005, 10:41 PM

I'm sure that anything can be dangerous if you take too much of it. With that said, I think it's useful. I've heard that long term supplementation with it can cause the body to stop producing it's own DHEA. I usually take it for 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. As always, I have no medical knowledge, but I would think that 25 mg or less a day can't be bad, and will definitely help.

TopDog95825 · #3 April 19th, 2005, 08:19 AM

Thanks for your advice Brent. So, where do you usually buy your supplements?

glammaman2000 · #4 April 19th, 2005, 05:27 PM

...then it was off the market(somebody decided it was carcinogenic)now it's OK again.I tried it for awhile.I can't say it had any noticeable bodybuilding effect;but I was taking a lot of other vitamins at the time.Usually,excess vitamins are excreted in the urine;turning it Day-glo yellow(especially B-complex).While I was taking the DHEA with vitamins,my urine was quite clear!I guess that means that I was able to metabolize more of the vitamins(?)I haven't seen any studies to back this up.

brent · #5 April 20th, 2005, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TopDog95825

Thanks for your advice Brent. So, where do you usually buy your supplements?

I used to get everything at Fred Meyer's, but since I no longer live in the NW, I now have to piece stuff together. Mostly Walgreen's, Discount Nutrition, Trader Joe's, etc. I really hate trying to buy stuff here in Nevada, but that rant is for another day...

traveller · #6 April 21st, 2005, 05:51 AM

My sports medicine doctor prescribes 100 mg DHEA/progesterone pills which I take every day with a meal, but I cannot remember if he told me what they do. I didn't notice anything changing with my body while taking them. The other things he prescribes are a different matter.

traveller

brent · #7 April 21st, 2005, 08:05 AM

I know that my mom takes progesterone & DHEA for her menopause, but I hink you're on it for a VERY different reason. She also takes a triestrogen, and a testosterone, but they are all natural (well bioidentical) and come from Kronos Compounding Pharmacy.

hecad84 · #8 April 21st, 2005, 04:58 PM

I've been taking DHEA for a couple months now, and will be for a couple more. I decided to give it a try, and came across a buy one get one free deal for 90 day supply bottles. Anyway, the only thing I've noticed taking it is getting more horny, but as for your and my intent of taking it as a muscle building aid, I don't think its done a thing in that regard.

brent · #9 April 23rd, 2005, 09:22 AM

I've definitely felt hornier on it, but I also have a lot more energy for lifting. I think it helps a lot. Plus, if you are over 25, you probably don't make enough of it yourself.

TopDog95825 · #10 April 23rd, 2005, 03:50 PM

That actually happened to me when I took yohimbe bark. It was a trip!

bayjock · #11 May 1st, 2005, 09:37 AM

Ditto for me. When I try some OTC DHEA couple of months ago, I was horny as hell and would dry hump anything that were not pinned down

. I'm not sure it helped in my workout though.

brent · #12 May 6th, 2005, 10:15 PM

Well, I know it helps my workouts a lot. If you don't think it helps your workouts, don't take it. I'll think of it as my secret weapon.

inflatedmuscle · #13 July 17th, 2005, 09:29 PM

For what it's worth - several years ago I tired it for quite a while. Only result I noticed as many have mentioned was being more horny - not necessarly a waste. I started reading all I could find on it. The main thing I came across was that when they ran all the studies on it the test subjects were given injections rather than pill form. Several articles I read explained that when you take it in pill form most of the dose is filtered out by your body before it hits the blood stream. The general idea was that unless you are getting injections your wasting your money and giving your liver a workout. I gave up on it figured I'd spend the money on food and protein.

dallasmsl · #14 July 18th, 2005, 03:41 AM

Didn't do a thing for me.

muscle_mastah · #15 July 18th, 2005, 05:16 PM

ditto for me. Could just be the brand but I felt nothing.

brent · #16 November 18th, 2005, 11:36 AM

It might be total placebo effect, but I swear it helps me, and now I'm only wondering how to get it in other forms than the pills I love so much.