Posted by johnturner77 on June 1, 2000, at 14:13:03
In reply to DHEA, testosterone, PCOS and depression....?, posted by forth meg on June 1, 2000, at 13:26:03
> You know, I've always been baffled by whole DHEA/testosterone as an antidepressant thing, because I've had abnormally high DHEA and testosterone all my life (adrenal hyperfunction).
High levels are a relative term. I assume you are a woman, guessing from your alias. High for a woman would still be low for a man. Adrenal hyperfunction may mean excessively high cortisol levels. This could cause your depression. One of the proposed antidepressant actions of DHEA is that is helps lower cortisol levels. It may not be sufficient in your case. A MAOI effect for DHEA was a wild guess on my part. If it has any at all it is very mild apparently. Testosterone's MAOI effect is relatively mild. Apparently it does contribute to lower incidences of depression in men compared to women. The Bodybuilders who have experienced manic episodes while on high taking high levels of Testosterone were taking 10 to 20 times what normal males have.
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