Dhea and depression - plus menopause help

DHEA Medical Studies - Part III

Part I

Dhea research intro

Dhea and the Brain

Immunity & Stress

Part II
Dhea & Cancer
Dhea and your heart
Diabetes & Dhea

Part III - this page

Depression & Dhea

Menopause & Dhea

DHEA - Depression & Menopause
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Medical information shows that Dhea is the only hormone besides cortisol that has consistently been linked with depression. It was studied as far back as the 1950s as an antidepressant

One of the most remarkable findings about DHEA and depression comes from a human study completed by Yen and associates at the University of California, San Diego. In this study in which 50mg of DHEA given over a 6-month period restored serum DHEA levels in both men and women to youthful ranges. Thus it is possible to restore DHEA levels back to our youthful levels. In this study, DHEA replacement was associated with an increase in perceived physical and psychological sense of well being for both men(67%) and women(84%). also see the latest Dhea deppression research.

DHEA and menopause

For several decades now, DHEA, marketed under the name Prasterone, has been used in Europe to treat menopause related depression. In Italy a combination of Estrogen and DHEA, known as Astenile, is being used to treat hot flashes and other forms of menopausal discomfort.

Earlier in this three part article, we mentioned that DHEA is a precursor of estrogen. This means DHEA is converted to estrogen in the body. Supplemental DHEA in postmenopausal women therefore appears to be a way of increasing estrogen levels naturally.

Preliminary findings indicate that DHEA offers a lot of the same benefits of estrogen, without many of the potentially harmful side effects.