Is DHEA safe to take versus other Steroids ?

I was wondering if anybody has the experience of Having low blood levels of DHEA and then taking the DHEA supplement for it. I had taken steroids before (cortef) and reacted terribly. As I know steroids are not usually friendly for Lyme patients but it seems like DHEA is a naturally occurring steroid hormone so maybe it is different?

Looking to see if anyone knows if it’s safe for Lyme patients

i am no expert - and in fact few people are when it comes to hormones - including endocrinologists!

but there are many types of steroids - i believe its the type of steroids that operate the corticosteroid system that have immune suppressing effects that you need to be careful of in lyme - high cortisol suppresses immune function.

I don't think DHEA is in that class - and in fact it looks like DHEA actually lowers cortisol it seems


i used DHEA when my fatigue from lyme and co was at its worst - i think it helped a little . i cant remember where the recommendation came from -i think possibly Buhner

Post Edited (Garzie) : 9/3/2021 9:30:35 AM (GMT-6)

Yep Garzie is right, it's not a corticosteroid and should be ok.

I used it for a while with the same results, helped a little bit but not much.