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Taking DHEA
31 Patients currently take DHEA
12 Patients stopped taking DHEA
young-and-poz
Mental Symptoms: mild
Physical Symptoms: mild
Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
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young-and-poz
50 mg daily since Feb 01, 2007
Deseret
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: mild
Chest: moderate
Legs: moderate
Deseret
25 mg daily since Sep 14, 2007
michael
Mouth/throat: none
Arms: severe
Chest: mild
Legs: severe
michael
50 mg daily since Feb 21, 2004

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What we've learned

Why Patients Take DHEA

General health
General health: 100% 12
Other
Other: 67% 8
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 67% 8
Brain fog
Brain fog: 8% 1
Depression
Depression: 8% 1
Not indicated
Not indicated: 8% 1

Patient Dosages

5 mg daily 10 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking DHEA

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
1
6
1
6
3
8

Why Patients Stopped Taking DHEA (multiple reasons could be selected)

Other
Other: 100% 4
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 75% 3
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 50% 2
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 50% 2
Personal research
Personal research: 25% 1
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 25% 1

How Long Patients Took DHEA Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
2
2
1
1
1

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star DHEA Ratings

3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 1
2 stars2 stars
2: 100% 1


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