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Re: Adrenal System
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:39:42 -0600 (CST)
My husband takes Sam-e for his ADD and is much happier on it than he was
on retalin - another stimulant. Sam-e is basically a precursor to
neurotransmitters. If he doesn't take his Sam-e and vitamins I start
thinking about divorce (just kidding) but it does make a tremendous
difference and it will not, so far as I know, interfere with IR/PCOS.
At Wed, 20 Feb 2002, jen wrote:
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>Hi! My doctor now thinks I probably have mild late onset congenital
>adrenal hyperplasia instead of PCOS. My DHEA level was 18.2 the last
>time it was checked, which is quite high I was told.
>Just a couple of weeks ago, my psychiatrist prescribed Dexedrine, a
>stimulant med, for ADHD symptoms. The drug has been quite helpful to me
>so far, but now I am wondering how this will affect my hormonal
>imbalance. I believe that stimulants cause stress to the adrenal system
>and am worried that if my facial and body hair, head hair loss, etc are
>also from adrenal problems, things might get worse. I don't know very
>much about it and would appreciate anyone else's experiences or info on
>it.
>Also, have any of you noticed an affect on your symptoms from taking
>antidepressant meds? I have been on quite a few over the last ten years.
>Could those drugs change our hormones enough to trigger the hair and
>menstrual problems we have?
>Thanks for any feedback you may have!
>Jen
>
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>jen
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