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I had my levels of DHEA-S and pregnenolone tested a while back and both were on the low end of normal for my age. I first supplemented with 25mg DHEA only and it raised my DHEA-S level from low 200s to mid 300s.
Then I bought a combo supplement of both DHEA and pregnenolone 25mg of each and got blood levels tested. I was very surprised to see my pregnenolone LOWERED from 42 to 20, and my DHEA-S got even higher to mid 500s.
Started researching how this could happen and found pregnenolone converts to DHEA (and also progesterone, cortisol, etc.), so that could explain the jump in DHEA. What it doesn't explain, however, is how supplementing with pregnenolone could lower my blood level of pregnenolone.
Makes me wonder if the supplement is a scam and only DHEA in a high dose, or this is a normal thing that could happen. Anyone know anything about this?
Then I bought a combo supplement of both DHEA and pregnenolone 25mg of each and got blood levels tested. I was very surprised to see my pregnenolone LOWERED from 42 to 20, and my DHEA-S got even higher to mid 500s.
Started researching how this could happen and found pregnenolone converts to DHEA (and also progesterone, cortisol, etc.), so that could explain the jump in DHEA. What it doesn't explain, however, is how supplementing with pregnenolone could lower my blood level of pregnenolone.
Makes me wonder if the supplement is a scam and only DHEA in a high dose, or this is a normal thing that could happen. Anyone know anything about this?