dhea when on steroids

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Hi - just thought I should add this after I started a topic suggesting DHEA use when on steroid bursts.

 

Our ped said kids should be getting DHEA supplementation to balance out the steroid BUT our v. knowledgable pharmacist dude (and I do rate him) says that they shouldn't. He says, that kids produce very little DHEA until about 12 or 13 and using DHEA before then can cause them to permanently not produce enough in the future.

 

He was also somewhat aghast with the use of steroid bursts. He could see the need for stopping the antibody production but wondered if you could get away with just lowering inflammation, then he has seen really good results with fairly low doses of hydrocortisone. I am going to try and get my ped and him to talk... he really seems to take time out to look at different issues and is particularly up on all things inflammation....