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Outside the scientific literature, web sites say maca increases DHEA. That's a cheap claim to make, because free DHEA levels are so low they can't be measured. But I thought it's easy enough to check. I took 6,000 - 7,000 mg of maca. If it really increases DHEA, all the DHEA should become testosterone, regardless of the stalling limit. It did cause androgen symptoms and insomnia, but I'm still not sure I was really above the stalling limit.

I just read that DHEA is used to help treat Lupus. Maybe I wasn't taking a high enough dose to affect my symptoms, but now I'm afraid I'll start getting worse flare-ups now that I'm not taking it. =_= It just gave me too many negative side effects when I took any more than 500mgs, even when I slowly ramped up to adjust my body to it. I might start taking it again in the future, but for right now, I'll just rest my wallet.