Posted by OldSchool on January 9, 2002, at 16:00:30
In reply to Re: Newsweek Article - new drugs, posted by Bekka H. on January 9, 2002, at 15:35:45
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> Unfortunately, I don't have a citation right in front of me, but I've read that about 50% of depressed people have elevated corticosteroid levels. Question: Are the elevated corticosteroid levels the chicken or the egg?
My depression was actually corticosteroid induced (prednisone). Never have been the same since I was on a twenty day prednisone cycle in late 1997. I think the prednisone burned out my brain and created a severe clinical depression.Old School
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