Posted by pfinstegg on September 13, 2002, at 19:21:17
In reply to Re: cortisol considerations (long), posted by McPac on September 13, 2002, at 17:20:11
Thanks for the information on how low doses of Remeron lower cortisol. I'm making a note of that. However, in another post today, you said Remeron wasn't working for you at all, although I think you said it had been only 10 days since you started taking it.
At this point I must be taking every nutritional supplement known to man! I also am taking tianeptine, which is a serotonin uptake enhancer. so I don't think I can take an SSRI at the same time. I've been on this regimen for about 2 1/2 weeks, and in the past week I've noticed that nearly all of the major depressive symptoms have disappeared. My pdoc, endocrinologist and I have adopted this unorthodox approach, and are flying in unknown territory here, aiming primarily to treat the cortisol elevations rather than the depressive symptoms, which we just didn't seem to be able to do with 8 years of trying. It may all be a placebo effect, but I'll take it!
I hope to hear soon that the your combination is starting to work for you, and always appreciate input and information- all the very best to you.
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