Posted by EarlyWakening on September 14, 2002, at 18:41:56
In reply to Re: cortisol considerations (long) » McPac, posted by pfinstegg on September 13, 2002, at 19:21:17
> 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.
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> 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!
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> 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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> pfinsteggpfinstegg,
Please keep us posted on this progress, also.
I had read that tianeptine showed effects of normalizing the HPA axis. It sounds like your doctor is supervising this tactic. Is he/she procuring it for you? I understand that M.D.s can legally requisition drugs from other countries even if not FDA-approved here.Also, how are the side-effects?
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