Posted by Pfinstegg on October 21, 2002, at 14:16:31
In reply to Re: Pfinstegg going on even more- Linkadge and Seamus » Pfinstegg, posted by SLS on October 21, 2002, at 1:18:12
Oh, I know what you mean- I feel like I've got such a shrunken hippocampus and left prefrontal, too, and for the same reasons as you. Even though I am seeing an endocrinologist and he is exploring with me and my psychiatrist how he can lower the cortisol and,hopefully, get me so I suppress on the DST test, I decided that I did NOT want to know what my MRI or PET scan looked like. I was afraid it might take away my hope and will to keep fighting if it was very abnormal; I'm counting on my brain to help me out of this, and I need to keep up my confidence in it! So I refused those tests.
After that bit of cowardice, I am moving towards deciding on a treatment. Our two best choices seem to be ketanozodole and mefipristine. Although I am older, my physical health is so far excellent, so I have time to decide carefully, However, I am aware that cortisol levels as high as mine will lead eventually to various illnesses, such as hypertension, Syndrome "X" ( diabetes precursor) and all sorts of sequelae from decreased immune resistance.
I appreciated the report about lithium and its special method of action. Thank you, you smart person!
Pfinstegg
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