Posted by temoigneur on September 24, 2005, at 16:14:05
In reply to Re: mifepristone stanford trial log day 3 » temoigneur, posted by SLS on September 24, 2005, at 7:41:21
> Hi.
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> Is this another Alan Schatzberg investigation? Do you have psychotic depression?
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> I have bipolar depression. It is my guess that mifepristone is well suited to treat psychotic, melancholic, and bipolar depressions, all of which are known to involve hypercortisolism. I would like to try mifeptistone for myself. The last Schatzberg study that I read about involved the administration of 600mg per day of mifepristone for 8 days. I believe the FDA will allow two administrations per year for open-label trials. You should ask the study team how many times per year they have approval for using mifepristone per individual.
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> I wish you the best of luck.
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> - Scott
Thanks Scott, I seem to have psychotic depression. This is a Schazburg study, although I'm told he's semi retired so different names will be emerging, but the team is excited about what they're seeing with mifepristone, and I don't see any reason to think the studies will slow down. They're trying it in Aids, various psychiatric conditions, so it's exciting. This study is 600mg - 9 day double blinded. If I don't get the mifepristone, I can stay on for nine more days and get it at the end of the trial. See babble mail...:)
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