Posted by yxibow on January 21, 2006, at 5:23:03
In reply to Flonase induced depression?, posted by sda on January 20, 2006, at 1:20:54
> So has anyone else here had a comparable experience with corticosteroid withdrawal? I have a feeling that its much worse for people who are already susceptible to depression.
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> Sorry, I had no idea what forum to post this in.It sounds more like a random spurt of winter depression than Flonase, though anything is possible. Not being oral, its route to cross the blood-brain barrier is theoretically possibly through the sinus cavity but sounds fairly rare. Yes, HPA axis depression can occur, but that is mostly associated with oral corticosteroids like Prednisolone and Dexamethasone.
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