Posted by 4WD on January 27, 2006, at 22:21:41
In reply to Mifepristone failure? Maybe not., posted by SLS on January 27, 2006, at 14:13:52
> Mifepristone (RU-486; Corlux; Mifeprex) failure? I'm not sure yet. I took 600mg per day (200 t.i.d.) for eight consecutive days and felt pretty washed-out and fatigued by the end of the treatment course. Studies described that people begin to improve with mifepristone by the end of the week. This was not the case for me. By the time it came time to discontinue the medication, I reported feeling worse and not better. Yet, my scores on the Beck depression scale improved substantially. I cannot rule out the possibility that I won't experience a "sling-shot" effect now that I am no longer taking the drug. I may need several more courses of treatment to precipitate a lasting antidepressant response. However, the FDA limits any one person to only two courses per year. I hope mifepristone gets approved for one of the illnesses it has been shown to treat effectively. It would be nice to be able to go to the local pharmacy and fill a prescription without limitations.
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> Sorry for not posting. Things have been difficult lately, and I am without motivation and mental energy. I'll try to give more details retrospectively as the days progress.
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> Thank you all for your support.
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> - ScotySorry to hear it hasn't worked yet, Scott. I'll pray for you that it will have that "slingshot" effect.
Don't feel guilty about not posting for a while. You've been here and offered so much support to so many people for so long - you deserve a break. And we certainly all know that sometimes it's just not possible to get up the mental energy to post or do anything else.
Here's hoping that the FDA will approve the drug as a non experimental treatment and some of us here can also try it. And that you can try it again for as many courses as might help.
Marsha
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