Posted by SLS on January 30, 2006, at 7:56:54
In reply to Re: Mifepristone » SLS, posted by Sarah T. on January 29, 2006, at 2:11:55
Hi Sarah.
> Thanks so much for your help.No problem.
> When do you think you'll try it again?I am really on the fence about trying it again. I definitely experienced a rare lifting of depression for about half a day during treatment. However, I don't believe that I have gained anything that would persuade me to pursue another treatment at this time.
> I wish the FDA would let you try it either long enough or often enough to be able to experiment with different doses to see whether that makes a difference.
It would be nice if mifepristone were generally available. It was once placed on the FDA "fast-track" for approval to treat psychotic depression. I don't know where they are at with that.
> I'm assuming you got off all other medications when you took Mifepristone??
No. I continued with all of my regular medications. I didn't hide the fact that I was on Parnate.
My guess is that mifepristone treatment will be very helpful for a subset of people with various affective disorders. Anything that budges my depression must be good for something!
- Scott
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