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Re: To Dave and pfinstegg » denise528

Posted by Pfinstegg on April 1, 2003, at 7:53:23

In reply to Re: To Dave and pfinstegg, posted by denise528 on April 1, 2003, at 3:43:36

When stress begins to affect the HPA axis so that it functions abnormally and causes depression and anxiety, the total 24-hour cortisol usually remains normal. A number of studies of PTSD show that the 24-hour cortisol may be LOW. What is abnormal is that there are surges of cortisol in response to what should be normal everyday stressors. In a number of people, trying to shut off the cortisol-releasing function of the adrenals by giving dexamethasone (the DST suppression or CRF-DST suppression tests) indicate that there is chronic overactivity of the hypothalamus(CRF secretion) and of the adrenals (cortisol secretion),

Only a small minority of people develop elevated 24-hour urinary cortisols along with mental illness. You could say that those people do have Cushing's Syndrome, and would be candidates for ketanozodole or mefipristone treatment.

Pfinstegg


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