Posted by 4WD on February 1, 2006, at 23:05:55
In reply to Metyrapone - Has anyone tried this?, posted by SLS on February 1, 2006, at 19:25:33
> Has anyone tried this?
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> Metyrapone is a cortisol synthesis inhibitor with a mechanism of action different from ketoconazole. Currently, it is used in the U.S. only as a test for HPA axis abnormalities. However, it has been tested for depression and has shown positive results as an adjunct to standard antidepressants.
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> - ScottScott,
When I had my ACTH dexamethasone suppression test (where I had to take dexamethasone for 3 days and then go in and have an injection and then have my cortisol levels checked every 15 minutes) I don't know what drug they used in the injection to. It may have been the drug you were talking about. I do know that about an hour after the injection I felt horrible. Then about two hours after that I felt great and continued to feel great for the next day or two.
it probably has nothing to do with what you are talking about but I thought I'd throw it out there just in case.Marsha
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