Posted by SLS on March 25, 2006, at 20:21:46
In reply to Re: Mifepristone. » SLS, posted by JahL on March 25, 2006, at 19:57:53
Hi JahL.
I procured mifepristone on a compassionate use basis as provided for by the US FDA. The drug is distributed in the US by the Feminist Majority Foundation. It is manufactured by Corcept Therapeutics. The drug came in 200mg tablets and cost $10 each. I was allowed to continue with ongoing treatment.
- Scott
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> > > also there's cortisol--there's that new cortisol-lowering drug (I think its just RU-486 in different packagint) that apparently does wonders for psychotic depression. I imagine it will probably be used for other disorders, too.
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> > RU-486 is now called mifepristone (Mifeprex).
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> > The NIMH has an ongoing study of mifepristone to treat bipolar disorder. The drug is a cortisol receptor blocker. I tried it for bipolar depression.
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> Hi Scott.
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> Sorry it didn't work. I know you had quite high hopes for Mifepristone.
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> Mifepristone is next on my list. It's impossible to get prescribed in the UK but I think I've sourced it from abroad. It's very expensive so I'm just getting the money together now.
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> Can I ask you how you managed to trial it? I would've assumed you were taking too many psych meds to be accepted onto an official trial?
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