Posted by Bob on October 3, 2002, at 23:00:00
In reply to Re: for Bob- mefipristone, posted by pfinstegg on October 3, 2002, at 19:43:18
> Hi Bob,
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> I actually don't know whether it can be used safely for longer periods. I guess I just assumed that it couldn't be because it is a female hormone,and because the use at Stanford was so brief. But it's not estrogen, which would be feminizing, so maybe it can be. And I didn't know that it had been used longer term for a man with Cushing's Disease- that's fascinating.
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> Just brainstorming here, but maybe this is the kind of drug which can be used long-term in a stop-start fashion, the way they use various anti-androgens in men with prostate cancer.
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> I do hope you will let us know what you decide upon- I think there are hundreds of us who will really appreciate knowing! And the best of luck to you.
>
> Pfinstegg
Well, at the moment, it remains as one of my options to try. I'm on Lithium and Celexa right now, and the only thing that has made me more tired in my life has been Depakote therapy. Like I said, I need to get a cortisol level. If it turns out that it's not high, I'm not sure how we will proceed. Regardless, if I end up trying it, I will post on this board has to how it turns out.FYI, I read that mifeprestone was actually developed as a cortisol suppression drug. It was only later that it was marketed as an abortion pill due to it's abortifacent properties.
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