Posted by bulldog2 on April 26, 2010, at 17:23:08
In reply to Re: Prednisone and Immediate AD Response, posted by SLS on April 26, 2010, at 16:06:36
> > Was on the medrol pack for arthritis. The first day you take the largest dose of methyl-prednisone. (24 mg).
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> > Anyhow felt great that day. With each day my mood receded. The dose also was smaller with each day.
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> > Do cortisone receptors themselves have AD properties? Does cortisone stimulate a release of neurotransmitters? I wonder what casacde of events occurred that led to an AD response.
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> I venture to guess that Linkadge would know something about this.
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> Prednisone is well known to produce psychiatric side effects ranging from depression to mania. My grandmother had visual hallucinations while she was on it.
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> - ScottSome alt health docs use low dose cortisone for depression. They give it to the patient and if they have a positive response in mood and energy they keep them on it. The theory that some patients are suffering from adrenal fatigue and this addresses the problem.
It seems that when you look at the issue of depression many of the theories are based on adrenal fatigue. In the case of the tcas norepinephrine reuptake causes downregulation of that neurotransmitter and gives the adrenals a rest and a chance to recover. Not sure how serotonin fits into this. That's why it might take weeks to work. Waiting for the adrenals to recover and produce all the feel good hormones.
Giving prednisone directly gets the job done in a more direct way. Also pred just may have some ad properties for some. This may be the answer for some depressions. Just another hypothesis.
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