Posted by g_g_g_unit on April 27, 2010, at 23:27:26
In reply to Re: stablon + cortisol levels, posted by desolationrower on April 23, 2010, at 18:44:49
> you can get cortisol tests, i think its a salivary measurement. you'd probably need to do it a few times (once right first thing in the morning, another midday, etc)
yup, i've ordered a saliva test, just out of curiosity's sake. something definitely feels out of whack, though it's never consistent. there are times where i feel so tired during the day i can barely stay awake, and other times, like lately, where i am surging with adrenaline and riddled with intense muscle tension
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> this is the best paper i've seen on the topic
> http://www.neurotransmitter.net/Gold.pdf
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> i don't think i've seen evidence particular antidepressants cause directional changes in cortisol, once accounting for starting level (ie, are they reducing cortisol->antdepressant effect, or are they antidepressing you-> nomalized cortisol)
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> -d/rhmm .. well all of my concern over this started after a poster at mindandmuscle warned me off stablon because he said it might dramatically worsen symptoms of atypical depression (and stress response), as opposed to SSRI's which acutely raise cortisol. if it's more of a grey area than that, then i'll definitely conduct a stablon experiment
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