Effect of amitriptyline on the thyrotropin response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone in endogenous depression.
Psychiatry Res
; 15(2): 145-51, 1985 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-3929293
ABSTRACT
Patients with endogenous depression whose depressive episodes were clinically resolved after electroconvulsive therapy were divided into two groups one in which patients remained well (n = 16) and another in which patients relapsed within 6 months (n = 11). Treatment with amitriptyline for 3 weeks did not affect the median thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSH) response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in recovered patients, whereas that in relapsed patients was significantly enhanced. The data suggest that amitriptyline affects the TSH response to TRH differently in stably recovered and relapsed patients. If this effect is maintained beyond the 3-week period studied, treatment with amitriptyline will invalidate the predictive value of the TRH test.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Adenohipófisis
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Tirotropina
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Hormona Liberadora de Tirotropina
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Trastorno Depresivo
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Amitriptilina
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
1985
Tipo del documento:
Article