Posted by utopizen on April 8, 2003, at 19:56:45
Hey, doesn't GHB (Xyrem) act as a type of growth hormone? If so, would taking Xyrem help social anxiety disorder?
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A preliminary study of baclofen-induced growth hormone release in generalised social phobia.
Condren RM, Lucey JV, Thakore JH.
Neuroscience Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin 3, Ireland.
OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to examine central GABA(B) receptor responses in patients with generalised social phobia using the growth hormone (GH) response to baclofen. METHOD: Baclofen 20 mg was administered to 15 patients and 15 healthy matched controls and plasma growth hormone was monitored over a 3 h period. RESULTS: The GH response in patients was significantly reduced in comparison to that of controls when calculated as both area under the curve (AUC) and delta (Delta) response. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest an abnormality of central GABA(B) receptor function in this disorder. Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PMID: 12590406 [PubMed - in process]
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