New drug being studied for CFS/ME

[TJ]

The Cortene Way: New Drug to Be Trialled in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Soon

https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2018/02/08/cortene-way-new-drug-trialed-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs-soon-pt/

Seems they are working on a sensitised HPA Axis hypothesis.

[agapanthus]

Thanks TJ. I like Cort's way of writing, he really has a knack for making scientific things understandable for ordinary people. I looked at this and it seems that if it works then it is likely to do so quickly so at least they won't spend years on it!

[roger]

Hi TJ, thanks for posting this. As you say, it looks like they’re attempting to rebalance the HPA axis. I actually agree that an unbalanced HPA axis is a huge issue in CFS/ME, but a drug? WHY? There are several adaptogen herbs that are proven to safely rebalance the HPA axis, albeit over a few weeks rather than within a few minutes, whilst also helping to rebalance many of the other body’s systems. So again, WHY a drug that will almost inevitably have other UNWANTED effects? Oh, silly me, of course the drug companies need more profits, bless them