Mestinon

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Mestinon (Pyridostigmine) is an aceytlcholinesterase inhibitor used to treat myasthenia gravis and Sjögren's syndrome. It inhibits the acetylcholinesterase enzyme from breaking down acetylcholine, resulting in higher circulating levels of the neurotransmitter. It cannot cross the blood brain barrier, and so only works on the peripheral nervous system.

Mestinon and M.E.[edit | edit source]

Anecdotal patient reports of Mestinon are mixed.[1]

A work in progress study of exercise intolerance in preload failure found that Mestinon improved exercise tolerance, but the study has not yet been published.[2]

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