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Wednesday, April 13. 2016

Is Special K a good antidepressant?

Ketamine is used by anesthesiologists. It is also a party drug.  It might turn out to be an excellent antidepressant.


As of now, it is mainly used with patients who do not respond to other means, but that may change. One wonders whether, like ECT, it might flick some sort of switch, or push a reset button.


Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Psychology, and Dr. Bliss at 16:36 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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My wife got a special K treatment after a year of depression with no results with Rx drugs. She felt great after a couple of hours, better than any time in the past year. Next day, still ok but not as good as the first day. Next morning, she came down hard and tried to kill herself by OD on other pills. Ultimately ECT provided the best and most continuous relief for her. Loss of memory is a side effect of ECT typically, and that has happened with her. Be careful.
#1 DtheJake on 2016-04-13 20:22 (Reply)
Ketamine is also used in PTSD treatment to separate memories from feelings.

There's something there that's going to be very useful, but as DtheJake notes, the risks are still high.
#2 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2016-04-13 23:23 (Reply)
I have the feeling a lot of Republicans are going to need this in November.
#3 Millie on 2016-04-13 23:52 (Reply)

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