Posted by Larry Hoover on February 20, 2007, at 18:46:34
In reply to Re: Ketamine: a factory reset for the brain » Larry Hoover, posted by FredPotter on February 20, 2007, at 18:33:02
> Larry yes that's the article. Interesting I thought, although it appears you have to keep dosing with it, unlike NDEs which apparently change you for life (and death) Fred
The study described in that New Scientist article was different in one substantive way from the Australian work, and that done in Philadelphia. Instead of one single dose, patients were on a 24/7 i.v. drip, for five to seven days straight. Some were even comatose. Coming out of that, roughly one third had long-term remissions (greater than six months). About half went on to have a second treatment, and two subjects had a third. But, a significant number became pain free. About half, if I recall correctly.
A remarkable outcome, IMHO. There is nothing like it, in the literature.
I hold my NDE in reserve, for a later date. ;-)
Lar
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