Posted by linkadge on August 9, 2010, at 9:20:49
In reply to Re: Ketamine IV yields swift AD Effect To Bipolar Pts, posted by Huxley on August 9, 2010, at 1:02:49
>lol Ketamine.
>Wow just wow. Cocaine and Heroin will also help >you out with that pesky depression...No, but there is a difference. Its true that cocaine can lift severe depression, but the depression returns as soon as the drug wears off. Ketamine is proving to be somewhat different.
It appears to provide prompt relief of depression at doses lower than what would typically be used to get high. The AD effect can occur independantly of a high. Also, the effect does not immediately wear of when the drug wears off.
Some reports suggest that patients remain symptom free for a week or more after a single treatment.
Also, other NMDA antagonists (devoid of hallucinogenic potential) have rapid acting antidepressant effects.
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