Posted by SLS on February 9, 2012, at 5:37:08
In reply to Re: Ketamine: Replication of previous studies., posted by linkadge on February 8, 2012, at 19:13:12
> >The disasociative symptoms are a little >difficult.
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> There might be a threshold effect whereby mild halucination correlates with the effect. You know, like a buzz.
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> The fact that it doesn't need to be taken every day would make this effect manageable.
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> Linkadge
>The goal is, of course, being able to synthesize a new drug that offers antidepressant efficacy similar to ketamine, but without the side effects. The NIH is working to identify what mechanisms are responsible for the antidepressant effect of ketamine. There is some thought that there are downstream events that can be exploited, thus obviating the need for a ketamine-like drug.
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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