Posted by brynb on November 30, 2013, at 22:45:15
In reply to Quinolinic acid and suicide attempts, posted by Hugh on November 26, 2013, at 12:44:06
Hi Hugh-
Interesting. I was particularly curious to see you mentioned bronchitis. I've had asthma since birth, and I get bronchitis and sinusitis 3-4 times a year, which usually results in me having to take long courses of prednisone and antibiotics. I've always wondered how big a role my allergies and asthma play in my depression.
As to the glutamate, you may remember I did about 2 months of Ketamine (IM) treatment at the beginning of the year with Dr. Fruitman (who is and has been my pdoc since then). When I began Ketamine treatment, it definitely helped lift me from a bad major depressive episode. Since then, I've had (maybe) 3 Ketamine treatments if I was in a really bad slump, and it didn't have the same impact as it did in the beginning.
Thanks for posting this and hope you're well.
-b
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