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RE: Research News: New Insights Into How Ketamine Stops Depression
Nothing cures depression, its just treated. Good long term on health? Depends on the context in which a drug is used.
Nothing cures depression, its just treated. Good long term on health? Depends on the context in which a drug is used.
Ketamine can have profound long term effects from single intervention (without behavioral therapy used in concert with it), which do seem to fade over weeks.
I attended a 'Grand Round' at BIDMC a few years ago about ketamine and depression, where the researchers stated that their preliminary data suggested that ketamine had far better long term effects on treatment-resistant depression than many of the commonly employed techniques!
The Ketamine produces psychological dependence and long-term physical dependence.
It also produces short-term tolerance can produce serious and unpredictable effects and eventually produces irreversible brain effects.
It is important to take into account that there are several types of depression, which are: major depression, dysthymia, bipolar disorder and post-partum depression.
Depending on the problem, treatment for depression may be necessary in two ways: pharmacological and psychotherapy.