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BainsBane

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1. recent trials have shown ketamine enormously effective in treating depression

Mon Sep 1, 2014, 08:05 PM

Sep 2014

within hours, and for those with treatment resistant depression. The theory is it acts on glutamate receptors.

The fact is psychiatry (which is now about prescribing medication) is a matter of trial and error. Their theories about the causes of depression are really just theories. They can see it in brain scans but they don't know for sure what causes it, and recent research such as you point to above is challenging existing understanding.

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What If Everything We Know About Treating Depression Is Wrong? [View all] madokie Sep 2014 OP

recent trials have shown ketamine enormously effective in treating depression BainsBane Sep 2014 #1

I'd like to know more about this. truedelphi Sep 2014 #12

I want to try ketamine. Control-Z Sep 2014 #13

I can tell you that it's amazing REP Sep 2014 #19

What I wouldn't give to feel well and good. Control-Z Sep 2014 #25

There are none currently in my area BainsBane Sep 2014 #21

What area are you in? Control-Z Sep 2014 #24

Thank you for this info lovemydog Sep 2014 #17

interesting... thanks. nt antigop Sep 2014 #2

Please cross-post this elleng Sep 2014 #3

Would you please do that madokie Sep 2014 #5

OK elleng Sep 2014 #9

Big Pharma's not gonna like this. Octafish Sep 2014 #4

By the time they understand us, brother... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #6

I tried a drug for depression once Kalidurga Sep 2014 #7

Lots of other studies say similar things... HereSince1628 Sep 2014 #8

Anti-depressents are only a band-aid anyway. Rod Beauvex Sep 2014 #10

Sorry. I disagree with that assertion. blue neen Sep 2014 #16

+1 nt Live and Learn Sep 2014 #23

No. JayhawkSD Sep 2014 #22

In some cases. In others, not so much. Brickbat Sep 2014 #34

It's complicated AceWheeler Sep 2014 #11

But for clinicians, you need a diagnosis to get paid Recursion Sep 2014 #27

I agree. TM99 Sep 2014 #29

I'm in the field too. Nice to hear that acknowledged. nolabear Sep 2014 #33

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Sep 2014 #14

There isn't one disease "depression". jeff47 Sep 2014 #15

In my own subjective experience, I agree lovemydog Sep 2014 #20

SSRI's helped me. Jim Lane Sep 2014 #31

Thanks madokie. lovemydog Sep 2014 #18

Please tell me that I can go back to smoking weed. TexasTowelie Sep 2014 #26

I'm a bit grumpy lately because daredtowork Sep 2014 #28

The study is interesting, but I will tell you I'm skeptical of secondary reporting like this davidpdx Sep 2014 #30

Fascinating info. hifiguy Sep 2014 #32

350 million and 1. BootinUp Nov 2014 #35

I Agree. Mildred S Dec 2015 #37

My personal view Mildred S Dec 2015 #36