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- I Tried Ketamine to Treat My Depression. It Was Terrifying https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/02/12/ketamine-depression-treatment-failure/ 67 comments
- Ketamine acts fast to treat depression and its effects last – but how? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180621172450.htm 3 comments
- Ketamine effectively treats severe depression in Australian clinical trial https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/ketamine-effectively-treats-severe-depression-in-australian-clinical-trial-1.6480882 17 comments health
- Perspective | I tried ketamine to treat my depression. It was terrifying. https://wapo.st/3Z5vN4t 13 comments health
- Ketamine Inches Closer to FDA Approval To Treat Depression https://www.thefix.com/ketamine-inches-closer-fda-approval-treat-depression 44 comments science
- Major depression was successfully treated by ketamine in a recent clinical trial http://www.1-800-therapist.com/news-article/major-depression-was-successfully-treated-ketamine-recent-clinical-trial 3 comments science
- A $5 generic ketamine drug promises to treat severe depression https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-5-generic-ketamine-drug-promises-to-treat-severe-depression/ 7 comments health
- Ketamine may be used to treat depression and other psychiatric disorders in the future. http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp2013130a.html 722 comments science
- Ketamine proven to treat depression in 'revolutionary' pilot program http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-24/psychiatrists-optimistic-about-ketamines-use-to-treat-depression/8737638 189 comments worldnews
- How ketamine or Esketamine can revolutionise current antidepressants to treat depression or anxiety within a day, patients start feeling relief. https://www.google.be/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/first-person/2018/7/24/17603616/depression-treatment-severe-ketamine-special-k 12 comments science
- Once-popular party drug ketamine now used to treat severe depression http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/oncepopular-party-drug-ketamine-now-used-to-treat-severe-depression-20160202-gmk6q1.html 6 comments worldnews
- Ketamine paired with looking at smiling faces to build positive associations holds promise in treating depression https://www.psypost.org/2022/12/ketamine-paired-with-looking-at-smiling-faces-to-build-positive-associations-holds-promise-in-treating-depression-64577 727 comments science
- A study on the popular club drug shows its massive potential in treating depression, with a ketamine spray coming to market as soon as 2019. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/07/is-special-k-the-anti-depressant-we-ve-waited-for.html?via=desktop&source=twitter 8 comments worldnews
- Ketamine Has Potential Therapeutic Role in Adolescents with Treatment-Resistant Depression. The study has shown a significant average decrease in the Children’s Depression Rating Scale (42.5%) among adolescents with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) who were treated with intravenous ketamine. https://home.liebertpub.com/news/ketamine-has-potential-therapeutic-role-in-adolescents-with-treatment-resistant-depression/2405 3 comments science
- Ketamine, long used as an anesthetic and illegally as a club drug (Special K) may provide a new way to quickly treat depression. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/30/145992588/could-a-club-drug-offer-almost-immediate-relief-from-depression 606 comments science
- A $5 generic ketamine drug promises to treat severe depression | Generic ketamine has the power to slash the overall cost of treating clinical depression by more than 60 percent. https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/a-5-generic-ketamine-drug-promises-to-treat-severe-depression/ 2 comments health
- A study has determined that esketamine which, unlike ketamine delivered intravenously to treat severe depression, is a nasal spray to treat severe depression, is currently too expensive for widespread use https://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/study-examines-cost-effectiveness-esketamine 28 comments science
- Is Special K the Anti-Depressant We’ve Waited For - A groundbreaking study on the popular club drug shows its massive potential in treating depression, with a ketamine spray coming to market as soon as 2019. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/07/is-special-k-the-anti-depressant-we-ve-waited-for.html?via=desktop&source=twitter 11 comments science
- Ketamine may help treat depression, UK study finds: 29% of group of depressed patients experienced significant improvement in mood within a week http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/03/ketamine-could-help-to-treat-depression 37 comments science
- Drugs that can enhance the brain’s ability to change and adapt (like ketamine) may be changing how we think about treating depression. Recent study claims that by understanding and embracing metaplasticity (brain’s ability to adapt its adaptability) could mean less meds, and fewer side effects. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-02397-1 58 comments science
- Scientists review the current evidence supporting ketamine as a therapeutic for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and find that due to its efficacy and tolerability this psychedelic compound should be used before the 2nd generation antipsychotic drugs when treating TRD https://www.researchhub.com/paper/1266152/synthesizing-the-evidence-for-ketamine-and-esketamine-in-treatment-resistant-depression-an-international-expert-opinion-on-the-available-evidence-and-implementation#comments 17 comments science
- Israeli randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study shows that using ketamine to treat depression is effective when the drug is administered orally . https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-drinking-ketamine-effective-against-treatment-resistant-depression-israeli-study-sh-1.6530115 5 comments science
- Ketamine acts fast to treat depression and its effects last - New research describes the molecular mechanisms behind ketamine’s ability to squash depression and keep it at bay. The long-lasting effects of ketamine may be due to G proteins, and not solely by blocking the NMDA receptor. https://today.uic.edu/ketamine-acts-fast-to-treat-depression-and-its-effects-last-but-how 22 comments science
- Ketamine could treat depression: Twenty eight people were slowly injected with a low dose of ketamine – all seriously depressed patients who didn't respond to conventional treatment. Eight reported feeling better and four improved so dramatically that they were no longer classed as depressed http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/04/ketamine-treat-depression-illegal-drugs-medicinal 30 comments science