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What there a really are no or very few side effects?

• shadowgovt 5y ago
  (interpreting as "What if there really are no or very few side effects?") That would be great, but it would be something we learn on the other side of controlled trials.
• IBCNU 5y ago
  The idea of the pendulum swinging too far is a huge over-reaction. The pendulum has 40 years of swinging back to a "normal" state if you include the overprescribed industry of prescribing mood altering drugs to suburbanites, adderall, etc. Yes, the boomer and gen-x generations were raised in a lie: their doctors told them they could take drugs without side effects. However, this is now well known.
• narag 5y ago
  Ketamine seems to be a commonly used drug in emergencies because it's a safer anesthetic than propofol when you don't know specifics about the patient and can't determine dosage.
  • stouset 5y ago
    Ketamine is the world’s most commonly used anaesthetic, or at least it was as of some years ago. It’s on the WHO’s list of 100 essential medicines because it’s one of the very rare anaesthetics that doesn’t depress the respiratory system, making it extremely safe by comparison with many others.
• rscho 5y ago
  There are. Hypertension, arrhythmia, confusion, delirium... Mostly at anesthetic or at least pain killer dosage, though. Ketamine can in fact be a dangerous drug when you don't know what you're doing.