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That's true, Ketamine is absolutely fascinating and apparently absolutely fire-and-forget for depression. Either doesn't work, or works fantastically well. I w
by Mo3 4y ago
That's true, Ketamine is absolutely fascinating and apparently absolutely fire-and-forget for depression. Either doesn't work, or works fantastically well.
I was talking about microdosing LSD, although now I wonder if there is such a thing with Ketamine as well. You might like to hear that the country I live in is taking steps to have Ketamine therapy for depression covered by universal basic healthcare soon.
- akira2501 4y ago> fire-and-forget This term disturbs me. Is there really an encoded idealism that says, "just start taking a dose of X" and forget about it? Or am I just misunderstanding this? No follow up therapy? No behavior modification? No treatment protocol? When do you ever get to a point where you're no longer consuming therapeutics, or is that the end game? Just find the right one and take it forever? > with Ketamine as well A known side effect is long term bladder damage. This is precisely the reason I find the logic of "fire-and-forget" around these drugs disturbing.
- Mo3 4y agoKetamine is indeed apparently causing strong and long-lasting improvements in major depression even after single doses in clinical settings, with no continuous dosing required. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25509 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25509