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> 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 mi

> 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 ago
Ketamine 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
- 323 4y ago
  Abstract doesn't imply that it's a permanent effect. That would be quite unusual for a drug.
  - Mo3 4y ago
    I didn’t say it’s absolutely permanent? I said it doesn’t require continuous dosing. Seems to be quite a long lasting improvement. Haven’t followed the latest research closely so DYOR