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I'll give you that it's a short article, but: > The side effect profiles of the two treatments differed, with ECT more likely to cause headaches, muscle pain a
by operator-name 4y ago
I'll give you that it's a short article, but:
> The side effect profiles of the two treatments differed, with ECT more likely to cause headaches, muscle pain and memory loss, while ketamine was more likely to cause dissociative symptoms, vertigo and double vision.
- howinteresting 4y agoI mean the point of ketamine is dissociation. That's where a lot of healing happens. The vertigo and double vision last a little while, possibly the rest of the day. They're not long term or serious. The memory loss from ECT can be long-term for some people. I've personally found ketamine to help a lot with my mental health issues. It's great and I'd highly recommend at least giving it a shot in a therapeutic setting. I'm sure it's interesting recreationally as well, though I've never tried it that way.
- irq 4y agoThe way the article omits mentioning the ECT memory loss side effect is often permanent, and the way it omits that ketamine’s dissociative effects are always temporary, screams of quackery.