Posted by SLS on August 10, 2010, at 14:39:57
In reply to Re: Ketamine IV yields swift AD Effect To Bipolar Pts » SLS, posted by ed_uk2010 on August 10, 2010, at 14:18:53
> >Perhaps ketamine itself will be a disappointment. However, those properties that produce an antidepressant effect might be instructive in inspiring new paths to treating depression.
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> Would you try ketamine Scott?I might if I knew more about it. Dosage is important and there is likely to be a narrow therapeutic window. It has been suggested that ketamine might "jump-start" the antidepressant responses to other agents. I would be interested in this.
Interestingly, the NIMH has studied the instantaneous antidepressant effects of procaine challenge. Infrequently, a patient would have a psychotic reaction to it. However, for others, this short response was the only experience of euthymia that they could recall ever having. There is much that could be learned from understanding the antidepressant response to procaine, even though it is impractical to use it clinically.
- ScottThe measure of achievement lies not in how high the mountain,
but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
climb to get there.
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