Posted by SLS on September 15, 2013, at 6:38:41
In reply to Re: Irritability Anger Indication Of Complex Severe De, posted by Sheilac on September 15, 2013, at 6:02:08
> Yea, they need to hurry up with newer better meds with less sideceffectsvto treat these conditions. I think pdocs are wrongly labeling and handing out wrong meds.
I agree with you. I don't know about psychiatrists being wrongly labelled, but they often hand out the "wrong" meds for a general lack of data and understanding. Ketamine itself may not be an ideal treatment, but it has opened a door into new investigations and theories regarding depression and bipolar disorder. There is at least one NMDA glutamate drug currently being investigated that can be taken orally. It works on the same receptor as does ketamine, but via a very different mechanism. These new drugs being developed by Naurex are partial agonists at the glycine site rather than being complete channel blockers like ketamine. Unfortunately, these drugs are several years away from being marketed. GLYX-13 is an i.v. drug that is worth following. If it works, then the oral agents like NRX-1074 might be equally effective.
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