Ketamine For Severe Depression: 'How Do You Not Offer This Drug To People?'

Gerard Sanacora, a professor of psychiatry at Yale University, has treated hundreds of severely depressed patients with low doses of ketamine, an anesthetic and popular club drug that isn't approved for depression.

Medical Industry, ResearchGuest UserMarch 20, 2017ketamine, depression, psychiatry, suicide, anesthetic

Ketamine Effective At Treating Depression

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that the general anesthetic, Ketamine, is very effective at treating depression when administered over a long period. The study, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, revealed that prolonged, low-dose intravenous infusions of Ketamine, have excellent potential in reducing the symptoms of severe depression.

Medical Industry, ResearchGuest UserJune 6, 2013ketamine, depression, psychiatry, suicide, anesthetic

Street Drug “Special K” May Help Depression

Scientists may have found a new life changing use for the dangerous street drug known as Special K, or ketamine. It's still in the experimental stages but it's possible Special K can help people with severe depression. What's even more exciting is the drug appears to work fast.