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Drug 'treats depression in hours'.

Posted by JahL on August 7, 2006, at 20:19:00

BREAKING NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5253800.stm

Perhaps this is one of the reasons Ketamine is gaining popularity so quickly in the UK club scene.

I have a Bipolar relative who uses Ketamine regularly to quite good effect. His friend, who suffers from depression with psychotic features (possibly exacerbated by chronic crack use), is a changed man when using it; much more relaxed and amiable. I personally don't benefit at all, but there you go.

The question of hallucinations is an interesting one. I'm surprised the researchers didn't refer to any of the numerous articles available which suggest Lamotrigine attenuates the perceptual distortions and hallucinations which Ketamine users commonly experience.

Both my relative & I experimented with Ketamine years ago in the clubs and would often sink into a deep, deep K-Hole. Mind-blowing but scary. Now we both take relatively high doses of Lamotrigine and have found that it is ***impossible*** to experience any dissociative states.

Ketamine + Lamotrigine anybody?

Now I'm not suggesting that anyone goes and holds up their local vetanarian, but the report is certainly fascinating and gives us some insight into the therapeutic potential of NMDA antagonists.

Linkadge & co?

J.


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