Posted by europerep on August 6, 2010, at 13:42:40
In reply to Ketamine IV yields swift AD Effect To Bipolar Pts, posted by Phillipa on August 5, 2010, at 18:18:02
> Very hopeful good news for those with treatment resistant bipolar Illness ketamine IV might be the treatment you've been waiting for per NiMH. Phillipa
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hmm, that's true, but unfortunately it'll also be the drug patients will keep waiting for, probably permanently. its use in bipolar is interesting, wouldn't have thought they'd do that due to its "psychedelic" component, but there's lots of documentation on IV ketamine in TRD.. I contacted a researcher who was involved in an article published, and he said that ketamine is very unlikely to become a treatment in and of itself, due to the cognitive impairment it causes in long-term users. and if you read reports of "recreational" consumers there seems to be something to it. all the studies (except one) only gave one or a few injections to patients to see how they react. there are NMDAr antagonists in the making though, such as the EVT101 that I wrote about in a different thread. it's first phase II trial started in july 2010, but it'll be some years until it'll be available, IF it'll be available... :(
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