Posted by linkadge on May 31, 2019, at 16:50:46
In reply to Ketamine for depression, posted by rovers95 on May 30, 2019, at 7:59:34
People who respond to ketamine may only need to take it every few days to a week or so. For some with, say, bipolar depression, you may only need a short course to get out of depression.
It really depends on your typical duration of depressive phase. You may find that lithium extends the duration of effect.
The research on ketamine as an antidepressant is being written as we speak. It is a bit of no man's land, but the mechanism of antidepressant effect is supposedly unrelated to the euphorigenic properties of the drug.
I've been using cannabis for (possible) bipolar depression (could also be unipolar).
To be honest, its nice to take something that makes you feel better, rather than downing months of medication to wait for some faint to non-existent antidepressant effect.
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