Posted by linkadge on June 1, 2019, at 16:11:05
In reply to Re: Ketamine for depression, posted by SLS on June 1, 2019, at 15:48:08
The only real advantages for intermittent dosing (that I can see) would be fewer side effects and the prospect of being in remission between dosing, with no drugs in your system.
I don't know what percentage of patients who respond, need to take it every day.
While ketamine can have a rapid acting, longer lasting effect, does this mean that other patients may not respond to longer periods of daily dosing. I.e. if a patient does not respond immediately, does that mean that they won't respond to chronic daily dosing? Who knows. These are all questions that need to be borne out by research.
My hunch is that there are different mechanisms at play, and that failing one mechanism, a different dosing schedule may allow another mechanism to work.
Linkadge
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