Do any psychiatrists have experience using ketamine for treatment resistant depression? This seems to be a growingly popular and relatively successful treatment / approach.
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Do any psychiatrists have experience using ketamine for treatment resistant depression? This seems to be a growingly popular and relatively successful treatment / approach.
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Dr. Mehr Karamat
Psychiatry
In brief: Short term
This is a short term treatment, and has to be repeated in a few days or weeks depending on how long the effects last for you.
In brief: Short term
This is a short term treatment, and has to be repeated in a few days or weeks depending on how long the effects last for you.
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Dr. Samuel Miles
Unfortunately it is not a viable treatment in the long run. Other drugs with similar effects which last longer are being developed. They probably will be available in a few years.
Dr. Marek Walczyk
Psychiatry
In brief: Definitely yes
Ketamine is sometimes used to treat a treatment resistant depressions, but in the outpatients settings the other means are used, like small doses of seroquel, abilify, (aripiprazole) rexulti, lithium or most recently TMS, transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
In brief: Definitely yes
Ketamine is sometimes used to treat a treatment resistant depressions, but in the outpatients settings the other means are used, like small doses of seroquel, abilify, (aripiprazole) rexulti, lithium or most recently TMS, transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Dr. Marek Walczyk
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Dr. Michael Blumenfield
Psychiatry
In brief: Experimental
I have not used it.
It is still experimental and in research. It may be used in very controlled circumstances for resistant depression.
Usually depression is quite treatable by medication, therapy or both.
In brief: Experimental
I have not used it.
It is still experimental and in research. It may be used in very controlled circumstances for resistant depression.
Usually depression is quite treatable by medication, therapy or both.
Dr. Michael Blumenfield
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Dr. Michelle King
Psychiatry
In brief: Experimental
Studies are promising using a single or two doses in one study of patients with treatment resistant depression.
It is not FDA approved however, and further investigation is warranted.
In brief: Experimental
Studies are promising using a single or two doses in one study of patients with treatment resistant depression.
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Dr. Yucui Chen
Psychiatry
In brief: Yes
Like other Psychiatrist has answered, it is still not FDA approved, but it is worth a try if the depression has been refractory.
But insurance normally do not cover the cost.
In brief: Yes
Like other Psychiatrist has answered, it is still not FDA approved, but it is worth a try if the depression has been refractory.
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Dr. Beverly Dexter
Clinical Psychology
In brief: Ketamine
Just a caution, recently had a patient who was given ketamine as anesthesia for surgery without their permission and had an exceptionally terrifying experience coming out of anesthesia, and then what was basically a bad flashback trip later that day.
University studies on things like these are extremely controlled, subjects very carefully chosen and dose and administration very controlled.
In brief: Ketamine
Just a caution, recently had a patient who was given ketamine as anesthesia for surgery without their permission and had an exceptionally terrifying experience coming out of anesthesia, and then what was basically a bad flashback trip later that day.
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