ketamine is not just
a party drug it can help with the symptoms of depression and mental
illness. Clinical trials have begun and
scientists have noticed that in 80 -90 % helped the patient and the drug is
extremely promising effect. Ketamine
helps the brain block the chemical called glutamate and is only used when the
patient has not shown a response to other antidepressant medication. However there can be side effects vision and
a can cause confusion and , dizziness as well as high interest in sex. The drug can produce vivid dreams
or hallucinations and may make the brain feel as if it separated from the
body itself. When the drug is taken in
low doses it can make the patient feel sleepy, or distracted and
withdrawn. It also helps the patient
feel less pain and some patients may anxious, have some memory loss.
Veterinarians use this drug as a anesthetic on pets but is used as a party drug
known as "special K". The
patient must have "treatment-resistant to other antidepressant medications
and in 2-4 weeks after a single dose of
the medication the patient shows marked improvements. 71 percent of the patient who tried Ketamine
responded as opposed to those on a placebo.
Relief of most symptoms of depression lasted seven to ten days. Ecstasy also may help depression. In the journal of Archives of General Psychiatry carried
out a controlled trial of the ketamine
and it showed promise to help patients deal with bipolar depression.
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