Given the prevalence of treatment-resistant depression, using ketamine for depression to manage it seems like a reasonable approach. Patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) typically have a 10 and 20 percent chance of a positive response with traditional pharmaceutical interventions, while recent medical reports that indicate that TRD suffers see a positive response rate between 50 […]
If you are considering ketamine infusions for bipolar depression, you should know that according to a study published in the journal Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, ketamine is generally well tolerated and safe when administered mainly as an acute treatment (Rodrigues NB, McIntyre RS, Lipsitz O, et al. Safety and tolerability of IV ketamine in […]
If you are old enough, you’ll probably remember ketamine as a street drug or veterinary medicine, but now people are going to start remembering their first ketamine therapy session, as it is becoming a legal but off-label treatment for depression. While the anticipation of your first ketamine therapy session can seem overwhelming, you can prepare […]
Anyone looking start using ketamine for depression is going to have a lot of questions about the treatment ranging from how it works, can doctors prescribe ketamine for depression, the cost of the treatment and the long term effects of using ketamine for depression. Frshmind’s goal with this article is to educate you on basics […]
Who knew that street drugs PCP and Angel Dust were precursors to an effective treatment for depression and play role in the history of ketamine? Read on and learn how ketamine evolved from a pain killing anaesthetic to a street drug to a potential new weapon to battle mental illness. A Brief History of Ketamine […]