Re:How I’m Handling My Depression Using an App
by DanBC on Monday November 23, 2015 @01:45PM
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There's a difference between saying "medication works" and saying "medication works by correcting a chemical imbalance".
> Docs seem sorta-OK prescribing amphetamines in combination, but vastly more hesitant to even consider opiate treatment for depression.)
Ketamine is currently experimental for major depression and anhedonia.
Opiates are currently the med most used in death by suicide in the UK, (#1 opiates, #4 opiate and paracetamol combination) so it seems reasonable to be cautious about prescribing opiates to a group at increased risk of suicide.
> Docs seem sorta-OK prescribing amphetamines in combination, but vastly more hesitant to even consider opiate treatment for depression.)
Ketamine is currently experimental for major depression and anhedonia.
Opiates are currently the med most used in death by suicide in the UK, (#1 opiates, #4 opiate and paracetamol combination) so it seems reasonable to be cautious about prescribing opiates to a group at increased risk of suicide.