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Re:Ketamine no better than placebo at alleviating depression... by cypherpunks01 on Monday May 22, 2023 @09:16AM (#36031032)
The FDA does not approve medicine based on beliefs.

I am sharing my personal perspective, alongside the fact that controlled studies have proven it is one of the most effective treatments known to exist.

Nobody thinks ketamine cures depression, it is one treatment.

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Re:Ketamine no better than placebo at alleviating depression... by FollowingTheDao on Monday May 22, 2023 @09:24AM (#36031130)
> The FDA does not approve medicine based on beliefs.

Yes, sometimes they do.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/fda-increasingly-approve...

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Re:Ketamine no better than placebo at alleviating depression... by FollowingTheDao on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @08:55AM (#36043554)
Downvoted! For a fact!

The internet is filled with crooked bots, captured bots, bots that want capitalism and governmental collusion to seem "silly".

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