Re:Ketamine's effect on depression may hinge on hope
by format997 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @11:43PM
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I mean, I guess it depends on what the truth is. Clearly the two of you have very different perspectives on what the underlying cause of depression or mental illness is. If your view is incorrect, it could also be equally irresponsible, could it not?
Re:Ketamine's effect on depression may hinge on hope
by Spivak on Thursday October 19, 2023 @11:59PM
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I feel like depression as a term is overloaded because it's a description of a symptom rather than a particular cause.
If you're depressed because you have a chemical imbalance then you're a great candidate for SSRIs and the like. Serotonin? In this economy?
If you're depressed because your life is miserable in some fashion then there's a lot of potential options but this sounds like what you're talking about with K as one treatment.
If you're depressed, you don't respond to SSRIs and "my life is good, why am I still like this?" describes you I think the parent is saying that transcendence is potentially one treatment for this.
Re:Ketamine's effect on depression may hinge on hope
by nullindividual on Friday October 20, 2023 @12:04PM
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Depression comes in many forms, you're correct, including depression due to physical deformities in the brain. This would fall under the last category where some forms of depression can be made worse by SSRIs and SNRIs, though those classes of drugs are most commonly ineffective for any patient.
Re:Ketamine's effect on depression may hinge on hope
by omginternets on Friday October 20, 2023 @03:16PM
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Nothing I wrote is in opposition with psychiatric treatment.
The post is irresponsible. No one should be thinking that some sort of "transcendence" will solve their issue, or that is what their problem is.
Always discuss treatment with a psychiatrist.