Oct 8, 2024 · Is ketamine a treatment for depression? What are the risks? Learn about the uses, benefits, and side effects of ketamine.

Dec 19, 2022 · Research has shown that esketamine can significantly reduce depression symptoms — relief that can last weeks after treatment ends. Though they’re far from perfect treatments, ketamine and esketamine mark a breakthrough, as they’re the only fast-acting antidepressants available.

Feb 15, 2024 · Ketamine has been used for decades as an anesthetic, and in 2019 an inhaled version of it was approved by the FDA for treatment-resistant depression. But it is generally prescribed only when other treatments have not been effective.

May 31, 2023 · A new study finds ketamine as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (without its major side effects) for the treatment of nonpsychotic, treatment-resistant depression.

Earlier this year, the FDA approved a form of the drug ketamine to treat depression. Ketamine is a fast-acting antidepressant that relieves depressive symptoms in hours instead of the weeks or longer that previous drugs required.

Nov 1, 2022 · Ketamine offers a new, fast-acting approach to relieving treatment-resistant depression. Learn the research-backed benefits and how to try it.

Oct 24, 2024 · A new study, funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, showed that a new medication derived from ketamine is safe and acceptable for use in humans, setting the stage for clinical trials testing it for hard-to-treat mental disorders like severe depression.

Mar 18, 2024 · When at least two trials of a standard anti-depression medication fail to alleviate symptoms, ketamine treatment may be an option. When someone has depression, there are …

May 22, 2019 · Why is ketamine exciting for treating depression? If a person responds to ketamine, it can rapidly reduce suicidality (life-threatening thoughts and acts) and relieve other serious symptoms of depression. Ketamine also can …

Intranasal esketamine has received regulatory approvals for the treatment of depression. Recently a large trial of repeated dose racemic ketamine also demonstrated efficacy in severe depression. However, uncertainties remain regarding comparative efficacy, dosage, and …

Sep 16, 2024 · Ketamine is a medication-based option for treatment-resistant depression that, unlike ECT and TMS, doesn't require the use of specialized devices. Ketamine also offers patients faster relief, sometimes easing depression after just …

Mar 9, 2022 · In 2019. the FDA approved the first new medication for major depression in decades. The drug is a nasal spray called esketamine, derived from ketamine—an anesthetic that has made waves for its surprising antidepressant effect. Our …

Nov 12, 2024 · Studies have found that low doses of ketamine can quickly reverse symptoms of depression. But so far, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved it for depression or any other mental health condition.

1 day ago · People with treatment-resistant depression can now take Spravato's ketamine-derived nasal spray as a standalone treatment.

Over the last two decades, the dissociative anaesthetic agent ketamine, an uncompetitive N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, has emerged as a novel therapy for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), demonstrating rapid and …

Sep 25, 2024 · Low dose ketamine provides relief for individuals suffering from treatment-resistant depression. Ketamine increases levels of brain-derived neurotropicfactor in the brain.

2 days ago · Just 7.6% of people using a placebo did. The history of this drug traces back to the 1960s, when researchers discovered that ketamine, a pain-relieving, mind-altering drug, could curb depression.

Ketamine, although developed as an anesthetic, has been found to produce an antidepressant effect at sub-anesthetic doses via N-Methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor blockade as well as NMDA receptor- independent pathways.

Feb 16, 2023 · Ketamine is an option for people with depression who are unable to get relief from other treatments. Studies have shown promising results about the drug’s impact on various mental health conditions, including anxiety, OCD, and substance-use disorders.

16 hours ago · What is ketamine therapy? The term “ketamine therapy” is generally used to describe two different forms of treatment: ketamine infusion therapy and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.

May 1, 2024 · In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved esketamine as a treatment for forms of depression that haven’t improved with standard antidepressants (like citalopram/Celexa or...

Apr 15, 2024 · In 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved esketamine as a treatment for forms of depression that haven’t improved with standard antidepressants (like …

Jan 22, 2025 · The Washington Post: Research Indicates Recreational Ketamine Use Is On The Rise Recreational ketamine use has increased in the United States in recent years, outpacing its rise as a treatment for depression, a new analysis suggests. The hallucinogenic drug — a controlled substance designed for use as an anesthetic — has been touted for its potential as …

Jan 15, 2025 · Ketamine is a racemic compound and medication comprised of (S)-ketamine and (R)-ketamine enantiomers and its metabolites. It has been used for decades as a dissociative anesthetic, analgesic, and recreational drug. More recently, ketamine, its enantiomers, and its metabolites have been used or are being investigated for the treatment of refractory …

1 day ago · There’s a lot to be confirmed (or dispelled) about the exact use cases of ketamine as a treatment for depression and addiction—especially in vulnerable populations like adolescents. What’s known about ketamine treatment in young people? Research about ketamine treatment is limited for young people but so far has had positive results.

Nov 4, 2024 · According to an article in the June 2022 issue of Psychiatry Research, "Replicated clinical trials have demonstrated rapid and robust antidepressant effects with ketamine in …

3 days ago · The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the nasal spray Spravato for the treatment of major depression in people who have not responded to at least two oral antidepressants.

3 days ago · Physician assistant Lauren Swanson shares why ketamine use can facilitate better mental health as a guest on episode 195 of The Verywell Mind Podcast.

Jan 20, 2025 · Ketamine -- also known as “Special K” or Super K” -- is typically used an anesthetic for people and animals. In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of a nasal spray ketamine derivative called esketamine (Spravato) to treat depression in adults, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).