Life-Changing Drug Fights Depression in Hours

Dr. Richard Besser on medication that could help millions battling depression.

[twigzter]

I love the part where they tell you what the drug is

[georgeparker]

LOL they are talking about Ketamine. Nearly ten years later and there are now Ketamine infusion clinics in USA for HUNDREDS a treatment. Ketamine is as cheap as sugar. Doctors profiting from the sick. Here in Australia they are doing Ketamine trials for depression (I was a participant) but I'd be surprised if it takes 20 years to become available. Too slow.

[tmq]

I just need a loving family and a boost in the dominance hierarchy

[B]

You know what else fights depression in hours canceling your social media accounts

[cpgoofy]

I was there and participated in the ketamine clinical trial with Dr. Zarate's team. It helped tremendously. I applaud them!

[samuelg]

Amphetamines conquer depression within 30 minutes. Antidepressants creep up on you with side effects. Atleast amphetamines side effects are noted immediately.

[richdude]

Sertaline aka zoloft fucked up my whole life. I was completely out of depression after taking 2.5 mg of magic mushrooms and then my therapist pushed so hard for me to take sertaline for whatever reason. I lost all my happiness there. Unfortunately mushrooms are not available in my country. I had it when I was overseas

[therealtruetwelfth]

“This didn’t age well.”

-Matthew Perry

[ihomvmj]

It is nasal ketamine, now available for resistant depression.

[mickhal]

Lol
Still nothing
But hey
I can tell you what works in one hour
Tramadol or Kratom
Instant relief

[afrya]

I had treatment resistent depression for years. All the SSRIs, TCAs and more did not work. I then tried an MAOI medication called Nardil. After 8 weeks my depression was completely gone. Decades later it still works great and i have little to no side effects.

[EdmundLucas]

Greetings, everyone. I wanted to share my experience with Normatim in treating my depression.

[quakeu]

Best antidepression I've ever had.

[job]

What are these new drugs called that work within minutes?

[xaxas_]

10 years later, I am still waiting in Germany for some development in the chronic and unresponsive depression treatment field. Ketamine is still new, experimental or unheard off as a promising treatment for professionals down here. It's slowly killing me... *sigh*

[karina]

I don’t have depression but I really need an energy booster or something that will make me motivated during the day. I want to wake up and think “what a beautiful day to go to school and work hard”. I want to be like those people who look so confident and spend so much time studying and doing work. I literally moan loudly every time I hear my alarm go off in the morning. I literally one time slapped my face because I did NOT want to go to school. Maybe I should just stick to caffeine or energy drinks…though they barely have an effect on me

[ddtpudh]

I want a cure. Please God help me find the cure and be well.

[maximwilson]

It's a shame that treatment is out of reach for most...still costs at least $300/session. Have to do them 4 of them over 6 weeks so that's $1200 that many don't have.

[princessmissy]

It has to be ketamine. But this short news clip tells nothing of what these people might go through while taking a ketamine drip - nightmarish hallucinations are possible. It's now March 2019 and ketamine still has not been approved for use as a treatment for intractable depression. Yet it works in cases when no other drug or treatment has worked.

[pchamney]

I have anxiety as well as depression - weed, for me, increased the anxiety so it wasn't a good choice. This looks very promising, and I hope it'll be proven safe & effective, as I have several friends who haven't responded to antidepressants at all. I hadn't either, until my p-doc added Deplin. It'sa highly bio-available form of the B vitamin folate, which some people's bodies can't absorb either from food or standard supplements. It allowed my antidepressant to work & has been a true lifesaver.