MATTHEW PERRY DEAD AT 54

[mickey2942]

I am posting the article below, because I have recently seen several job posts for "Ketamine Trained Therapists". Seriously. There is actually training for this. I can't believe it. And I wouldn't touch it.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/30/1227630630/ketamine-infusion-clinic-mental-health-depression-anxiety-fda-off-label

Becoming a Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist

One psychiatrist recounts his experience with ketamine.

www.psychiatrictimes.com

 

[303gmf]

I am posting the article below, because I have recently seen several job posts for "Ketamine Trained Therapists". Seriously. There is actually training for this. I can't believe it. And I wouldn't touch it.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/30/1227630630/ketamine-infusion-clinic-mental-health-depression-anxiety-fda-off-label

Becoming a Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist

One psychiatrist recounts his experience with ketamine.

www.psychiatrictimes.com

Many clinics are using Spravato, a prescription form of ketamine as depression treatment l, a nasal spray if I’m remembering correctly

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

I am posting the article below, because I have recently seen several job posts for "Ketamine Trained Therapists". Seriously. There is actually training for this. I can't believe it. And I wouldn't touch it.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/30/1227630630/ketamine-infusion-clinic-mental-health-depression-anxiety-fda-off-label

Becoming a Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist

One psychiatrist recounts his experience with ketamine.

www.psychiatrictimes.com

It is a thing and it's necessary for treatment-refractory depression in some cases. Like all drugs, it should be monitored and supplied by ethical providers, but it's definitely a thing.

Efficacy of ketamine therapy in the treatment of depression

Severe depressive disorder is among most debilitating condition. Conventional pharmacotherapy usually takes several weeks (usually 4–12 weeks) to improve symptoms. Ketamine is an N–methyl-D aspartate receptor antagonist having rapid action ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Understanding Ketamine Treatment for Depression

Everything you need to know about ketamine therapy and how Columbia psychiatrists are prescribing it.

www.cuimc.columbia.edu

Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression: When and where is it safe? - Harvard Health

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...

www.health.harvard.edu

Ketamine for Depression: How It Works

In this video, Yale Medicine psychiatric specialists discuss how ketamine can help treat depression.

www.yalemedicine.org

 

[NCWatcher]

It is a thing and it's necessary for treatment-refractory depression in some cases. Like all drugs, it should be monitored and supplied by ethical providers, but it's definitely a thing.

Efficacy of ketamine therapy in the treatment of depression

Severe depressive disorder is among most debilitating condition. Conventional pharmacotherapy usually takes several weeks (usually 4–12 weeks) to improve symptoms. Ketamine is an N–methyl-D aspartate receptor antagonist having rapid action ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Understanding Ketamine Treatment for Depression

Everything you need to know about ketamine therapy and how Columbia psychiatrists are prescribing it.

www.cuimc.columbia.edu

Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression: When and where is it safe? - Harvard Health

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...

www.health.harvard.edu

Ketamine for Depression: How It Works

In this video, Yale Medicine psychiatric specialists discuss how ketamine can help treat depression.

www.yalemedicine.org

True. And it's not as though people don't overdose on traditional antidepressant drugs too.

Can You Overdose on Antidepressants?

You can overdose on antidepressants the same as any medication, but how it affects you will depend on the type of antidepressant, quantity, and more.

psychcentral.com

Different drugs have different effects if too much is taken. And different people react differently to drugs. Per the above link, "In 2020, more than 5,500 U.S. deaths were associated with antidepressant overdoses." (Often in combination w/opioids/fentanyl)

Tricyclic overdoses are more likely to cause fatal arrhythmias. Wellbutrin is more likely to cause seizures while Trazodone may cause liver damage.

While it's definitely a shame about Perry, I'd hate to see any effective treatments for depression discarded based on high-profile cases. Not everybody responds to "talk" therapies.
MOO