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A single dose of IV ketamine reduces suicidal thoughts within one day and for up to one week
(ajp.psychiatryonline.org)
this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2023
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A single dose of IV ketamine is generally quite expensive.
If the effects last a week, might not be worth it
Note that this is simply because this study looked at differences for up to a week. Other studies suggest there is a more sustained effect, although it's not permanent. Antidepressants aren't permanent either. The argument is to get insurance to cover ketamine since it is a promising treatment for suicidal ideation (and some are starting to cover it).
You mean it's more reasonable to just die?
Unfortunately, those are the options most Americans have. Either pay more than you can afford to fix it or let it kill you.
Uh there are a lot of anti depressants out there. I pay $15/mo for mine. This is just misinfo and xenophobia.
What's "expensive"?
About $300 per session. The ketamine itself is cheap, the doctor’s time is what you’re paying for.
Was gonna say, I don't remember ket being that expensive through the, err, unregular channels. Then again I'm not in America this would just be free here.
Do people do ketamine infusions where you are?
Not sure what you mean with infusion, I assumed IV meant intra-venous, which, yeah some folks do that unfortunately, though now that I think about it I think it would mostly be done intra-muscular (in a muscle rather than a vein).