Hi all, This type of information about drugs only promotes illegal consumption of this drug. I donot think this trial has any relevance to mental health sufferers or carers .this type of trial ballons about drug trials are sent by drug companies whenever their drug patent expiry date approaches. "Greatness lies not in never falling but in rising everytime we fall" Captain Johann samuhanand, BANGALORE INDIA 91 80 42023252 www.captainjohann.blogspot.com
>________________________________ > From: Admin - InclusiveIndia.Info <[email protected]> >To: [email protected]; [email protected]; MHA digest ><[email protected]>; twitter <[email protected]>; nami >india <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2012 1:29 PM >Subject: [namiindia] Ketamine Could Offer 'Instant Remedy' For Depression > > > >31-Jan-2012 >HOUSTON : Ketamine, a powerful anaesthetic drug that is used as a horse >tranquiliser and is also sold illegally among clubbers as a recreational drug, >may be able to offer instant relief to people suffering from depression. >The class C drug is currently being tested on patients with severe depression >at the Neuro Psychiatric Center of Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, Texas. >Ketamine reduces sensations in the body, giving those who take it a feeling of >detachment from their mind and body. It also has hallucinogenic properties, >making it popular among clubbers. >Researchers are hopeful that the drug could offer an almost instant >anti-depressant effect. >As the anti-depressants currently available on the market take a few weeks to >take effect, researchers hope Ketamine could offer a solution to bridge the >gap when patients are at their most vulnerable, it was reported in the Daily >Mail. >The trial participants were divided into two groups. One is taking an infusion >of ketamine while a control group has been administered with another form of >sedative to compare the results. >One trial patient, mother-of-three Heather Merrill, who believes she has been >taking the ketamine, told National Public Radio in the US how she felt 24 >hours after her treatment: >“It was almost immediate, the sense of calmness and relaxation. No more >fogginess. No more heaviness. I feel like I'm a clean slate right now. I want >to go home and see friends or, you know, go to the grocery store and cook the >family dinner.” >If the current trial, which tests the short-term effects of ketamine, is >successful, researchers will run a second study to look at the drug’s >long-term effects in treating depression. > >http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/31/ketamine-instant-cure-depression-study_n_1244232.html > > > >__._,_.___ >Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic >Messages in this topic (1) >Recent Activity: >Visit Your Group > >Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use >. > >__,_._,___ > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
