I have treatment resistant depression since last 10 years. Medicine not working .5 session ect not work ed. please tell me about ketamine infusion therapy.

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Dear lybrate-user, I can understand the situation you are going through. For treatment resistant depression there are a lot of medications which are available. Ect is also one of the options. The ketamine infusion which you have mentioned is relatively a new method which is being tried mainly in studies. There a few studies which have found that it works. But it still has not come to the mainstream treatment. It takes a while before it is established to be effective. Till then it would be better not to try experimental treatment. I would advise you to take decision on your treatment based on your consulting psychiatrist, he/ she is the better person to guide you. I hope I have answered your query. Thank you.

Raj Kiran Donthu · Accepted Answer

Dear lybrate-user, I can understand the situation you are going through. For treatment resistant depression there are a lot of medications which are available. Ect is also one of the options. The ketamine infusion which you have mentioned is relatively a new method which is being tried mainly in studies. There a few studies which have found that it works. But it still has not come to the mainstream treatment. It takes a while before it is established to be effective. Till then it would be better not to try experimental treatment. I would advise you to take decision on your treatment based on your consulting psychiatrist, he/ she is the better person to guide you. I hope I have answered your query. Thank you.

Saranya Devanathan · Answer

Dear Sunil,
There are still more add ons in the treatment of resistant depression. Ketamine infusion may be used when you are in a high risk of suicide.

Satya Mandal · Answer

Before ketamine therapy you must try transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy with bach flower remedies and brainwave stimulation therapy if you want to naturally heal it.

R.N.Chaturvedi · Answer

This therapy is used when the patient is in high risk of suicidal tendencies so I suggest you for psychological counseling and psychological autosuggestion therapy through the online or offline process for three weeks for the removal of resistance depression you can contact me for this on Lybrate website thank you.