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Which is a better option for bipolar depression, Lamotrigine or ketamine infusion therapy?
Query: Hello doctor, My wife was previously diagnosed with bipolar II and was taking 100 mg Lamotrigine daily for depression maintenance. She was on that dosage for nine years. She recently suffered a more chronic depressive episode and went out of town for ketamine infusion therapy. The infusions were ver... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your problem. Ketamine infusion therapy has great roles in depression but regular maintenance treatment is needed and which results in a significant burden on patients. Lamotrigine is the right drug for resistant depression. Even in maintenance treat... Read Full »
Many antidepression did not work for me. Will Ketamine 1 mg/kg help treat my depression?
Query: Hi doctor,I read somewhere Ketamine can be used at 1 mg/kg weight to treat depression. Is this true? Can I plan to have that? I have used Flunil, Clonil, etc., but they did not seem to work for my depression. Please suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for taking help from a psychiatrist. I can understand your situation. You may have an anxiety disorder. But Ketamin is not FDA approved for depression. It is may help you. There is non-pharmacological management for it, and you should try to follow few guideline... Read Full »
How can Tramadol replace Ketamine in treating major depression?
Query: Hello doctor, My 19-year-old son is suffering from major depression and has been on at least four different medications, ECT and Ketamine treatments. ECT and the Ketamine seem to show the best results so far but are short-lived. And I hate to keep shocking his brain if this is not going to work (... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Resistant or long-standing depression needs treatment with a mood stabilizer that has not been given the list on ongoing medicines. I would recommend that you add a mood stabilizer like Divalproex sodium or Lithium Carbonate. It will help hold the mood in place once ... Read Full »