Research into ketamine as a treatment for severe depression
While this is undeniably impressive and hopeful, it should be noted that these are short-term affects. The article mentions this: &quot;So far, there is no evidence of addiction at the low dose in which infusions are delivered. Ketamine does, however, have one major limitation: Its relief is temporary. Clinical trials at NIMH have found that relapse usually occurs about a week after a single infusion.&quot;<p>It then goes on to talk about possibly alleviating this with booster treatments.<p>For me, even the possibility of there being temporary relief makes it something I would seriously consider pursuing, for two reasons. First, when my depression gets really acute it basically means that I simply am unable to leave the house. If I were free of that chain I strongly suspect&#x2F;hope it would be easier to seek out -- and be consistently dedicated to -- treatments that were more long term: meditation, therapy, etc.<p>Second, just the thought of being happy for a few moments. Well, the allure of that is likely obvious. Were the almost omnipresent internal dialog of &quot;you suck, you stupid fuck, dumb faggot, stupid fucking nigger,&quot; etc. able to be minimized or eliminated, even if temporarily, it would make such a great difference in my life that I almost can&#x27;t quite imagine it.<p>Right now I escape it by playing video games. This is not exactly the most positive way to live, however.