Thursday, April 23, 2020

Ef­fects of rapid-act­ing an­ti­de­press­ants con­sol­id­ated in sleep?

Ketamine alleviates depressive symptoms within hours, with the most significant change typically seen a day after its administration. However, the symptoms often reappear within a week. According to researchers, neural connections strengthened by the quick treatment of depression are consolidated in the brain during the deep sleep periods of the following night. To prevent the circle of negative thoughts regaining supremacy, depressed patients also need therapy.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200422101534.htm

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