Articles categorized as Suicidal Thoughts

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Show 1204: How Brain Function Affects Mental Illness

Dr. Daniel Amen argues that a healthy mind needs a healthy brain. How can you help your brain function more effectively for good mental health?

Losartan and Suicide: Is This a Real Side Effect?

Losartan is one of the most prescribed blood pressure pills. Is there a link between losartan and suicide? What about ACE inhibitors like lisinopril?

Ketamine for Surgery Lifts Cloud of Depression

For decades anesthesiologists used IV ketamine for surgery. Then doctors reported that it worked against depression. This patient discovered it by accident.

Doctor Prescribes Inexpensive Generic Ketamine Nasal Spray

Spravato (esketamine) is a pricey new antidepressant nasal spray. It is a chemical cousin of the inexpensive generic ketamine anesthetic. Does it work?

Ketamine Zaps Suicidal Thoughts Within Hours

Suicidal thoughts are an immediate medical emergency. Health professionals have very few quick solutions to this crisis. Ketamine might be very helpful.

Rejecting the Idea of Antidepressants and Suicidal Thoughts!

Is there a link between antidepressants and suicidal thoughts? Many reject this idea but akathisia may explain the connection. Find out about akathisia!

Can Ketamine Stop Suicidal Thoughts?

When someone is depressed and/or suicidal, there is no time to waste. Antidepressants can take take weeks to work. Could ketamine stop suicidal thoughts?

Suicide and Chantix: Was There A Connection?

Is there an association between suicide and Chantix? The FDA is in the process of taking away the black box warning about this potential risk. Is that safe?

Can Ketamine Jump Start Antidepressant Action?

Ketamine is an interesting drug for dealing with suicidal thoughts and severe depression that does not respond to usual treatment. How fast can it kick in?

Could an Old Drug (Ketamine) Stop Suicide?

Ketamine injections can quickly reverse suicidal thoughts and depression, but it is not widely available.

Could Fast Acting Ketamine Help Prevent Suicide and Diminish Depression?

Fascinating research suggests that the drug ketamine may provide important treatment opportunities for those dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts.

Club Drug (Ketamine) Produces Exciting Benefits for Severe Depression

Research is accumulating that shows infusions of ketamine can produce dramatic and often immediate responses in some severely depressed patients.

Antidepressant Triggered Suicidal Thoughts