cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8180477
Why this is significant: There is no currently known treatment to stop suicidal thoughts when they happen. Antidepressants take 4-6 weeks to start working, and they don’t work for everyone. Therapy also takes time. Our best option for acutely suicidal people is to lock them up in a psychiatric facility until they are no longer a threat to themselves.
Intravenous ketamine offers a glimpse of hope. A single dose appears able to alleviate suicidal ideation immediately after administration and for up to a week afterwards.
You mean it’s more reasonable to just die?
Unfortunately, those are the options most Americans have. Either pay more than you can afford to fix it or let it kill you.
Uh there are a lot of anti depressants out there. I pay $15/mo for mine. This is just misinfo and xenophobia.
Same. I take wellbutrin and it costs me about $12/mo, paying out of pocket
Anything that isn’t “any health care = bankrupt” disrupts their circle jerk lol. They don’t actually know how reality works here.
No. I don’t think the options are (a) die or (b) do ketamine transfusion every week.