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Side effects. These include visual problems, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, confusion, a sense of “floating” or feeling detached from the body, anxiety, amnesia, a feeling of emotional numbness, digestive system issues, bladder pain (interstitial cystitis), and increased blood pressure and heart rate.
Side Effects. Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention. Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur: Incidence not known.
What are the side effects? Ketamine is generally considered safe, including for those who are experiencing suicidal ideation (thoughts or plans for suicide). The main side effects are dissociation, intoxication, sedation, high blood pressure, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, anxiety, nausea, and vomiting.
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Low-dose intravenous infusions of ketamine, a general anesthetic used in minor surgeries, given over a long period are an effective treatment for depression, Mayo Clinic researchers found. The study is published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.
During the first few days of taking a new depression medication, you may notice side effects like nausea, headache, dry mouth, insomnia or loose stools. According to Dr. Kung, most, if not all, of these problems may naturally go away as your body adjusts to the medicine.
Does ketamine actually work for treating depression? — Keta-Curious. Dear Keta-Curious, I’m sorry to hear you’ve been struggling with depression and traditional treatments haven’t worked like...
In two reported cases, a single dose of ketamine induced rapid and moderately sustained symptom reduction in depression and anxiety with no adverse side effects. Benefit was seen in as little as 1 hour and sustained up to 30 days.
We hypothesize that patients who have a greater number of infusions/treatments will be more likely to have increased side effects to the drug. We would like to be able to also analyze data related to any other assessments that are implemented as part of the clinical practice in the future.
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