‘I Wanted To Live’: New Depression Drugs Offer Hope For Toughest Cases : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

The anesthetic and club drug ketamine seems to lift depression symptoms in a matter of hours. But how does it work? Researchers are searching for the answer in an attempt to make a new class of depression medications. "We can take care of a migraine in hours," one researcher asks. "So why do we have to wait weeks or months with depression?"

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