Ketamine Pill:
Reports have suggested that tablets that release Ketamine slowly can improve symptoms of depression with fewer side effects.
- Ketamine Pill also known as Ketalar, is a medicine that doctors use to make people not feel pain during surgeries.
- It is sometimes called a “party drug”, blocks the receptor for an excitatory neurotransmitter, those that cause neurons to stimulate and send messages, called glutamate.
- It is derived from a hallucinogenic drug Phencyclidine (PCP), it works by blocking the NMDA receptor in the brain and spinal cord, and increases a brain chemical or neurotransmitter called glutamate.
- It halts transmission of pain in the spinal cord and activates reward pathways of the brain.
- It is a dissociative anaesthetic with psychedelic properties and is used under strict medical supervision for anaesthesia and to treat treatment-resistant depression.
- Ketamine therapy is used to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, end-of-life distress, chronic pain, drug/alcohol problems, and more.
- Potential side effects on the body include depression, cognitive issues, unconsciousness, and memory loss.
- It is a Schedule X drug in India, which means it is tightly controlled and even monitored on a case-specific basis by the prescribing doctor.
