These LSD-based drugs seem to help mice with anxiety and depression — without the trip
Scientists have made a drug based on LSD that seems to fight depression without producing a psychedelic experience.
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Ketamine For Severe Depression: 'How Do You Not Offer This Drug to People?'
More and more doctors are offering ketamine, an anesthetic and club drug, to severely depressed patients who haven't responded to other treatments.
Long-Term Depression May Boost Stroke Risk Long After Mood Improves
Even after the psychological pain is effectively treated, damage from long years of depression may linger. It seems to double the risk of stroke among adults over age 50, research suggests.