Is the cure for depression in the “manosphere?”
This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.
Some people will try anything EXCEPT mental health treatment. But it’s not necessarily their fault! Like those with treatment-resistant depression also known as TRD.
Trevonn Gyles from the Icahn School of Medicine investigated alternative treatments.
Mice with TRD were given a common anti-depressant. Some improved, some didn’t. The UNIMPROVED TRD animals were then given KETAMINE. That’s the hallucinogenic painkiller frequently discussed on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
And? Among ketamine-treated mice, FIFTY PERCENT saw improvements. THEY showed increased gene expression in the brain’s reward regions! MEANING: we can base prescriptions for depression on genetics!
But much like Fear Factor, DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME… BRO!