WHAT IS ESKETAMINE?

Esketamine, the molecule found it ketamine. Studies have shown that Esketamine is more potent that

ketamine. Because it’s more potent, it can be used at a lower dose and may have fewer side effects.

While other antidepressants modulate a group of chemicals in the brain called monoamines,

esketamine targets glutamate, which is found to be in abundance in the brains of people with depression.

HOW DOES ESKETAMINE WORK?

Esketamine is working on the glutamatergic system, and that's thought to create synapses in the

brain. When we have depression, sometimes we don't have as many connections or synapses within the

brain cells, so those synapses go away. Esketamine is thought to create these synapses, or

connections, between our brain cells again.

IS SPRAVATO SAFE?

SPRAVATO is a very safe depression medication in the hands of properly trained healthcare

professionals. SPRAVATO is used along with an antidepressant taken by mouth to treat Adults with

treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and depressive symptoms in adults with major depressive

disorder (MDD) with suicidal thoughts or actions. The appropriate dosage is determined by your

provider and is below those necessary to induce general anesthesia.

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