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When a depression drug made things worse

Original Title

Paradoxical Depressive Response to Intranasal Esketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Case Series

doi:10.12659/AJCR.945475
20%

Lower Quality

Methodology score · 20/100

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Two people with severe depression felt better at first after using a nasal spray called esketamine, but then got much sadder and thought about hurting themselves. When they stopped the spray, they felt better again.

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Authors

Ontiveros-Sánchez de la Barquera JA, De La Garza García LA, Esquivel García SV, Sánchez Torres G, Perez Jalomo GA