Rachel Carlson

She's from Santa Cruz in California. She told me she felt like she should be enjoying her life in the sun, outside, by the beach.

She's from Santa Cruz in California. She told me she felt like she should be enjoying her life in the sun, outside, by the beach.

Before the trial, Cindy told me she didn't know anything about ketamine.

Before the trial, Cindy told me she didn't know anything about ketamine.

Before the trial, Cindy told me she didn't know anything about ketamine.

And Gina, another thing Boris told me is really important here is that we've known for a long time that after people go under anesthesia, their mood often gets a bit low. So things like depression can get worse. And in a group of patients who were already suffering from depression, that's what Boris says they expected to see, at least in the group that didn't get ketamine. And what about Cindy?

And Gina, another thing Boris told me is really important here is that we've known for a long time that after people go under anesthesia, their mood often gets a bit low. So things like depression can get worse. And in a group of patients who were already suffering from depression, that's what Boris says they expected to see, at least in the group that didn't get ketamine. And what about Cindy?

And Gina, another thing Boris told me is really important here is that we've known for a long time that after people go under anesthesia, their mood often gets a bit low. So things like depression can get worse. And in a group of patients who were already suffering from depression, that's what Boris says they expected to see, at least in the group that didn't get ketamine. And what about Cindy?

So Cindy got the drug. She got ketamine. But remember, she didn't know that, and neither did Boris or the other researchers. Okay, okay. So what happened when she woke up? Here she is.

So Cindy got the drug. She got ketamine. But remember, she didn't know that, and neither did Boris or the other researchers. Okay, okay. So what happened when she woke up? Here she is.

So Cindy got the drug. She got ketamine. But remember, she didn't know that, and neither did Boris or the other researchers. Okay, okay. So what happened when she woke up? Here she is.

What about the other patients? So in the group that did get ketamine, 60% of those patients felt better the day after surgery. And most of those people had stayed better when the researchers checked on them two weeks later. Wow. So for context, Gina, this is much faster than something like Prozac or Zoloft, which could take at least a month to see results and has to be taken every single day.

What about the other patients? So in the group that did get ketamine, 60% of those patients felt better the day after surgery. And most of those people had stayed better when the researchers checked on them two weeks later. Wow. So for context, Gina, this is much faster than something like Prozac or Zoloft, which could take at least a month to see results and has to be taken every single day.

What about the other patients? So in the group that did get ketamine, 60% of those patients felt better the day after surgery. And most of those people had stayed better when the researchers checked on them two weeks later. Wow. So for context, Gina, this is much faster than something like Prozac or Zoloft, which could take at least a month to see results and has to be taken every single day.

Right. So Boris says they figured, OK, ketamine works even under anesthesia. So even if the patient doesn't know that they actually got it. So it wasn't just Cindy who felt better. Boris told me about a different patient, not Cindy, he also talked to.

Right. So Boris says they figured, OK, ketamine works even under anesthesia. So even if the patient doesn't know that they actually got it. So it wasn't just Cindy who felt better. Boris told me about a different patient, not Cindy, he also talked to.

Right. So Boris says they figured, OK, ketamine works even under anesthesia. So even if the patient doesn't know that they actually got it. So it wasn't just Cindy who felt better. Boris told me about a different patient, not Cindy, he also talked to.

He saw this patient a couple days after her surgery.

He saw this patient a couple days after her surgery.

He saw this patient a couple days after her surgery.