Esketamine For Depression

Today's video will cover nasal spray Esketamine (aka Spravato) for the treatment of challenging to treat clinical depression. This is meant to be a broad overview touching on the highlights of esketamine to give you some foundational information. Please see below for some timestamps to help you jump to the most relevant sections to save you time:

0:08 General Overview of Video Content
0:45 Disclaimers
2:20 What is Esketamine and how is it different than IV Ketamine?
4:22 How is Esketamine different that SSRI antidepressants?
6:28 FDA approved indications for Esketamine? Who is this meant for?
7:00 What is "Treatment Resistant Depression" or TRD
9:35 How to access Esketamine as a prescribed treatment
10:32 Why can't I take eskteamine at Home? Safety monitoring overview.
11:32 What to expect when going to an esketamine treatment center
13:20 Does ongoing treatment with esketamine make sense?
14:49 What are the side effects and warnings with Esketamine?
17:50 Will this be covered by insurance?
18:50 End Summary, Final Thoughts, and Anecdote for those worried about the time commitment to this treatment.

Any of these bookmarks or sections can literally be a 10 min video in themselves, thus this overview is meant to be broad and touch on these topics briefly. If you want me to go into more detail about any of these subsections, let me know in the comments and possibly I can make a YouTube short or an FAQ followup video down the road. I hope you walk away with a bit more familiarity with this FDA approved treatment that has now been available for over 4 years, but still an option that is underutilized by the community. Again, this treatment will not be for everyone, but it is a treatment option that is often brought up as a "last resort" when it doesn't necessarily need to be that far down the algorithm of treatment options in my opinion.

This video is for educational purposes only and not meant to replace consulting your own, personal diagnostic, licensed clinician.

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Dr. Andrew Kim M.D.

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