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New Depression Treatment So Obvious You Won't Believe It's NEVER Been Tried Before Study finds support for severe depression treatment that’s so obvious it incredible it hasn’t been tried before. Laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, improves the symptoms of severe depression, according to a new pilot study. The research, conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Of the 20 patients with treatment-resistant depression in the study, two-thirds were significantly improved after inhaling nitrous oxide, while only one-third improved after breathing a placebo gas. Dr. While the study, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, only tested people on the day they were given the nitrous oxide and the next day; anecdotally, patients reported feeling better up to a week later (Nagele et al., 2014). Patients were given a mixture of half nitrous oxide and half oxygen — the same ratio used by dentists. The advantages of the drug are that it acts quickly, has few side-effects and leaves the body quickly. Professor Charles F. Dr. Image credit: Valeria P.
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