F.D.A. (US) Approve Treatment for Postpartum Depression

[donovb1975]

Postpartum depression comes up here a fair amount here. Good news on that front, the F.D.A. has just approved a treatment. Article says it starts working in 3ish days, and is only taken for a couple weeks. My wife is a maternal mental health counselor, lots of excitement among her peers about this tonight.

Sharing as a “gift link” which I think means it avoids the paywall.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/...brp5LOW2PxxijcBTjUvY_4tvhyJi5Q&smid=url-share

 

[willgomo]

@donovb1975 As a layman it seems like the differentiator compared to normal pharmaceutical treatments is that it kicks in quicker, intended for short term, and a shorter ween off. I wonder why this wouldn’t be preferable in all cases of depression requiring pharms?