Dr. Michael First, an expert on benzodiazepines, said that he believes the drugs would be more likely to fuel impulsive aggression than premeditated behavior.
Dr. Michael First, an expert on benzodiazepines who teaches psychiatric medicine, said the reason he was prescribed the drug in the first place "may have more to do with why he did what he did."
"Cardiac rehabilitation, family support and follow-up with their medical care are important components to ensure the best recovery possible" for heart attack patients, Dr. Karina Davidson said.
“Ketamine is FDA-approved for other conditions, so it can be used off-label,” Dr. Ragy R. Girgis said. Eventually,“we want it to be approved for depression.”
“The idea that marijuana could help curb the opioid epidemic, which has received a fair amount of media attention, struck me as clinically counterintuitive,” said study author Dr. Mark Olfson.
"The research is still ongoing to see what it safely provides in terms of rapidity of recovery and any added benefit in efficacy," says Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
Anxiety is a signal telling you something is lurking that you're afraid of, says Dr. Franklin Schneier. To diminish it, "I try to pin down the fear to something as specific as possible," he says.
