To get to your question, the antidepressant potential of ketamine was discovered serendipitously in patients receiving the drug for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, a miserable condition characterized by severe pain, swelling and changes in the skin.

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"The humanitarian condition in the city of Inkhel is extremely miserable, " the group said, adding that there is no hospital and the wounded have nowhere to go.

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"While you can joke about it, it is a real condition affecting very many people and making their lives miserable, " he said.

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