The New Depression Treatment Esketamine Helped Me Get My Life Back. But I Don’t Know If I Can Keep Taking It

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the U.S.' first new major depression treatment in years: a fast-acting esketamine nasal spray related to the club drug ketamine, which is itself a promising treatment for depression. The esketamine spray, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals and sold under the brand name Spravato, is intended for adults with treatment-resistant depression.

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the U.S.' first new major depression treatment in years: a fast-acting esketamine nasal spray related to the club drug ketamine, which is itself a promising treatment for depression. The esketamine spray, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals and sold under the brand name Spravato, is intended for adults with treatment-resistant depression.