If ketamine can create psychotic effects, then drugs that have an opposite mechanism of action might work as antipsychotics. But we never use such drugs with schizophrenic patients. Why? a.Such drugs would carry too much risk of triggering seizures b.Such drugs would carry too much risk of impairing memory formation c.Such drugs would carry too much risk of excitotoxic damage d.a and b e.a and c f.all of the above

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If ketamine can create psychotic effects, then drugs that have an opposite mechanism of action might work as antipsychotics. But we never use such drugs with schizophrenic patients. Why?

	a.	Such drugs would carry too much risk of triggering seizures
	b.	Such drugs would carry too much risk of impairing memory formation
	c.	Such drugs would carry too much risk of excitotoxic damage
	d.	a and b
	e.	a and c
	f.	all of the above