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The main reason would be that it doesn't get distributed in nasal spray bottles, but rather vials for injection.
by toomanybeersies 8y ago
The main reason would be that it doesn't get distributed in nasal spray bottles, but rather vials for injection.
- philwelch 8y agoThough I believe the antidepressant use of ketamine consists of one or two directly administered doses, so injection wouldn’t necessarily be a show-stopper.
- rincebrain 8y agoIt depends what treatment protocol you're following. The IV protocols for non-life-threatening cases usually involve a number of treatments over a short period (say 6 over 2 weeks), then increased spacing until a satisfactory equilibrium between avoiding symptom recurrence and not spending too often strapped to an IV is achieved. I believe the nasal spray treatments are more frequent and less potent, but I've no firsthand experience with those, just the knowledge that one of the major limiters on getting a ketamine derivative into people's hands outside of an IV bag is the variability of dosage through e.g. nasal spray. (You can get a prescription for ketamine in a nasal spray from compounding pharmacies right now, but you will likely have decent variability of dosage each time.)