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I wish I could feel what others feel when they try a certain drug. I've taken ketamine recreationally and I mostly just feel a numbing sensation similar to havi

I wish I could feel what others feel when they try a certain drug. I've taken ketamine recreationally and I mostly just feel a numbing sensation similar to having a couple drinks that wears off fairly quickly. I don't totally get the appeal as a party drug from that perspective.

empath75 7y ago
I never really understood it either, other than mixing it with MDMA which was like launching into outer space.
revscat 7y ago
I did professional ketamine treatments twice. The first session was over four weeks, with weekly injections given for an hour each session. It helped tremendously for about 4 months. Then my depression kicked in again, and I enrolled again. This second round I cut off after only two sessions. It was too intense. The first one was exciting and psychedelic. The second was psychedelic but... uncomfortable? It’s hard to describe. I didn’t enjoy it, and stopped after only two. I can see the possibilities for it, and it did help, if only for a while. But that brief respite from the constant “you’re a shit, James, no one loves you and they never will,” that voice was silenced for a while. And it was heaven.
- pault 7y ago
  I know this sounds strange, but recently I ended up with a prescription for Suboxone, and it has completely cured me of lifelong debilitating depression. I really hope more research is being done. Within the span of one year my career has gone from being on the rocks to skyrocketing success, all because the crushing weight of depression has been lifted from my shoulders. YMMV.
  - behindmyscreen 7y ago
    Yeah, it didn’t work for my wife :-(. We were hopeful.
- frostburg 7y ago
  Ketamine is among common psychedelics the most likely to lead to "bad trips", unfortunately. My anesthesiologist friends don't have much good to say about it (but of course they're not concerned with the anti-depressive effect).
  - hnzix 7y ago
    SWIM always has very pleasant claymation visuals with K, as opposed to the usual soul-shredding ego death from LSD. However prolonged use can cause bladder damage and (for the extreme mainliners) k-holes seem correlated to suicidal ideation, so as always tread carefully.
    - cc81 7y ago
      I doubt writing SWIM would ever work so I don't think you need to bother with it.
      - hnzix 7y ago
        SWIM disagrees on grounds of plausible deniability, but you do you. (There is the persnickety universe inside one's head, and there is actual experience. Please speak from experience or remain silent.)
imesh 7y ago
You didn't do enough. At the dose I tried I don't see it as a party drug either, I didn't move.
55555 7y ago
Ketamine is unique in that it is very much a different drug at different doses. Do it again and this time do much more.
- kylek 7y ago
  I've said this before in regards to other substances on this board. Please, please, please do your own research or talk to a professional before embarking on such things. Think for yourself and don't take advice from random people on any forum. You're too important.
justatdotin 7y ago
> I don't totally get the appeal as a party drug it's just not a party drug. Best appreciated in a dark quiet room with someone taking care of the body you leave behind.
dr_dshiv 7y ago
10-20ml = drinks at a party 20-40ml = clubbing, party drug 40-70ml = in another dimension 70-150ml = khole
bunfunton 7y ago
You need to do more, triple the dose

empath75 7y ago

I never really understood it either, other than mixing it with MDMA which was like launching into outer space.

revscat 7y ago

I did professional ketamine treatments twice. The first session was over four weeks, with weekly injections given for an hour each session. It helped tremendously for about 4 months. Then my depression kicked in again, and I enrolled again. This second round I cut off after only two sessions. It was too intense. The first one was exciting and psychedelic. The second was psychedelic but... uncomfortable? It’s hard to describe. I didn’t enjoy it, and stopped after only two. I can see the possibilities for it, and it did help, if only for a while. But that brief respite from the constant “you’re a shit, James, no one loves you and they never will,” that voice was silenced for a while. And it was heaven.

pault 7y ago
I know this sounds strange, but recently I ended up with a prescription for Suboxone, and it has completely cured me of lifelong debilitating depression. I really hope more research is being done. Within the span of one year my career has gone from being on the rocks to skyrocketing success, all because the crushing weight of depression has been lifted from my shoulders. YMMV.
- behindmyscreen 7y ago
  Yeah, it didn’t work for my wife :-(. We were hopeful.
frostburg 7y ago
Ketamine is among common psychedelics the most likely to lead to "bad trips", unfortunately. My anesthesiologist friends don't have much good to say about it (but of course they're not concerned with the anti-depressive effect).
- hnzix 7y ago
  SWIM always has very pleasant claymation visuals with K, as opposed to the usual soul-shredding ego death from LSD. However prolonged use can cause bladder damage and (for the extreme mainliners) k-holes seem correlated to suicidal ideation, so as always tread carefully.
  - cc81 7y ago
    I doubt writing SWIM would ever work so I don't think you need to bother with it.
    - hnzix 7y ago
      SWIM disagrees on grounds of plausible deniability, but you do you. (There is the persnickety universe inside one's head, and there is actual experience. Please speak from experience or remain silent.)

imesh 7y ago

You didn't do enough. At the dose I tried I don't see it as a party drug either, I didn't move.

55555 7y ago

Ketamine is unique in that it is very much a different drug at different doses. Do it again and this time do much more.

kylek 7y ago
I've said this before in regards to other substances on this board. Please, please, please do your own research or talk to a professional before embarking on such things. Think for yourself and don't take advice from random people on any forum. You're too important.

justatdotin 7y ago

> I don't totally get the appeal as a party drug it's just not a party drug. Best appreciated in a dark quiet room with someone taking care of the body you leave behind.

dr_dshiv 7y ago

10-20ml = drinks at a party 20-40ml = clubbing, party drug 40-70ml = in another dimension 70-150ml = khole

bunfunton 7y ago

You need to do more, triple the dose