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Ketamine radically changed my life. I did it with a therapist. It allowed me to be completely objective about myself and my situations. I am planning to visit

Ketamine radically changed my life. I did it with a therapist. It allowed me to be completely objective about myself and my situations. I am planning to visit oregon in 2023 so I can receive therapy with psilocybin which hopefully has less negative side effects. Edit: typo

myrandomcomment 4y ago
I have a friend that is a therapist in CA that has been part of a Ketamine trial. The feedback was it can be remarkably successful. One of the "features" of this type of therapy is it something that happens as needed vs the daily pills that are standard now that can have serious issues.
- ketamine 4y ago
  Indeed. The research around glutamate / glutamine pathways seems very sound. I did IV infusions which is nice because it can be stopped compared to IM injections, nasal spray or lozenges.
tartoran 4y ago
Do you mean objective as opposed to subjective instead of objectionable? And what side effects did you have from therapy with ketamine?
- ketamine 4y ago
  Yes, thank you. I do not like the numbness from the ketamine. I understand psilocybin is going to be a different experience that may not make me feel as out of control.
  - tartoran 4y ago
    How long does the numbness from ketamine last? I never tried it and don’t need to, only have read about it, and numbness wasn’t one of them but I believe your account from your experience.
    - ketamine 4y ago
      The heavy numbness ends about 10 minutes after the IV ends. I feel drunk and woozy / wobbly for about and hour to hour and a half and then just tired and weak and a little woozy for the next 4-6 hours.
      - tartoran 4y ago
        That sounds like a manageable secondary effect. I imagined you feel numb for days or weeks after the treatment
Overtonwindow 4y ago
There is now a ketamine nasal therapy that is approved by most insurance plans for medication resistant depression. I’ve been going through the process, and will get my first dose in the coming weeks.
- ketamine 4y ago
  Thats great. I hope you get the outcome you desire!

myrandomcomment 4y ago

I have a friend that is a therapist in CA that has been part of a Ketamine trial. The feedback was it can be remarkably successful. One of the "features" of this type of therapy is it something that happens as needed vs the daily pills that are standard now that can have serious issues.

ketamine 4y ago
Indeed. The research around glutamate / glutamine pathways seems very sound. I did IV infusions which is nice because it can be stopped compared to IM injections, nasal spray or lozenges.

tartoran 4y ago

Do you mean objective as opposed to subjective instead of objectionable? And what side effects did you have from therapy with ketamine?

ketamine 4y ago
Yes, thank you. I do not like the numbness from the ketamine. I understand psilocybin is going to be a different experience that may not make me feel as out of control.
- tartoran 4y ago
  How long does the numbness from ketamine last? I never tried it and don’t need to, only have read about it, and numbness wasn’t one of them but I believe your account from your experience.
  - ketamine 4y ago
    The heavy numbness ends about 10 minutes after the IV ends. I feel drunk and woozy / wobbly for about and hour to hour and a half and then just tired and weak and a little woozy for the next 4-6 hours.
    - tartoran 4y ago
      That sounds like a manageable secondary effect. I imagined you feel numb for days or weeks after the treatment

Overtonwindow 4y ago

There is now a ketamine nasal therapy that is approved by most insurance plans for medication resistant depression. I’ve been going through the process, and will get my first dose in the coming weeks.

ketamine 4y ago
Thats great. I hope you get the outcome you desire!