I suffer from MDD/PTSD. I tried ketamine for the first time last spring. Immediately started to cry with happiness. The world suddenly shifted to love and compassion. I reflected on why I was suffering and felt grateful that there’s so many beautiful people in my life. It’s truly a miracle drug but must absolutely be respected.
@@skipdog9912 Did you watch the video? Contact this doctor. It has to be prescribed. You can get it illegally from a drug dealer, but purity is risky.
I had Ketamine in the e.r. when I broke my ankle in 3 spots with dislocation. I felt safe with the all the nurses and doctors around, so I was able to enjoy my trip while they reset my ankle. I experienced such a profound sense of peace and believe it has had a hugely positive impact on my mental health since.
I also broke my ankle (plates,screws) It was one year ago almost to the day. Still not right. I also was given Ketamine to set the ankle. It was the most terrifying experience I ever had. I had many hallucinations. I was in a tiny box (VERY CLAUSTROPHOBIC!) Someone was saying “you’re going to die!” Coming out of it was a nightmare too. I don’t what dose is proper, but I was given 50 ml. Perhaps lower does are very beneficial for therapy. Sorry for the long story
@@MedicalSecrets Actually I do think that ptsd is caused by the JC virus triggering the 5ht2a receptors. Thats why serotonin releasing agents, agonists of the 5ht2a and antagonists of it are very effective. High stress will deplete serotonin, and and the competitive affinity of the virus will make it bind to the receptor, due serotonin depletion. This creates thought loops and stress that can be diagnosed as ptsd. The same way that the 5ht2a agonists can create thought loops. what do you think? Maybe pure antagonists of the 5ht2a receptors without being agonist at any receptor, like mitrazapine or cyproheptadine might be the ideal solution to this sindrome? Maybe because K agonizes this receptor( and displaced the virus from its place via competitive affinity) wiith but does not stimulate any other is that because it is such a good thing? Serotonergic receptor stimulation for way too much time might deplete serotonin. Maybe because after stimulating massively 5ht2a receptors with mmvsshiezz these (the receptors) close for 2 weeks thats why it is so effective? You dont have to have multifocal leukoencefalopathy to have a mild jc virus infection, specially when most of the population was infected at some point and at battlefield conditions eventual and transitory inmunosupression is likely to occur, and this makes it to migrate to the nerves and trigger them. Idk my opinion and 2 cents. What do you think doc?
Psychedelic mushrooms completely helped me get out of addiction and depression. It totally rewired my mind. Honestly, they worked better than antidepressants.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing!
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source. 🙏
Ketamine has greatly improved my life. I suffer from C-PTSD, major depressive disorder and anxiety, along with herniated and bulging discs on multiple levels of my vertebrae. This disability has cost me my career in law enforcement, loss of family members and so much more. I have been receiving IV ketamine (titration over 45 min) for ~5 years now and it has substantially improved my life function. I average a treatment once every 90 to 120 days. Unfortunately, it is not covered by insurance and it is expensive, especially for someone who depends on SSDI as the only income. I must budget and sacrifice for the treatment but it affords me some peace and some short term pain management as a bonus. This should be covered by insurance for all
I wished it was covered. Sounds like something I need. I also am being treated for disc damage. Mine from arthritis ( DDD) it’s called. Along with arthritis in both my knees and shoulder. I’m stuck in my bedroom most of the day and that part maybe why I see psychiatrist.
Charles, I 100% understand where you are coming from. I had to give up the work I once loved, due to severe DDD, the RA that has wreaked havic on my joints, the spinal stenosis, the SI joint problems, no cushion in my disc's in my cervical and lumbar, it is just bone on bone, the constant pain, at times have made me want to end my life😢 trying to get help, and the druggies ruined it for chronic pain patients like myself, so we have to suffer. I struggle everyday, but I get up and push. If a person with chronic pain is trying to better their lives, and want to be able to work, because we definitely aren't getting rich on SSDI, insurance companies should be paying for this, or rather ANYTHING that would help us to prosper in life. It is a very sad way to treat well deserving people!
Same situation. 7 spine surgeries have ruined everything and taken what was most important to me. Maybe I should consider a 2nd attempt at this treatment. I didn't think it was worth continuing after four total treatment days.
I've suffered from depression and anxiety all my life. Been on meds for 32 years and they're just not working. I've had 3 infusions of ketamine so far; my next one is on Tuesday. The sadness and anxiety is lifting. Ketamine works!
Good for you! I’ve been on the benzos and there Just to dangerous had seizures from them they can kill ya I’d like to give this ketamine a shot sounds like the magic key to break the cycle
I recently had a double mastectomy due to breast cancer. The months before the surgery I was focused on worldly things preparing for it, and had no time to process my feelings about it. When I woke up from the anesthesia, I immediately knew exactly where I was and why. And I burst into tears. Huge sobs that I couldn't stop for a kind of long while. The nurses said it was the ketamine that caused that. If that's the case, it unblocked some emotions that are pretty important to express. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I think that went a long way to my being more at peace with what happened.
I got Covid end of 2019 and was so sick I thought I would die. I then developed horrible anxiety and agoraphobia. Luckily I was able to retire instead of getting the shot when mandates rolled out at work. I then rarely left the house and had groceries delivered and waited until after dark to get my mail out at the curb. Adrenal dumps every morning upon waking and at every stupid little sound were just terrible. I researched and found an on line Ketamine doctor and they started me at 150 mg trouches every 3rd night. After a couple months my dose was increased to 400 and I hit my first K-hole. Scared the crap out of me and I honestly thought I had died. Did that a few more times and ended up quitting the treatment. Just couldn't do that anymore. But...one day very soon after I woke up and I was healed. I got in my car and ran some errands. I felt so free! It's been 6 months and I am still cured. I honestly believe Ketamine works miracles.
I just tried KETAMINE for the first time. I felt as if i was in the center of the universe. I didn't go crazy after such an extreme experience. Totally got rid of depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction.
My 42 year old sister was scheduled for ketamine treatment in 2018 to treat her extreme depression. Sadly, she took her own life before we could get her there (200 miles away). We always wonder if it might have saved her life. 🥺
My good friend is going to be doing Ketamine therapy tomorrow. I'm going with to help him feel safe and supported. Really proud of him for being proactive about his mental health.
@@crh251 Unfortunately, we had to delay it. He was self-medicating and went to a treatment center to get clean first. I feel like it's probably important to go into something like this completely sober.
I'm chronically ill and have severe pain. I got ketamine nasal spray from my doctor. I use it for severe pain and flare ups. I take 2 puffs an hour and it is really helping me get my pain under control.
Ketamine has been life changing for me, treating CPTSD, TRD...and I was sooo hesitant to tell my parents I was giving it a go, but when I finally did, my dad said "when I got burned they gave me a lot of ketamine. I rode a lot of space rockets. But I wouldn't be surprised if that's why I don't have PTSD from the accident ...all the ketamine they gave me over months and years in the hospital". I was mind blown, but I think it opened me up more to believe it could make a difference.
*Status epilepticals is when a person has Seizure that last longer than 5 minutes.... Refactoring status ellipticals ( R.S.E) is a sever disease that can cause brain damage and death.. A 2015 study. Found that ketamine may effectively treat R.S.E*
I had my fifth treatment today. It's been a miracle for me. I was as far down as you can go before y'know. After years of suffering I finally have had moments of peace. I still have work to do, and at least 3 more treatments. I wish some I'd lost would have had a chance to try this treatment. Maybe they'd still be with me.
@@debrabrashears1392I’m so sorry to hear that. Reading many comments here, and it looks like there are lots of offers on how to get a number of illegal drugs. Nothing like promoting addiction.
Was misdiagnosed with Clinical Depression for years until I saw an amazing psychologist who realised what was going on and am currently undergoing trauma therapy (EMDR) for C-PTSD & we're hoping it has a knock on effect to help my Agoraphobia. I've also had Fibromyalgia, M.E, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and several other painful conditions for the last 20+ yrs, which are disabling but managable with medication. This video has given me hope that there is another line of attack if all else fails. So thank you ❤
I had 3, 3 hour sessions of EMDR over 10 yrs ago and my PTSD is about 90 percent better. Amazing. Now I'm working on depression and starting Spravato soon. I hope your EMDR is effective as it has been for me.
@Mimiknowname I'm so sorry you've been through the ringer too, but am glad to know you too have hope in your life 💖 Sending love & best wishes your way 💖
@kathierichardson4772 I've had 2 90 min sessions of EMDR so far & it's definitely having an effect - it's so weird how it works isn't it?!? I've processed one event so far & have a few more to work through (I'm "complex" for a reason 😆) but I'm really happy with how it's going so far 😀 I'm so pleased to know it helped you so much and it gives me hope that I can resolve much of my shitty past memories that are causing all these problems over the coming sessions. I'm sending you love & best wishes for the future and hope that Spravato helps ❤️ Good luck 😊
Anxiety is gaslighting one's self. Ruminating is also a concequence of narcissistic abuse. I have C-PTSD from narc abuse. I would love to be treated with K by you. I love that tesseract painting!
Ketamine helped me ween off of benzodiazepines after nearly 2 decades of steady, daily use. I also haven’t had a drink in almost a year! Therapy, medication, meditation and having set clear goals have all been life changing for me. I have CPTSD and I’m finally loosing my fear of fear at age 41. I’ve been on about every anxiety and depression medication under the sun since age 13. This helped like no other. The infusions were a bit intense for me, but the troches under the tongue made the difference- being more subtle..I’d recommend giving it a try! Best of luck! 😎❤️👍
Also quitting benzos while using ketamine (at home lozenges prescribed by a psychiatrist, no mindbloom for me!). I’ve only had minor benzo withdrawal symptoms, thinking about speeding up my taper.
Before ketamine I was an insecure person who had goals in life but always lost focus on them. Ketamine helped me focus and understand that life is what you make of it. I’ve had “bad trips” but even the bad trips have been substantial. The way I would describe Ketamine the best is you go through multiple layers of the brain, trying to understand where you went wrong and then focus on what needs to be done to get better.
Isn’t it similar to lsd or other psychedelics? Ive entered into a similar state on 90mg of mdma… mdma has also healing potential when used with healing intentions.
I've never had a bad trip on LSD, but a couple of times the feeling of losing control on ketamine made me feel anxious. LSD and Ketamine are totally different experiences not even comparable in my opinion.@@KingKong_CH
That is so similar to how I would describe it mate! It’s so breathtaking not thinking anyone would understand, then coming here and reading these types of comments. I was a massive coke, drink ect addict. I’d take anything that had an effect, except Ket. It came to a point last year I lost everything, my relationship with my daughters mother, access to my baby girl, friends, pushed family away. I was a narcissistic,horrible depressive drunk who dug myself into a hole and healed myself by abusing my body rather than seeking help or waking up. July 2023, a switch flipped, in the North East of England, pretty much anywhere in the UK, you can get pretty much anything quicker than you can get a pizza if you know people. I got some K, having tried it as a teenager and hating it, and I was pretty nervous but I had nothing to lose, I heard vaguely of the benefits and thought I’d self medicate. JAN 2024 and I’ve literally beat alcohol, coke and cannabis addiction (or moreso I can pick and choose when I want, which was something I could never do) I have written almost 2 books of journals of my PTSD, History, piecing together why from a kid I ended up where I was as a teen, where I ended up at 24-25 ect, not something I even planned to do, it just shows the miracles K can do, the way you describe it is so accurate. If I could put it as simply but as easy to understand as you have, I’d say it’s almost asif the K was with me, supporting me on my journey, understood me and instilled a sense of belief and in my view, god in me, it made me unpick my brain, tackling each issue with every experience, some were HORRIBLE, but not in the way they made me uncomfortable, they were just dark trips which benefited me by unveiling nasty truths I’d hidden from my own conscious. Like anything in excess it’s bad, but K, to me, someone who actually couldn’t stand the stuff not even a year ago, I now truly believe it’s a miracle cure. NOTHING the doctors could have given me would have fast tracked me to where I am today. I have gained 2 qualifications to work in certain industries on good money during the time I’ve been self medicating with K, resolves family issues and lost a beer belly, all in 6 months! I still worry about the effects on my liver/bladder/kidneys, but for what it done for my mental health, which was borderline daily suicide, I am just relieved at last!
Enlightening! Unfortunately we MUST come up with other ways to help us with constant pain. I’m not complaining, because I am BLESSED. I have CPRS, the pain is unbelievable. After all the nerve blocks I was allowed, pain medication is my only way to cope. The problem is trying to fill a prescription.I’ve been shunned, and eyes rolled at me from many Pharmacists. One actually told me I should try a different medicine. I feel like a street drug addict. I only take enough to control this pain. NEVER the amount I’m prescribed, it takes a huge emotional toll as well. No one can see nerve pain, I look fine, my own family members have poked fun at me! After listening to this video to the end, I don’t think it’s for me, but for anyone it helps… hooray! Thank you for this video, Patricia Kelly
I am very open minded when it comes to anything for my pain. I live in pain 24 hours a day seven days a week. I have severe cervical dystonia and chronic pancreatitis from a gallbladder surgery that caused my bile duct to have a blockage. If I could just go 10 minutes without pain, I really think it would make a difference in my life. I was given ketamine in the emergency room, but all I remember is I felt like a robot lol. I think I have medical depression and PTSD. My cervical dystonia was caused from a nausea medication given to me. I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired and it would be great to have some help feeling better.
I can relate exactly for 24 7 pain, heard success rate of this for Chronic pain is only about 40 % bur may be worth trying, here it's about 2500 out of pocket though
I did ketamine on my last birthday, the week after was my most productive, most forward pushing of my life. I get why now, and although I wouldn't recommend it loosely, I can testify for the mindset change claims. I'm a new guy now.
I've just begun my training journey so that I can open a KI clinic in my hometown, which has been ravaged by methamphetamine. It will be many years before I'm ready. I need the medical studies and training, so far I've only achieved my Master's in Psychology. I need more formal training, I need medical knowledge and training. I eagerly anticipate the day I'm ready. Ketamine changes lives. It is a miracle. Thank you for this informative video, it has inspired me.
I learned a lot about ketamine, it’s awesome how you give 10 to 20 milligrams of ketamine! I really enjoy donating to the anesthesiologist Foundation, since it was hard for me to go to college because of my cerebral palsy! You rock man
Thank you for your videos. You present a very balanced view of Ketamine therapy. I have completed 3 sessions and looking forward to session 4. I am under the supervision of a board certified anesthesiologist who works closely with a therapist to integrate the experiences. In only 3 infusions, I have seen more progress for my depression and PTSD than I have in over 40 years of traditional therapy! I also have chronic pain from degenerative disc disease and hope that my body will respond better to the pain (I know that Ketamine will NOT stop mechanical pain). It's definitely not a magic bullet, but used in the appropriate settings can really benefit those of us who have suffered for decades with the dark cloud of depression and PTSD.
Out of six infusions I had one, scary, experience. I realized it was part of the process afterwards and was able to continue psychedelic therapy. It's been the most important journey of my life. I'm 6 infusions and two ceremonies into this, and in better mental health than at any time in the last 20+ yrs, potentially much longer.
I’m so so happy for you. All the very best! ❤ unfortunately we can not get it here where I live. Many major depressive episodes and treatment resistant. Life has not tough. I hope that these treatments become more readily available for the population to try, we really need to take these drugs seriously as they are life changing for some, isn’t that a great thing…. Take care and all the best! :)
How extremely interesting! I think this would be perfect for my 40-year-old daughter! Saying she is "stuck" describes her situation exactly. Are these clinics in most states? I'd like for her to find one. As I was listening to you, it was like you were referring to my daughter. You described her situation exactly. I also suffer from overwhelming pain, basically from my neck down so I think this would be beneficial for me too.
Aside from HRT, Ketamine IV infusions have easily been the greatest improvement to my mental health. I didn’t expect either the initial/immediate improvements or the slower effect that began 3 months later. It’s $ and not always easy to find but for me it was a life saver.
I love hearing that it truly helped you. I want to try ketamine with my psychiatrist and my insurance covers the cost of the meds, but his office visits are $400/each!! I suffer from severe, recurring major depressive disorder and C-PTSD from a lifetime of horrible tragedies/death. I buried two husbands by age 32 and that isn't even half the story. Where does one find affordable ketamine treatments? I see online facilities that offer to send to your home and video sessions but that seems dangerous to me and/or ineffective because they most likely do not send proper doses to people at home.
I've gone through IV ketamine treatment for Dysthymia and treatment resistant double depression. For almost a year before I started the treatment I had severe crippling panic attacks multiple times a week, I had been on multiple medications for over 3 years (SSRI, SNRI, the works), and I was getting quite hopeless for anything to actually do anything useful, and tho not quite ready to give up on myself or life, I was getting to a state where I didn't want to really do anything to help either, knowing I'd fall back in a few days during some severe panic attack. Talking with my Psychiatrist the ketamine route became really clear quite quickly. My wife and I luckily had some money set aside, which allowed us to fly to the US and get proper treatment. Tho I didn't see much change at first, my wife told me later she saw improvement instantly, but didn't want to say anything about it, afraid it would be detrimental to the progress. I started feeling better after about 4 treatments. It was odd, my brain started making connections it hadn't before, and in the days after every treatment I found myself pondering life in a much healthier way and coming to insights that for some reason I didn't want to see before. It's now about 10 weeks after my very first infusion, and 6 weeks after my last. My mind hasn't been this healthy in a long time and I've found myself wanting to do more things. I haven't had a single panic attack in 10 weeks. Most of all, I had to re-learn a lot of emotions. People feel sad sometimes, and I totally forgot that. I was living in such a sad and dark place, I didn't realize that bad feelings don't have to last. Don't get me wrong, it's not a fix all, and my dysthymia is still there, creating a black lining where others might see a silver one, but it has allowed me to actually build a bit of a life again and trust that there is help, and that, in the end, this too shall pass.
I did 6 treatments-plus 2 more a few months out-the last one was a K-hole! But I pressed the call button and was brought back. Did not like that one! But it’s been 8 months-still no depression and off medication. It worked!
@@manali_9 I really didn't do anything different because I was already doing what I needed to do-I just felt I wasn't getting the results I needed-Ketamine pushed me through a stagnant time. But I also believe it can help people that don't have the push I had-I highly motivated-I just needed a bit of a push-if that makes sense-but after treatments I slowly stopped taking antidepressants-that's probably why I needed 2 more treatments spaced far apart-hope this helps
I've got every anxiety, and I've tried medications that are supposed to help. They all either are scarily addictive, and/or make me feel like a zombie. It sucks, but I ended up deciding the cure was worse than the disease, if you will. This is very interesting to me, I've been hearing about psychedelics being useful for this, and the more I've looked into this, the more I feel like not trying this would a terrible decision.
do it. i would be happy to share my own experience and advice. i have quite a bit in this area and have guided hundreds through their journey into themselves. it will reset you.
I get Ketamine Infusions every 4 months for pain management. I have nerve damage to my central nervous system and spine damage. Ketamine infusions have helped alot. Australia has different protocols to USA. I get 650mg non stop over 7 days. That is refilled every 24 hours.
Wow, that sounds amazing. My benefits are not great but im in 🇨🇦, wonder how/what our protocols are like here. I should look into it. The few times i have done K nasally from dealers i never knew if id even like it and loved it. Wasnt something i wanted to abuse like the benzos or opiates, but i always felt so good afterwards and more willing to do the work i know i need to do. But when i have tried it i was not living correctly and also abusing the other substances. I truly believe that if i were to use Ket now while being clean and sober it would really be of help to me with my overwhelming daily anxiety and depression that usually leads me to self medicating with benzos and opiates etc that always lead to me regretting ever even picking up to begin with and leaving me stuck in the hole i subconsciously dug myself into while using without even realizing 😅
Shit felt like that after shine effect of mushrooms after coming down off of a good trip. That like golden shiny feeling of “i got this” without having to go through some crazy trip. I never used it in crazy amounts or ever had a “k hole” or whatever. I would just snort a few small lines here n there and usually would save it for a day off work and just use it once a week until the gram or so i bought what done every once in a while. But just really realizing now how it could have and still could be super beneficial to me for getting better as ive been on every type of ssri/snri antidepressant etc and none of them work for me i swear 😑 😢
This is quite fascinating. I was involved with 2 therapists who gave ketamine IM which was preceded by 2 psychedelics. Different situations of course but I still think of ketamine with great respect and something like kindness or a friendly relationship. The experiences have stayed with me all of the years since. Listening to your explanations which again I find fascinating I find I am somewhat tapping into the memories. Thanks for your video.
I really appreciate your explaining these benefits. I suffer from chronic pain, PTSD, and glaucoma that causes migraines and certainly appreciate this information and hope to find a professional near me who can administer the treatment!
I have been dealing with a neuropathy (crps1) started receiving ketamine infusions and was able to get off all other pain medicines. I take low-dose oral at home and it helps with deep meditation every morning to keep my pain to a point that I can be reasonably productive . I guess my question is why don't insurance companies cover these procedures for ketamine clinics.
OCD, anxiety, stress, insomnia, and mild depression and anger topped of with ADHD. I should ask my psychiatrist and doctor for the K. It sounds good to me. 😁 👍❤
I use ketamine and yes i wish more people would consider n be open to this type of treatment because it totally helped me sort out my fears, depression and anxiety. It helps me analyze and detach from my emotions in a way i feel like i benefit new levels of perception.
I was given IV Ketamine by a doctor who had no experience with the drug for a procedure. i was put in the K-hole and she nor any of the nurses assisting with the procedure knee how to guide me thru it! I could not get any of them to understand when i kept repeating “something is bad wrong” also my BP got so elevated that the BP machine couldn’t even register it! When i went to post op my BP was 210/110! I had to be taken from work the next day by ambulance to the ER because my BP was still 210/110! I almost lost consciousness! I will never ever be given that drug again. You are the first physician who has explained what happened to me that day! I become traumatized just by hearing the word “Ketamine” I also will never be treated by that physician ever again because in my opinion she had no idea about the administration of Ketamine!
But.. Part of doing Ketamine Treatment is doing YOUR OWN research.... They tell you before and alll over that there are many Doctors who aren't fully knowledgeable and they lie to make gain from it... I'm not saying this to be rude by any means. But also, you have to be aware of where you're going and do extensive research. You can't knock Ketamine because the "Profesional" lied about it..
Great to hear an anaesthetist ( the Australian name as u know) giving such great insights into holistic psychopharmacology. Firstly, you’re explaining what u see of the inner self revealed by anaesthetics and emphasising the central importance of this. I absolutely love the story of you stopping the protocol and having a serious conversation with the orthopaedic surgeon about the loneliness and depression of the patient, and how this was relevant to whether the procedure shd go ahead then. Talk about risking serious unpopularity…. Secondly, u know how helpful ketamine can be. You are a great source of optimism even for clinicians like me.
i'm going through esketamine treatment at a clinic, using the nasal spray. I'm going on my 5th week of twice a week treatment and have a bunch more to go. i'm treating severe ptsd and grief, and long-standing ocd, depression and anxiety. I'll say people close to me noticed a big difference without me even telling them. I honestly feel as though i won the lottery because i'm SO lucky to have this opportunity. I'm very grateful for the chance to heal. 😊
I am just about to have a week long ketamine subcutaneous infusion in hospital. I have it for migraines but it Is also very helpful for depression. I have 2 a year. It’s a shame that more people cannot access it in a clinical setting.
I was given ketamine coming out of surgery in a plastic surgery office operating suite(he wasn't supposed to have). The nurse had the bluest eyes and I could read her mind clearly. The office furniture/chairs were dragging themselves around the waiting room like in beetlejuice. I did feel very good mentally afterwards. I could have used more.
I have suffered from intermittent major depressive episodes lasting years at a time, severe social anxiety, OCC behaviors, PTSD and agoraphobia. I have also suffered from 5 decades of physical illness and surgical interventions. I have chronic pain and have a pain management doctor who is attempting to help me.
I wish I found this video before going through treatment. I was recommended this treatment by a therapist. The clinic itself didn’t offer any help expect for a pamphlet on what to expect or how to manage your “trip”.
I broke my ankle in Dec. They gave me ketamine to reset my ankle. They said I wouldn't remember anything. But I remembered quite a lot. I thought I was dead and I couldn't move or talk. And I did feel the ankle adjustment and then someone kept pressing down on my leg. But the absolute worst was the feeling of being dead. I know my eyes were open and I must have looked terrified. I never want to take ketamine ever ever again.
I am a shaman, I have a connection with many healing plants, but I also support the use of ketamine.... many of my fellow medicine providers shun the use of synthetics expessally ketamine as a taboo, but I find it to be extremely useful in shamanic shadow work. I have huge respect for this molecule and wish it didn't have the negative stigma of a dangerous party drug. If you have the opportunity to try it, do so in the privacy of a safe environment and micro-dose it. Also do not expect every experience to be the same. It is best to regard it as a sacred ritual, and only used periodically. You quickly build a tolerance for it, and it can become habit forming. Respect it, and it will give you treasure.
I swallowed part of my lozenge and had that bad trip that he described that made me feel like I was permanently disconnected from my body. I'm experienced with psychedelics and I couldn't handle it.
My youngest brother Leslie committed suicide age 16. My oldest brother Monty overdosed on heroin. My brother Dale, (the middle child with me) intensionally overdosed on fentanyl. My mother has schizophrenia and is now in a nursing home. Over the years I have tried everything for depression with no relief. At age 65, I feel life will never be worth living but I still hang on. Maybe had my mother been treated for her illness years ago, my three brothers may still be alive. I would love to try ketamine but it's not covered my medicare.
It sure is on track for being approved. I had EXCELLENT results after years of intolerable chronic pain from Cancer. I had two experiences about 8 months ago and have been almost pain free for the entire time. My children (adults) are amazed and happy. Now I am traveling to see my grandchildren and loving my life. I LOVED the entire experience because I have very little fear and no anxiety. I know... Lucky me. I am 63 and it has given me my life back. Medicare in on track to first approve the nasal spray and then the treatment.
When you mentioned minimizing risk of future ketamine abuse, can you please give more information on how that happens and how to avoid it? Maybe tell us statistics on patients who become addicted and or are likely to abuse the drug after using it therapeutically?
My guess is that the more you are able to be present with your full range of emotion, the less likely you are at risk. And the more you tend to numb them out, the more you are prone to addiction.
Do you believe medical insurance will cover these sessions? For CPTSD/TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, Cognitive distortion ect. Would save lives and be less costly in the end than what is available now. Am I correct? Great video - again! Thank you.
You are absolutely correct that these can be very powerful, especially compared to conventional medications. Will insurance cover them? In some fashion they eventually will, but insurance has never done a good job of covering holistic treatments
So is ketamone the new thorzine. I was on a high dose of thorzine when the Dr found out a normal tranq dose didn't work to put me down for more than 5 minutes but latter they used it in a regular pill form but can't remember why. The first shot was due to an extreme anger outburst after a very extreme bad anger reaction from efexer xr.
I never knew they used ketamine in surgery. Every interesting. I don’t know what they used back in the eighties, it left you nauseous for a half of a day! Propofol and the cocktail you use is so much more gentle! I usually wake up still in the OR. I start dreaming then some noise will wake me up. In a month or so not sure going to have more surgery. I had the Holep procedure, and then had a dilation for a urethra stricture. I still have two structures so I’m going to have a urethroplasty done in a month or so hopefully it will take care of the strictures.The video is very interesting thank you.
Do you know any doctors that have 0:59 ketamine clinics I suffer from PTSD from a traumatic car accident and situational depression and I have terrible chronic pain. Would ketamine help with chronic pain. I am on antidepressants but I really don’t think it helps all that much. I feel very stuck with my PTSD and find it hard to feel happy and it’s difficult for me to keep going and get things done. Please let me know.
I use mindbloom and I've completed my 12th treatment. 6 treatments a year and half ago 6 more in the last 6 weeks It helps with so much. It might not stop your pain long term but it will absolutely give you a break from it and make it less mentally stressful
I've heard Ketamine can do alot to help legacy pain patients, is this true? I've been surviving RSD/CRPS for almost 16 years, full body, including some internal organs. I've had so many injections that I've forgotten how many, plus until 2 years ago, I had 2 Spinal cord stimulator implants (they removed the cervical one, I just have a lumbar one now) would ketamine help make the constant burning from the RSD/CRPS?
I'm so sorry you've been struggling with that. I hope you have been able to find an open-minded and thoughtful doctor as you try to heal. With regards to your question,. Certainly some evidence that Ketamine can help CRPS. I have an article on my website explaining the evidence. I hope you are able to find a healer that will think outside the box to help you find the healing that you deserve!
I just did a search and there are no clinics near me. Now I wish I hadn't watched this video because this isn't available to me. I'm so tired of being depressed and feeling less than all the time. I wish this treatment was available to me.
I have extremely aggressive endometriosis (2 significant surgeries one of which was 10 hours, included a vats and diaphragmatic dissection). I received ketamine in a pain clinic in Toronto once. It scared me that I was pain free for the first time in my life. It reset my pain management tolerance and I restarted at a low dose of tramadol with my local pain dr after (I was taking lots of tramadol and oxycodone). If I wasn’t so afraid of the feeling of being so pain free I would have continued. The Dr was great but I didn’t feel like I deserved that feeling or that it was real. It was so incredible. I was so afraid of addiction or dependence. I wish this video was available at that time. Thank you for opening the dialogue for those of us who suffer silently. In Canada most Drs won’t take the time to actually explain the medicine so I didn’t understand what I was taking/feeling or how it was working. Also here when you receive a ketamine infusion they leave you alone in the room, once the iv is done the nurse does vitals and you go home. You don’t see the dr after at all. It’s crazy how different you explain it.
An infusion Clinic sounds like something I've needed all my life. are there any available near Columbus Ohio? I am 72 years old and have been stuck about several things for most of my life and would like to finally be rid of them.
Hi Dr. Kaveh, I have had some of those poor experiences you describe at the end of this video. Two days ago I had my 7th infusion (this one was a booster after the initial 6). The nurse anesthesiologist (she's studying for her nursing psych degree) I've been working with seems to lack compassion, essentially attempting to have a therapy session with me as I'm coming out of the ketamine and barely functional. This time she started telling me I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place with my anger, and asking me who I'd be without it and then informing me it's keeping me safe. Again, my fingers and toes were still numb and I had all these bodily sensations I was trying to process and here she is asking me questions my intuition told me weren't even on the right track. The reason I wanted to do ketamine infusions in the first place was to get to the "stuckness" in my subconscious. I'm also wondering if my dose is too high (.65/kg, I believe) as I'm extremely sensitive to drugs to begin with, and my sessions can feel really frightening. It takes me 5-6 hours to feel normal again. Lastly, she has no recovery room and forces me to leave when I'm barely coherent. This last experience left me feeling unsafe and uncared for and like I definitely won't ever go back to her and I most likely will never do ketamine again. I will say my depression and suicidal ideation was greatly lessened after the first series of 6, but there were no nice feelings of warmth and connection, only sobbing and screaming and shaking during the sessions and being afraid I'd never come out of them again. I had to keep telling myself "I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm okay" endlessly. I know in one session I asked her if I was dying. This doesn't feel like this is how it's supposed to be.
Oh, I'd be very peeved off having a woman like that around me as i'm coming out of the medication she's very unkind. I hope you said to somebody what she said. You know people like compassion in this world, and just because they're in the medical industry doesn't mean that they are kind and loving. But you knew you were going to come out of it. Sometimes, when we rely on our own inner child to help us through things, it's the best thing that we can do because sometimes people are there for our. Best interests. I always believe in the power of prayer, and I remember after my mom took her own life. It was extremely hard for me when I was seventeen years old. Years later, somebody told me a scripture, and I would like to share it with you. It's in the book of Psalms, and it's chapter thirty-four, and its verse 18 eighteen. There is a god who cares and remember that. PSALMS 34: 18 😊
@@kinhalupka6950 This could be because you have not moved on and you could still be focusing on a padt that has long gone. Have you ever seen homeless? People who have a bike and they have whole bunch of stuff on their bike bags on the side of the handles and on the back of the bike. They have open just stuff. It's like that when we carry all our baggage around our life. We don't have a life because we are like the homeless. We don't have a life because we have not found the life that is available for us. It's because we hang on to everything for what recent maybe it's because we'd like to punish ourselves. I don't know what your reason is but you gotta. Let go of everything get rid of all that stuff that's hanging around you as in memories from the past
I had a garbage infusion nurse too. So much so I didn’t finish my sessions and got a refund. It seems like a lot of clinics are just money grabs run by a mid-level nurse practitioner in my area. I would give it one more to at another clinic - best wishes!!
I have only fiddled with Ketamine in a recreational setting, but found it far more than fun, in fact I found it even challenging in some cases, but always followed by a positive pay-off. I personally find it to be very interesting, and i assume it to be something worth further exploration when it comes to managing mental health / resets of consciousness.. I look forward to learning more on the matter, and hopefully this substance will continue to maintain its place in the eye of scientific research for the sake of health, growth, and clarity. Thank you for this informational video!
I had such a bad experience with ketamine that it still unnerves me when I think about it. It took me months before I could talk about it without getting upset. Dr. office called me next day to make sure I tell future Drs to never give it to me agat
@Mary Guth The same here...i'm still dealing with emotions at 5 months and when I start to think of what could have happened and my family wouldn't have known it does something to me deep inside.
Thanks for sharing your experience, and never let anyone gaslight you about it. Bad trips exist, even under ideal circumstances, and acknowleding that can be really important for people who had a bad experience. I hope you are feeling better by now. ❤
Best RUclips video I've ever watched. "Cognitive rigidity"?? "Habit loops"?? Describes me to a "T." What he says about Ketamine is so true; it helps you to re-set. I've done 4 out of 6 initial infusions, and I definitely think it's helping with CHRONIC anxiety.
Keep talking, Doc! So glad to hear medical people embracing the healing properties of psychedelics. You are addressing mind, body and most importantly, spirit. This open minded approach is so painfully absent in allopathic medicine.
So a program on Xylazine (horse tranquilizer) while you're crossing over genetic "feeling" potential -- horse to human. Come visit the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. Fentanyl and Xylazine combined. Ketamine is an interesting solution to brain receptors dancing.
I suffer from MDD/PTSD. I tried ketamine for the first time last spring.
Immediately started to cry with happiness.
The world suddenly shifted to love and compassion.
I reflected on why I was suffering and felt grateful that there’s so many beautiful people in my life.
It’s truly a miracle drug but must absolutely be respected.
I am so happy to hear about your positive experience. I really appreciate your respect for the power of this medication 🙏
Where do you get it? Asking for a friend. 😂😂
@@skipdog9912
Did you watch the video? Contact this doctor. It has to be prescribed. You can get it illegally from a drug dealer, but purity is risky.
How long does one treatment last? And will I have to take more treatments?
Yes ❤thank you
I had Ketamine in the e.r. when I broke my ankle in 3 spots with dislocation. I felt safe with the all the nurses and doctors around, so I was able to enjoy my trip while they reset my ankle. I experienced such a profound sense of peace and believe it has had a hugely positive impact on my mental health since.
While I'm sorry that you had to go to the emergency room for your broken ankle, it's so amazing to hear your experience and to share that with others
I had beneficial effects that lasted weeks and it’s given me a new view of depression, and anxiety disorders
I also broke my ankle (plates,screws) It was one year ago almost to the day. Still not right. I also was given Ketamine to set the ankle. It was the most terrifying experience I ever had. I had many hallucinations. I was in a tiny box (VERY CLAUSTROPHOBIC!) Someone was saying “you’re going to die!” Coming out of it was a nightmare too. I don’t what dose is proper, but I was given 50 ml. Perhaps lower does are very beneficial for therapy. Sorry for the long story
@@aprilsigns4175
Now that’s a horrible reaction! Just shows
we react different to medications.
@@MedicalSecrets Actually I do think that ptsd is caused by the JC virus triggering the 5ht2a receptors. Thats why serotonin releasing agents, agonists of the 5ht2a and antagonists of it are very effective. High stress will deplete serotonin, and and the competitive affinity of the virus will make it bind to the receptor, due serotonin depletion. This creates thought loops and stress that can be diagnosed as ptsd. The same way that the 5ht2a agonists can create thought loops. what do you think? Maybe pure antagonists of the 5ht2a receptors without being agonist at any receptor, like mitrazapine or cyproheptadine might be the ideal solution to this sindrome? Maybe because K agonizes this receptor( and displaced the virus from its place via competitive affinity) wiith but does not stimulate any other is that because it is such a good thing? Serotonergic receptor stimulation for way too much time might deplete serotonin. Maybe because after stimulating massively 5ht2a receptors with mmvsshiezz these (the receptors) close for 2 weeks thats why it is so effective? You dont have to have multifocal leukoencefalopathy to have a mild jc virus infection, specially when most of the population was infected at some point and at battlefield conditions eventual and transitory inmunosupression is likely to occur, and this makes it to migrate to the nerves and trigger them. Idk my opinion and 2 cents. What do you think doc?
Psychedelics definitely have the potential to deal with mental health issues like anxiety and depression, they really helped me.
He's on instgram??
Psychedelic mushrooms completely helped me get out of addiction and depression. It totally rewired my mind. Honestly, they worked better than antidepressants.
wow super!
Yes, they are the best in almost all mental health issues. I personally love them better than other pills for mental health, etc.
You have a beautiful smile too 😊
I've had a truly positive and amazing results with mushrooms. It was incredible!
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing!
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I can't wait to get them too.
Really need a reliable source. 🙏
Thanks for sharing this great information, this would help my daughter
Will
He send to me in Paris.
Yes got mine delivered to me here in Italy
Ketamine has greatly improved my life.
I suffer from C-PTSD, major depressive disorder and anxiety, along with herniated and bulging discs on multiple levels of my vertebrae.
This disability has cost me my career in law enforcement, loss of family members and so much more.
I have been receiving IV ketamine (titration over 45 min) for ~5 years now and it has substantially improved my life function. I average a treatment once every 90 to 120 days.
Unfortunately, it is not covered by insurance and it is expensive, especially for someone who depends on SSDI as the only income.
I must budget and sacrifice for the treatment but it affords me some peace and some short term pain management as a bonus.
This should be covered by insurance for all
Also, I also seem to find that propofol when given for treatment of my spine issues, it is like a booster for my infusion
I wished it was covered. Sounds like something I need. I also am being treated for disc damage. Mine from arthritis ( DDD) it’s called. Along with arthritis in both my knees and shoulder. I’m stuck in my bedroom most of the day and that part maybe why I see psychiatrist.
If you are dependant, how can it be good? 🤔 It either cures or not. And Ketamine just makes you hang in there, it seems.
Charles, I 100% understand where you are coming from. I had to give up the work I once loved, due to severe DDD, the RA that has wreaked havic on my joints, the spinal stenosis, the SI joint problems, no cushion in my disc's in my cervical and lumbar, it is just bone on bone, the constant pain, at times have made me want to end my life😢 trying to get help, and the druggies ruined it for chronic pain patients like myself, so we have to suffer. I struggle everyday, but I get up and push. If a person with chronic pain is trying to better their lives, and want to be able to work, because we definitely aren't getting rich on SSDI, insurance companies should be paying for this, or rather ANYTHING that would help us to prosper in life. It is a very sad way to treat well deserving people!
Same situation. 7 spine surgeries have ruined everything and taken what was most important to me. Maybe I should consider a 2nd attempt at this treatment. I didn't think it was worth continuing after four total treatment days.
Ketamine infusion theraphy saved my life. Straight up. Look into it if you are depressed and not getting better folks
I've suffered from depression and anxiety all my life. Been on meds for 32 years and they're just not working. I've had 3 infusions of ketamine so far; my next one is on Tuesday. The sadness and anxiety is lifting. Ketamine works!
Good for you! I’ve been on the benzos and there Just to dangerous had seizures from them they can kill ya I’d like to give this ketamine a shot sounds like the magic key to break the cycle
I recently had a double mastectomy due to breast cancer. The months before the surgery I was focused on worldly things preparing for it, and had no time to process my feelings about it. When I woke up from the anesthesia, I immediately knew exactly where I was and why. And I burst into tears. Huge sobs that I couldn't stop for a kind of long while. The nurses said it was the ketamine that caused that. If that's the case, it unblocked some emotions that are pretty important to express. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I think that went a long way to my being more at peace with what happened.
I hope you're going to be okay
They shoulve given it to.u before the op. I'm pretty sure it probably cures cancer if it does all this.
They shoulve given it to.u before the op. I'm pretty sure it probably cures cancer if it does all this.
I’m sorry you went through that. Hope your well. 😊
I did the same thing have a much lesser procedure than you. I felt embarrassed but interesting to know what might have caused it. Good luck to you.
I got Covid end of 2019 and was so sick I thought I would die. I then developed horrible anxiety and agoraphobia. Luckily I was able to retire instead of getting the shot when mandates rolled out at work. I then rarely left the house and had groceries delivered and waited until after dark to get my mail out at the curb. Adrenal dumps every morning upon waking and at every stupid little sound were just terrible.
I researched and found an on line Ketamine doctor and they started me at 150 mg trouches every 3rd night. After a couple months my dose was increased to 400 and I hit my first K-hole. Scared the crap out of me and I honestly thought I had died. Did that a few more times and ended up quitting the treatment. Just couldn't do that anymore. But...one day very soon after I woke up and I was healed. I got in my car and ran some errands. I felt so free! It's been 6 months and I am still cured. I honestly believe Ketamine works miracles.
Interesting. Hope you enjoy life fully from now on.
Online dr?
@@priscillataylor2245 Yes. There are a few to choose from.
@@Janis364 i will like to try,i soffer Trigenimo Neulagia,__
@@Janis364 after a horrible incident with the dentist,back on the 1984,i have this horrible pain day by day
Please do a video on liteflake their ket is fire you said you were going to do one last month but never did it.
I just tried KETAMINE for the first time. I felt as if i was in the center of the universe. I didn't go crazy after such an extreme experience. Totally got rid of depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction.
Psychedelics should only be used with great care and respect, I would love to feel same man , how do you source em
dr.perryshroom is your guy. Got all kinds of psychedelics stuff. Guided me through my first ever experience
YES, dr.perryshroom. There's a lot of potential in psychedelics
It would be great to hear in more detail about your mystical experiences during meditation.
hm. Can dr.perryshroom dispatch to me in LA?
My 42 year old sister was scheduled for ketamine treatment in 2018 to treat her extreme depression. Sadly, she took her own life before we could get her there (200 miles away). We always wonder if it might have saved her life. 🥺
So sad. Sorry for your loss of your sister.
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I’m so very sorry for your loss 😢
Heartbreaking. I'm very sorry for your loss. 😢
😢 I’m so sorry for your loss, just heartbreaking
My good friend is going to be doing Ketamine therapy tomorrow. I'm going with to help him feel safe and supported. Really proud of him for being proactive about his mental health.
Jason, may I ask how your friend is doing two weeks later? I have a good friend going in for Ketamine treatment too.
@@crh251 Unfortunately, we had to delay it. He was self-medicating and went to a treatment center to get clean first. I feel like it's probably important to go into something like this completely sober.
Yes, I was going to ask the same.
Update?
You are an AMAZING human being. Wise, empathetic, medically progressive, and deeply informative. Bless you so much.
I'm chronically ill and have severe pain. I got ketamine nasal spray from my doctor. I use it for severe pain and flare ups. I take 2 puffs an hour and it is really helping me get my pain under control.
Ketamine has been life changing for me, treating CPTSD, TRD...and I was sooo hesitant to tell my parents I was giving it a go, but when I finally did, my dad said "when I got burned they gave me a lot of ketamine. I rode a lot of space rockets. But I wouldn't be surprised if that's why I don't have PTSD from the accident ...all the ketamine they gave me over months and years in the hospital". I was mind blown, but I think it opened me up more to believe it could make a difference.
So you took drugs and then you now belive that your dad told you that he rode in rocket ships? Hmmm, are you seeing the problem with your bullshit?
I’ve been getting Ketamine intra nasal infusions (Spravato) since October due to drug resistant depression. It’s been wonderful.
*davidlushano*
*Status epilepticals is when a person has Seizure that last longer than 5 minutes....
Refactoring status ellipticals ( R.S.E) is a sever disease that can cause brain damage and death..
A 2015 study. Found that ketamine may effectively treat R.S.E*
I had my fifth treatment today. It's been a miracle for me. I was as far down as you can go before y'know. After years of suffering I finally have had moments of peace. I still have work to do, and at least 3 more treatments. I wish some I'd lost would have had a chance to try this treatment. Maybe they'd still be with me.
@ramseynancy3365 Has it been beneficial for you? What has it helped with?
You just gave me hope from my chronic illness. Can’t thank you enough! 💙
That is incredible to hear! I am rooting for you!
My daughter had ketamine under anesthesia and she almost died.
@@debrabrashears1392ohmygosh is she ok now
@@debrabrashears1392I’m so sorry to hear that. Reading many comments here, and it looks like there are lots of offers on how to get a number of illegal drugs. Nothing like promoting addiction.
Was misdiagnosed with Clinical Depression for years until I saw an amazing psychologist who realised what was going on and am currently undergoing trauma therapy (EMDR) for C-PTSD & we're hoping it has a knock on effect to help my Agoraphobia. I've also had Fibromyalgia, M.E, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and several other painful conditions for the last 20+ yrs, which are disabling but managable with medication. This video has given me hope that there is another line of attack if all else fails. So thank you ❤
This is like reading my own posts. I feel your pain and hope
I had 3, 3 hour sessions of EMDR over 10 yrs ago and my PTSD is about 90 percent better. Amazing. Now I'm working on depression and starting Spravato soon. I hope your EMDR is effective as it has been for me.
@connerhowe2 Thank you so much - I'll look into it ❤️
@Mimiknowname I'm so sorry you've been through the ringer too, but am glad to know you too have hope in your life 💖 Sending love & best wishes your way 💖
@kathierichardson4772
I've had 2 90 min sessions of EMDR so far & it's definitely having an effect - it's so weird how it works isn't it?!? I've processed one event so far & have a few more to work through (I'm "complex" for a reason 😆) but I'm really happy with how it's going so far 😀 I'm so pleased to know it helped you so much and it gives me hope that I can resolve much of my shitty past memories that are causing all these problems over the coming sessions. I'm sending you love & best wishes for the future and hope that Spravato helps ❤️ Good luck 😊
You are changing my mind about this fear of this treatment. Thank you. You are one in a million doctors who really take the time to explain.
Anxiety is gaslighting one's self. Ruminating is also a concequence of narcissistic abuse. I have C-PTSD from narc abuse. I would love to be treated with K by you. I love that tesseract painting!
Ketamine helped me ween off of benzodiazepines after nearly 2 decades of steady, daily use. I also haven’t had a drink in almost a year! Therapy, medication, meditation and having set clear goals have all been life changing for me. I have CPTSD and I’m finally loosing my fear of fear at age 41. I’ve been on about every anxiety and depression medication under the sun since age 13. This helped like no other. The infusions were a bit intense for me, but the troches under the tongue made the difference- being more subtle..I’d recommend giving it a try! Best of luck! 😎❤️👍
Congratulations! Those benzos are a bitch. About to start ketamine therapy soon for CPTSD soon after the paperwork is all done. ( I’m also 41).
You mean ativan?
What dosage?
Also quitting benzos while using ketamine (at home lozenges prescribed by a psychiatrist, no mindbloom for me!). I’ve only had minor benzo withdrawal symptoms, thinking about speeding up my taper.
Hi I am at my six shot but I don't see much difference did you say any difference after your sixth shot are you still dependant on it ?
Before ketamine I was an insecure person who had goals in life but always lost focus on them. Ketamine helped me focus and understand that life is what you make of it. I’ve had “bad trips” but even the bad trips have been substantial. The way I would describe Ketamine the best is you go through multiple layers of the brain, trying to understand where you went wrong and then focus on what needs to be done to get better.
Isn’t it similar to lsd or other psychedelics? Ive entered into a similar state on 90mg of mdma… mdma has also healing potential when used with healing intentions.
Sounds more like LSD but either way good for you. LSD and Ketamin helped me tremendously with healing my mind and soul.
I've never had a bad trip on LSD, but a couple of times the feeling of losing control on ketamine made me feel anxious. LSD and Ketamine are totally different experiences not even comparable in my opinion.@@KingKong_CH
That is so similar to how I would describe it mate! It’s so breathtaking not thinking anyone would understand, then coming here and reading these types of comments.
I was a massive coke, drink ect addict. I’d take anything that had an effect, except Ket.
It came to a point last year I lost everything, my relationship with my daughters mother, access to my baby girl, friends, pushed family away. I was a narcissistic,horrible depressive drunk who dug myself into a hole and healed myself by abusing my body rather than seeking help or waking up.
July 2023, a switch flipped, in the North East of England, pretty much anywhere in the UK, you can get pretty much anything quicker than you can get a pizza if you know people.
I got some K, having tried it as a teenager and hating it, and I was pretty nervous but I had nothing to lose, I heard vaguely of the benefits and thought I’d self medicate.
JAN 2024 and I’ve literally beat alcohol, coke and cannabis addiction (or moreso I can pick and choose when I want, which was something I could never do)
I have written almost 2 books of journals of my PTSD, History, piecing together why from a kid I ended up where I was as a teen, where I ended up at 24-25 ect, not something I even planned to do, it just shows the miracles K can do, the way you describe it is so accurate.
If I could put it as simply but as easy to understand as you have, I’d say it’s almost asif the K was with me, supporting me on my journey, understood me and instilled a sense of belief and in my view, god in me, it made me unpick my brain, tackling each issue with every experience, some were HORRIBLE, but not in the way they made me uncomfortable, they were just dark trips which benefited me by unveiling nasty truths I’d hidden from my own conscious.
Like anything in excess it’s bad, but K, to me, someone who actually couldn’t stand the stuff not even a year ago, I now truly believe it’s a miracle cure. NOTHING the doctors could have given me would have fast tracked me to where I am today.
I have gained 2 qualifications to work in certain industries on good money during the time I’ve been self medicating with K, resolves family issues and lost a beer belly, all in 6 months!
I still worry about the effects on my liver/bladder/kidneys, but for what it done for my mental health, which was borderline daily suicide, I am just relieved at last!
@@Deleted11100I am so happy for you! It’s been 5 months since your post. How are things now?
Enlightening! Unfortunately we MUST come up with other ways to help us with constant pain. I’m not complaining, because I am BLESSED. I have CPRS, the pain is unbelievable. After all the nerve blocks I was allowed, pain medication is my only way to cope. The problem is trying to fill a prescription.I’ve been shunned, and eyes rolled at me from many Pharmacists. One actually told me I should try a different medicine. I feel like a street drug addict. I only take enough to control this pain. NEVER the amount I’m prescribed, it takes a huge emotional toll as well. No one can see nerve pain, I look fine, my own family members have poked fun at me!
After listening to this video to the end, I don’t think it’s for me, but for anyone it helps… hooray!
Thank you for this video,
Patricia Kelly
I have CRPS as well. Ketamine has helped me 😊
As a counselor, it can be so helpful for treatment resistant depression as you said, a lifesaver for many!
I am very open minded when it comes to anything for my pain. I live in pain 24 hours a day seven days a week. I have severe cervical dystonia and chronic pancreatitis from a gallbladder surgery that caused my bile duct to have a blockage. If I could just go 10 minutes without pain, I really think it would make a difference in my life. I was given ketamine in the emergency room, but all I remember is I felt like a robot lol. I think I have medical depression and PTSD. My cervical dystonia was caused from a nausea medication given to me. I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired and it would be great to have some help feeling better.
Go to a naturopathic doctor
@@IAmWithinEverything what do they do?
I can relate exactly for 24 7 pain, heard success rate of this for Chronic pain is only about 40 % bur may be worth trying, here it's about 2500 out of pocket though
I did ketamine on my last birthday, the week after was my most productive, most forward pushing of my life. I get why now, and although I wouldn't recommend it loosely, I can testify for the mindset change claims. I'm a new guy now.
I've just begun my training journey so that I can open a KI clinic in my hometown, which has been ravaged by methamphetamine.
It will be many years before I'm ready. I need the medical studies and training, so far I've only achieved my Master's in Psychology. I need more formal training, I need medical knowledge and training. I eagerly anticipate the day I'm ready.
Ketamine changes lives. It is a miracle. Thank you for this informative video, it has inspired me.
We don’t know how it works or what it exactly does but we know it’s safe. Spoken like a true medical professional lol.
I learned a lot about ketamine, it’s awesome how you give 10 to 20 milligrams of ketamine! I really enjoy donating to the anesthesiologist Foundation, since it was hard for me to go to college because of my cerebral palsy! You rock man
would love to see you talk about the data behind the treatment.
Hands down the best, straightforward, humble, informative and clear explanation I have heard on the subject
Thank you for your videos. You present a very balanced view of Ketamine therapy. I have completed 3 sessions and looking forward to session 4. I am under the supervision of a board certified anesthesiologist who works closely with a therapist to integrate the experiences.
In only 3 infusions, I have seen more progress for my depression and PTSD than I have in over 40 years of traditional therapy! I also have chronic pain from degenerative disc disease and hope that my body will respond better to the pain (I know that Ketamine will NOT stop mechanical pain).
It's definitely not a magic bullet, but used in the appropriate settings can really benefit those of us who have suffered for decades with the dark cloud of depression and PTSD.
Use an online plug like liteflake. No cuts nothing. Most street dealers are super risky to deal with.
Out of six infusions I had one, scary, experience. I realized it was part of the process afterwards and was able to continue psychedelic therapy. It's been the most important journey of my life.
I'm 6 infusions and two ceremonies into this, and in better mental health than at any time in the last 20+ yrs, potentially much longer.
I’m so so happy for you. All the very best! ❤ unfortunately we can not get it here where I live. Many major depressive episodes and treatment resistant. Life has not tough. I hope that these treatments become more readily available for the population to try, we really need to take these drugs seriously as they are life changing for some, isn’t that a great thing…. Take care and all the best! :)
Scary experience as in old fears came up which you had to face?
Ketamine or Spravato treatments saved my life from severe opiate addiction and morbid depression…….
How did it help with that addiction? Withdrawals?
I wish more doctors knew about this. Stage 4 CKD, Fibromyalgia, Gout and Arthritis. SO MUCH PAIN. I Want this help.
How extremely interesting! I think this would be perfect for my 40-year-old daughter! Saying she is "stuck" describes her situation exactly. Are these clinics in most states? I'd like for her to find one. As I was listening to you, it was like you were referring to my daughter. You described her situation exactly. I also suffer from overwhelming pain, basically from my neck down so I think this would be beneficial for me too.
sorry to know that,I soffer pain,is Chronic,39 years im 72 it is bad_
thanks to God im not working,but stil horrible
Aside from HRT, Ketamine IV infusions have easily been the greatest improvement to my mental health. I didn’t expect either the initial/immediate improvements or the slower effect that began 3 months later. It’s $ and not always easy to find but for me it was a life saver.
I love hearing that it truly helped you. I want to try ketamine with my psychiatrist and my insurance covers the cost of the meds, but his office visits are $400/each!! I suffer from severe, recurring major depressive disorder and C-PTSD from a lifetime of horrible tragedies/death. I buried two husbands by age 32 and that isn't even half the story. Where does one find affordable ketamine treatments? I see online facilities that offer to send to your home and video sessions but that seems dangerous to me and/or ineffective because they most likely do not send proper doses to people at home.
I’d understand your comment
I got some at an affordable price, and it’s also discreetly delivered
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Thank you so much. I’ve been scared but I’m excited to move forward a giant step in my treatment of CPTSD.
I've gone through IV ketamine treatment for Dysthymia and treatment resistant double depression. For almost a year before I started the treatment I had severe crippling panic attacks multiple times a week, I had been on multiple medications for over 3 years (SSRI, SNRI, the works), and I was getting quite hopeless for anything to actually do anything useful, and tho not quite ready to give up on myself or life, I was getting to a state where I didn't want to really do anything to help either, knowing I'd fall back in a few days during some severe panic attack. Talking with my Psychiatrist the ketamine route became really clear quite quickly. My wife and I luckily had some money set aside, which allowed us to fly to the US and get proper treatment.
Tho I didn't see much change at first, my wife told me later she saw improvement instantly, but didn't want to say anything about it, afraid it would be detrimental to the progress. I started feeling better after about 4 treatments. It was odd, my brain started making connections it hadn't before, and in the days after every treatment I found myself pondering life in a much healthier way and coming to insights that for some reason I didn't want to see before.
It's now about 10 weeks after my very first infusion, and 6 weeks after my last. My mind hasn't been this healthy in a long time and I've found myself wanting to do more things. I haven't had a single panic attack in 10 weeks. Most of all, I had to re-learn a lot of emotions. People feel sad sometimes, and I totally forgot that. I was living in such a sad and dark place, I didn't realize that bad feelings don't have to last. Don't get me wrong, it's not a fix all, and my dysthymia is still there, creating a black lining where others might see a silver one, but it has allowed me to actually build a bit of a life again and trust that there is help, and that, in the end, this too shall pass.
I did 6 treatments-plus 2 more a few months out-the last one was a K-hole! But I pressed the call button and was brought back. Did not like that one! But it’s been 8 months-still no depression and off medication. It worked!
What steps did you take after the infusions to change habits and patterns?
@@manali_9 I really didn't do anything different because I was already doing what I needed to do-I just felt I wasn't getting the results I needed-Ketamine pushed me through a stagnant time. But I also believe it can help people that don't have the push I had-I highly motivated-I just needed a bit of a push-if that makes sense-but after treatments I slowly stopped taking antidepressants-that's probably why I needed 2 more treatments spaced far apart-hope this helps
What drug did it help u get off
It's amazing to me how so much of what is said about mental illnesses always sound so familiar
I've got every anxiety, and I've tried medications that are supposed to help. They all either are scarily addictive, and/or make me feel like a zombie. It sucks, but I ended up deciding the cure was worse than the disease, if you will. This is very interesting to me, I've been hearing about psychedelics being useful for this, and the more I've looked into this, the more I feel like not trying this would a terrible decision.
do it. i would be happy to share my own experience and advice. i have quite a bit in this area and have guided hundreds through their journey into themselves. it will reset you.
@@zacharysimone5817I would like info
@connerhowe2does this person have a RUclips channel?
@@zacharysimone5817do you think ketamine or shrooms would work better for fixing anxiety?
I get Ketamine Infusions every 4 months for pain management. I have nerve damage to my central nervous system and spine damage. Ketamine infusions have helped alot. Australia has different protocols to USA. I get 650mg non stop over 7 days. That is refilled every 24 hours.
Wow, that sounds amazing. My benefits are not great but im in 🇨🇦, wonder how/what our protocols are like here. I should look into it. The few times i have done K nasally from dealers i never knew if id even like it and loved it. Wasnt something i wanted to abuse like the benzos or opiates, but i always felt so good afterwards and more willing to do the work i know i need to do. But when i have tried it i was not living correctly and also abusing the other substances. I truly believe that if i were to use Ket now while being clean and sober it would really be of help to me with my overwhelming daily anxiety and depression that usually leads me to self medicating with benzos and opiates etc that always lead to me regretting ever even picking up to begin with and leaving me stuck in the hole i subconsciously dug myself into while using without even realizing 😅
Shit felt like that after shine effect of mushrooms after coming down off of a good trip. That like golden shiny feeling of “i got this” without having to go through some crazy trip.
I never used it in crazy amounts or ever had a “k hole” or whatever. I would just snort a few small lines here n there and usually would save it for a day off work and just use it once a week until the gram or so i bought what done every once in a while.
But just really realizing now how it could have and still could be super beneficial to me for getting better as ive been on every type of ssri/snri antidepressant etc and none of them work for me i swear 😑 😢
Ketamine is amazing! I love it! It’s helped me significantly🙏🙏🙏
This is quite fascinating. I was involved with 2 therapists who gave ketamine IM which was preceded by 2 psychedelics. Different situations of course but I still think of ketamine with great respect and something like kindness or a friendly relationship. The experiences have stayed with me all of the years since. Listening to your explanations which again I find fascinating I find I am somewhat tapping into the memories. Thanks for your video.
I really appreciate your explaining these benefits. I suffer from chronic pain, PTSD, and glaucoma that causes migraines and certainly appreciate this information and hope to find a professional near me who can administer the treatment!
I hope you found a nice center. I love mine, I consider the nurse who started it to be an actual angel.
@mrs_Mccoy can you share the name of the supplier because i dont know where to get it for pain relief?
I have been dealing with a neuropathy (crps1) started receiving ketamine infusions and was able to get off all other pain medicines. I take low-dose oral at home and it helps with deep meditation every morning to keep my pain to a point that I can be reasonably productive . I guess my question is why don't insurance companies cover these procedures for ketamine clinics.
I definitely want to look into this for my depression
Thank you
OCD, anxiety, stress, insomnia, and mild depression and anger topped of with ADHD. I should ask my psychiatrist and doctor for the K. It sounds good to me. 😁 👍❤
Did they give you
I use ketamine and yes i wish more people would consider n be open to this type of treatment because it totally helped me sort out my fears, depression and anxiety. It helps me analyze and detach from my emotions in a way i feel like i benefit new levels of perception.
Awesome content! Was always afraid of this topic but so cool to learn more
I was given IV Ketamine by a doctor who had no experience with the drug for a procedure. i was put in the K-hole and she nor any of the nurses assisting with the procedure knee how to guide me thru it! I could not get any of them to understand when i kept repeating “something is bad wrong” also my BP got so elevated that the BP machine couldn’t even register it! When i went to post op my BP was 210/110! I had to be taken from work the next day by ambulance to the ER because my BP was still 210/110! I almost lost consciousness! I will never ever be given that drug again. You are the first physician who has explained what happened to me that day! I become traumatized just by hearing the word “Ketamine” I also will never be treated by that physician ever again because in my opinion she had no idea about the administration of Ketamine!
i was so disassociated that i am still not over the trauma of the K-hole i experienced and it has been 6 months ago that i experienced it!
But.. Part of doing Ketamine Treatment is doing YOUR OWN research....
They tell you before and alll over that there are many Doctors who aren't fully knowledgeable and they lie to make gain from it...
I'm not saying this to be rude by any means. But also, you have to be aware of where you're going and do extensive research. You can't knock Ketamine because the "Profesional" lied about it..
I was off the chain and was having hallucinations like living a nightmare upon waking up from surgery.😮
You are brilliant I am learning more about the meds you use on people brilliant ❤❤
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Great to hear an anaesthetist ( the Australian name as u know) giving such great insights into holistic psychopharmacology. Firstly, you’re explaining what u see of the inner self revealed by anaesthetics and emphasising the central importance of this. I absolutely love the story of you stopping the protocol and having a serious conversation with the orthopaedic surgeon about the loneliness and depression of the patient, and how this was relevant to whether the procedure shd go ahead then. Talk about risking serious unpopularity…. Secondly, u know how helpful ketamine can be. You are a great source of optimism even for clinicians like me.
i'm going through esketamine treatment at a clinic, using the nasal spray. I'm going on my 5th week of twice a week treatment and have a bunch more to go. i'm treating severe ptsd and grief, and long-standing ocd, depression and anxiety. I'll say people close to me noticed a big difference without me even telling them. I honestly feel as though i won the lottery because i'm SO lucky to have this opportunity. I'm very grateful for the chance to heal. 😊
I am just about to have a week long ketamine subcutaneous infusion in hospital. I have it for migraines but it Is also very helpful for depression. I have 2 a year. It’s a shame that more people cannot access it in a clinical setting.
I am too Emily , once I get over the really bad COVID I just had, I’m having it for RA and fibromyalgia, would love to hear how you go
Wendy
Thanks! I’d guess that Ketamine clinics with your orientation are rare-is there any tool to find one?
I was given ketamine coming out of surgery in a plastic surgery office operating suite(he wasn't supposed to have). The nurse had the bluest eyes and I could read her mind clearly. The office furniture/chairs were dragging themselves around the waiting room like in beetlejuice. I did feel very good mentally afterwards. I could have used more.
I have suffered from intermittent major depressive episodes lasting years at a time, severe social anxiety, OCC behaviors, PTSD and agoraphobia.
I have also suffered from 5 decades of physical illness and surgical interventions.
I have chronic pain and have a pain management doctor who is attempting to help me.
Personal question…. In all these issues and trails you’ve been going through….. do you have faith in GOD?
Great 👍 information here doc! How can/does ketamine distinguish between past memories causing anxiety and anticipatory anxiety?? Or does it ? Lol
It doesn't always distinguish, but the guidance throughout the session allows for the right memories to be explored therapeutically!
Great video I'm interested and would absolutely respect the process and would love to have that good trip 💯
i wonder if this would benefit our soldiers/military? especially with PTSD diagnosis
A friend of mine is seeing this doctor in the video. He told her that he treats a lot of veterans.
@@crh251 glad to hear. Thank him for me. Our vets are worthy of better care from the system.
I wish I found this video before going through treatment. I was recommended this treatment by a therapist. The clinic itself didn’t offer any help expect for a pamphlet on what to expect or how to manage your “trip”.
I broke my ankle in Dec. They gave me ketamine to reset my ankle. They said I wouldn't remember anything. But I remembered quite a lot. I thought I was dead and I couldn't move or talk. And I did feel the ankle adjustment and then someone kept pressing down on my leg. But the absolute worst was the feeling of being dead. I know my eyes were open and I must have looked terrified. I never want to take ketamine ever ever again.
I K-holed and had the most mystical experience of my life. Couldn’t stop thanking the universe for at least 2 hours. Was amazing!
I am a shaman, I have a connection with many healing plants, but I also support the use of ketamine.... many of my fellow medicine providers shun the use of synthetics expessally ketamine as a taboo, but I find it to be extremely useful in shamanic shadow work. I have huge respect for this molecule and wish it didn't have the negative stigma of a dangerous party drug. If you have the opportunity to try it, do so in the privacy of a safe environment and micro-dose it. Also do not expect every experience to be the same. It is best to regard it as a sacred ritual, and only used periodically. You quickly build a tolerance for it, and it can become habit forming. Respect it, and it will give you treasure.
Any suggestions for severe back pain Mr Shaman
You just talked me out of trying this for my chronic pain
@@starrystarrynight6281 they say only like 40 % successful for CP, was thinking of trying
@KarolinaPliskova-qu4md how do you know I'd it is real,?
"I am a shaman," yeah, right, and I'm the Emperor of China. Just another self deluded nut job.
Thank you I learned a lot
I swallowed part of my lozenge and had that bad trip that he described that made me feel like I was permanently disconnected from my body. I'm experienced with psychedelics and I couldn't handle it.
Because u swallowed?
You give such rich explanations relating mental health states and anesthesiology.
Thank you for the informative video doctor!
This was so interesting. Hopefully someday I'll be able to try this treatment.
My youngest brother Leslie committed suicide age 16. My oldest brother Monty overdosed on heroin. My brother Dale, (the middle child with me) intensionally overdosed on fentanyl. My mother has schizophrenia and is now in a nursing home. Over the years I have tried everything for depression with no relief. At age 65, I feel life will never be worth living but I still hang on. Maybe had my mother been treated for her illness years ago, my three brothers may still be alive. I would love to try ketamine but it's not covered my medicare.
Why?
Not even feel better once?
Talk to a psychiatrist they can prescribe a ketamine troche that can be made at a compounding pharmacy. It is reasonably affordable. Good luck
It sure is on track for being approved.
I had EXCELLENT results after years of intolerable chronic pain from Cancer.
I had two experiences about 8 months ago and have been almost pain free for the entire time. My children (adults) are amazed and happy.
Now I am traveling to see my grandchildren and loving my life.
I LOVED the entire experience because I have very little fear and no anxiety. I know... Lucky me.
I am 63 and it has given me my life back.
Medicare in on track to first approve the nasal spray and then the treatment.
Gosh, Megan. That's brutal!
Hi Dr. Kaveh! Ready to learn.
When you mentioned minimizing risk of future ketamine abuse, can you please give more information on how that happens and how to avoid it? Maybe tell us statistics on patients who become addicted and or are likely to abuse the drug after using it therapeutically?
High ons abuse it
My guess is that the more you are able to be present with your full range of emotion, the less likely you are at risk. And the more you tend to numb them out, the more you are prone to addiction.
What you said about the bad trip sounds exactly like my vivid dreams. I'm told both my Seroquel or my blood sugar may be the cause
Do you believe medical insurance will cover these sessions? For CPTSD/TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, Cognitive distortion ect. Would save lives and be less costly in the end than what is available now. Am I correct? Great video - again! Thank you.
You are absolutely correct that these can be very powerful, especially compared to conventional medications. Will insurance cover them? In some fashion they eventually will, but insurance has never done a good job of covering holistic treatments
Mine did!
@@Ivearted wow really? That’s amazing.
How can I get this? What exactly do I tell my Doctor? I have PTSD
So is ketamone the new thorzine. I was on a high dose of thorzine when the Dr found out a normal tranq dose didn't work to put me down for more than 5 minutes but latter they used it in a regular pill form but can't remember why. The first shot was due to an extreme anger outburst after a very extreme bad anger reaction from efexer xr.
I never knew they used ketamine in surgery. Every interesting. I don’t know what they used back in the eighties, it left you nauseous for a half of a day! Propofol and the cocktail you use is so much more gentle! I usually wake up still in the OR. I start dreaming then some noise will wake me up. In a month or so not sure going to have more surgery. I had the Holep procedure, and then had a dilation for a urethra stricture. I still have two structures so I’m going to have a urethroplasty done in a month or so hopefully it will take care of the strictures.The video is very interesting thank you.
I'm using ketamin 97% from the DW and it helps me so much with my depression.
Do you know any doctors that have 0:59 ketamine clinics I suffer from PTSD from a traumatic car accident and situational depression and I have terrible chronic pain. Would ketamine help with chronic pain. I am on antidepressants but I really don’t think it helps all that much. I feel very stuck with my PTSD and find it hard to feel happy and it’s difficult for me to keep going and get things done. Please let me know.
I use mindbloom and I've completed my 12th treatment. 6 treatments a year and half ago 6 more in the last 6 weeks
It helps with so much.
It might not stop your pain long term but it will absolutely give you a break from it and make it less mentally stressful
Ketemine has been recommended for my chronic pain. Have been afraid to try it.
I bought some from an online supplier and it’s affordable and discreetly delivered
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I've heard Ketamine can do alot to help legacy pain patients, is this true? I've been surviving RSD/CRPS for almost 16 years, full body, including some internal organs. I've had so many injections that I've forgotten how many, plus until 2 years ago, I had 2 Spinal cord stimulator implants (they removed the cervical one, I just have a lumbar one now) would ketamine help make the constant burning from the RSD/CRPS?
I'm so sorry you've been struggling with that. I hope you have been able to find an open-minded and thoughtful doctor as you try to heal. With regards to your question,. Certainly some evidence that Ketamine can help CRPS. I have an article on my website explaining the evidence. I hope you are able to find a healer that will think outside the box to help you find the healing that you deserve!
I just did a search and there are no clinics near me. Now I wish I hadn't watched this video because this isn't available to me. I'm so tired of being depressed and feeling less than all the time. I wish this treatment was available to me.
I am prescribed low doses of ketamine for my CRPS by my doctor. I find it helps alleviate some of my pain.
Because of crps does it help
Also do you take pill form please help I have this and PTSD very badly
Hi can you let me know I have CRPS PTSD very bad case
I have extremely aggressive endometriosis (2 significant surgeries one of which was 10 hours, included a vats and diaphragmatic dissection). I received ketamine in a pain clinic in Toronto once. It scared me that I was pain free for the first time in my life. It reset my pain management tolerance and I restarted at a low dose of tramadol with my local pain dr after (I was taking lots of tramadol and oxycodone). If I wasn’t so afraid of the feeling of being so pain free I would have continued. The Dr was great but I didn’t feel like I deserved that feeling or that it was real. It was so incredible. I was so afraid of addiction or dependence. I wish this video was available at that time. Thank you for opening the dialogue for those of us who suffer silently. In Canada most Drs won’t take the time to actually explain the medicine so I didn’t understand what I was taking/feeling or how it was working. Also here when you receive a ketamine infusion they leave you alone in the room, once the iv is done the nurse does vitals and you go home. You don’t see the dr after at all. It’s crazy how different you explain it.
Very informative, loved it.
An infusion Clinic sounds like something I've needed all my life. are there any available near Columbus Ohio? I am 72 years old and have been stuck about several things for most of my life and would like to finally be rid of them.
If you hear of anything in the Columbus area cod you somehow let me know??? Thank you.
Hi Dr. Kaveh, I have had some of those poor experiences you describe at the end of this video. Two days ago I had my 7th infusion (this one was a booster after the initial 6). The nurse anesthesiologist (she's studying for her nursing psych degree) I've been working with seems to lack compassion, essentially attempting to have a therapy session with me as I'm coming out of the ketamine and barely functional. This time she started telling me I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place with my anger, and asking me who I'd be without it and then informing me it's keeping me safe. Again, my fingers and toes were still numb and I had all these bodily sensations I was trying to process and here she is asking me questions my intuition told me weren't even on the right track. The reason I wanted to do ketamine infusions in the first place was to get to the "stuckness" in my subconscious. I'm also wondering if my dose is too high (.65/kg, I believe) as I'm extremely sensitive to drugs to begin with, and my sessions can feel really frightening. It takes me 5-6 hours to feel normal again. Lastly, she has no recovery room and forces me to leave when I'm barely coherent. This last experience left me feeling unsafe and uncared for and like I definitely won't ever go back to her and I most likely will never do ketamine again.
I will say my depression and suicidal ideation was greatly lessened after the first series of 6, but there were no nice feelings of warmth and connection, only sobbing and screaming and shaking during the sessions and being afraid I'd never come out of them again. I had to keep telling myself "I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm okay" endlessly. I know in one session I asked her if I was dying. This doesn't feel like this is how it's supposed to be.
Oh, I'd be very peeved off having a woman like that around me as i'm coming out of the medication she's very unkind. I hope you said to somebody what she said. You know people like compassion in this world, and just because they're in the medical industry doesn't mean that they are kind and loving.
But you knew you were going to come out of it. Sometimes, when we rely on our own inner child to help us through things, it's the best thing that we can do because sometimes people are there for our. Best interests. I always believe in the power of prayer, and I remember after my mom took her own life. It was extremely hard for me when I was seventeen years old.
Years later, somebody told me a scripture, and I would like to share it with you. It's in the book of Psalms, and it's chapter thirty-four, and its verse 18 eighteen.
There is a god who cares and remember that.
PSALMS 34: 18 😊
My angiety and panic attacks are horrible and agoraphobic and depression
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This could be because you have not moved on and you could still be focusing on a padt that has long gone.
Have you ever seen homeless? People who have a bike and they have whole bunch of stuff on their bike bags on the side of the handles and on the back of the bike. They have open just stuff. It's like that when we carry all our baggage around our life. We don't have a life because we are like the homeless. We don't have a life because we have not found the life that is available for us. It's because we hang on to everything for what recent maybe it's because we'd like to punish ourselves. I don't know what your reason is but you gotta. Let go of everything get rid of all that stuff that's hanging around you as in memories from the past
I had a garbage infusion nurse too. So much so I didn’t finish my sessions and got a refund. It seems like a lot of clinics are just money grabs run by a mid-level nurse practitioner in my area. I would give it one more to at another clinic - best wishes!!
Good drug. Bad nurse. If you have another treatment, I hope you have a better nurse next time.❤
I have only fiddled with Ketamine in a recreational setting, but found it far more than fun, in fact I found it even challenging in some cases, but always followed by a positive pay-off.
I personally find it to be very interesting, and i assume it to be something worth further exploration when it comes to managing mental health / resets of consciousness..
I look forward to learning more on the matter, and hopefully this substance will continue to maintain its place in the eye of scientific research for the sake of health, growth, and clarity.
Thank you for this informational video!
I had ketamine after my colon surgery and hated it. It did zero for pain and gave me hallucinations. Never again.
Had terrible hallucinations after surgery even days after returning home it's alerted on my chart never give again!
What are your thought on this for fibromyalgia pain?
I had such a bad experience with ketamine that it still unnerves me when I think about it. It took me months before I could talk about it without getting upset. Dr. office called me next day to make sure I tell future Drs to never give it to me agat
@Mary Guth
The same here...i'm still dealing with emotions at 5 months and when I start to think of what could have happened and my family wouldn't have known it does something to me deep inside.
My daughter almost died under anesthesia with ketamine
Ditto I felt like I was on LSD and hallucinating for days after.
Thanks for sharing your experience, and never let anyone gaslight you about it.
Bad trips exist, even under ideal circumstances, and acknowleding that can be really important for people who had a bad experience.
I hope you are feeling better by now. ❤
Really are you comfortable explaining a little. It transformed my life
Best RUclips video I've ever watched. "Cognitive rigidity"?? "Habit loops"?? Describes me to a "T." What he says about Ketamine is so true; it helps you to re-set. I've done 4 out of 6 initial infusions, and I definitely think it's helping with CHRONIC anxiety.
what other symptoms do or did u have
Wow, your knowledge is amazing. Thank you for your videos. This video hit me in a good way!
Keep talking, Doc! So glad to hear medical people embracing the healing properties of psychedelics. You are addressing mind, body and most importantly, spirit. This open minded approach is so painfully absent in allopathic medicine.
@Deborah McCoy how can you buy it online when it's a scheduled drug
So a program on Xylazine (horse tranquilizer) while you're crossing over genetic "feeling" potential -- horse to human. Come visit the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. Fentanyl and Xylazine combined. Ketamine is an interesting solution to brain receptors dancing.
@mrs_Mccoy Has it been beneficial for you? What did it help with?
I get Ketamine infusions at pain clinic and notice my mood is so much better after.
Wondering if I can get into a clinic to explore this more.