What is the success rate of ketamine therapy?
My Ketamine Road has been tracking their results since day one, with very good clinical outcomes so far: 70 to 80% of people respond within hours, and the protocol of six infusions has a success rate in the ninetieth percentile and up. However, Dr. Hassan feels that the most successful ketamine treatment is combined with counseling.
What do Reddit users say about ketamine treatment?
Additionally, some Reddit users report using different treatment methods such as IV/IM infusions, nasal sprays, or troches / tablets, which can provide different experiences and outcomes as well. Overall, like the science-backed research around ketamine, feedback around this treatment modality is overwhelmingly positive.
What is ketamine and how does it work?
This makes it an excellent treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, and any other mental habit the patient wants to break. In clinical trials since 2000, ketamine has showed improvement in 70-80% of patients who are treated for depression.
Are ketamine injections safe?
In fact, The American Psychiatric Association (APA) reports “compelling evidence that the antidepressant effects of ketamine infusion are both rapid and robust.” Coming from the “Just Say No to Drugs” era, I’m automatically opposed to injecting anything in my arm.
Still drinking alcohol after 6 IV treatments and additional thoughts on treatment results
I don’t feel like I’m in the camp of everyone here who says they all of a sudden lost the urge to drink after their treatments.
2nd infusion just completed. Not a good experience for me
Update: I decided to keep on with my treatments, and am so glad I did. These infusions have been an absolute godsend- I feel like myself again. Anything unpleasant will come to the surface to be confronted and resolved, from a certain perspective, the unpleasant ketamine experiences are actually great opportunities for more mental freedom.
Anyone else skeptical of the realizations and thoughts they have on ketamine? How to make sense of all this
Does anyone else think the importance of your thoughts and realizations with Ketamine infusions are overstated?
Troches
So I’ve been taking troches a couple years now . Are all troches inconsistent as in some times it feels like literally nothing at all to OMG hang on it’s gonna be a wild ride? I thought my first compounding pharmacy just didn’t stir it or however they make it. But I’m using a bigger compounding pharmacy and I have the same experience with this one.
Perspective from someone w psychedelic experience? 3 infusions down, something just doesn't feel right
This is long but I'm desperate for someone's insight. TLDR: 3 out of the initial 6 IV treatments completed, started 10 days ago, feeling little to no improvement, even with my suicidality.
What is the Ketamine Fund?
Zappy told me about the non-profit foundation he started with film producer Warren Gumpel, The Ketamine Fund. They’ve been donating treatments to veterans who are struggling with PTSD. In the US, 17 veterans commit suicide every day. The Ketamine Fund is on a mission to reduce suicide rates by 75%.
When did my ketamine road open?
My Ketamine Road opened in April 2019 and is already busy counselling patients during the day and treating them with ketamine in the evenings and on weekends when Dr. Hassan isn’t working his regular shifts at Jackson Health System in Miami.
Why was ketamine used in Vietnam?
During the Vietnam War, ketamine was often used as emergency anesthesia for surgery in the battlefield. Doctors noticed that soldiers were having limbs amputated while laughing and talking about feeling connected to God. Those who received ketamine in surgery during Vietnam also had lower rates of PTSD.
What does it mean when you take a high dose of a drug?
A high dose puts you to sleep, but at a low dose, you enter a dreamlike state characterized by colorful visuals, a feeling of euphoria, and the ability to mentally examine any troubling subjects in your life from a new and expanded perspective.
How to change your mind Michael Pollan?
The fact that Michael Pollan’s latest book on the subject, How to Change Your Mind, reached number one on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list shows that interest in the healing power of psychedelic catalysts is on the rise.
Is ketamine a new medicine?
Although it’s still fairly unknown as a treatment for depression and anxiety, ketamine is not a new medicine. Calvin Stevens first synthesized the organic compound in 1962 and it was approved by the FDA in 1970. In fact, because it’s so safe, ketamine is one of the most common anesthetics in the world.
Does Warren still get ketamine?
Warren still gets a booster infusion a few times a year to keep his depression in check. But, he’s happy to be off all other medication and, like many people who turned to ketamine as a last resort, his life has completely transformed. “It’s absurd that ketamine is not the first treatment for depression,” said Warren.