Ketamine for Drug-Resistant Depression
Ketamine for Drug-Resistant Depression
So I’ve been diagnosed with dysthymia, and have been on various medications for about 13-15 years now. Long story short, it works for the most part, but doesn’t quite go all the way. In other words, I still deal with a great deal of depression every day. Some of it is stress related, and some of it is out of nowhere.
Recently I’ve found a therapist that does ketamine treatments for DRD, and I am hoping to start it soon. I’m still in the intake phase and haven’t yet had my first session with the therapist.
I wanted to ask if anybody else has had experience with ketamine and would be willing to share (good and bad) what it was like during and after treatment.
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I've been getting maintenance ketamine treatments for around 2 years or so. I haven't done therapy during one of the treatments, but I imagine that would be very nice.
For me, it feels kinda similar to being drunk. I've never done recreational drugs aside from alcohol in college, so I don't have much to compare it to. Some people get nauseous. Some folks feel like they aren't real or sort of weird. It depends on the person. Just make sure your vitals are being monitored because the blood pressure spike can be pretty intense if you already have hypertension.