ketamine treatment

[EFTA]

Hi all. I suffer from severe anxiety and PTSD. I’m a 62 year old woman. I moved from pa to fl two years ago with my adopted daughter who is now 17 and a senior in high school. I divorced my husband after 20 years of marriage. I was sexually abused at 13 and then once at 20 by my brother. He is my only surviving family. He and his family live here in Fl too. We do not communicate.

When I first came down I was working with the company I had been with in PA. After 2 months my anxiety was so intense I was unable to function in the office. I took a leave of absence to do TMS, medication and in person group therapy. That helped a bit and I went back to work only to leave from embarrassment and not ready to work yet. I have been working a new job in finance for almost 2 years. The anxiety never really left and has been getting progressively worse. I knew I would be let go if I didn’t get help. I took a 4 week leave last week. I have therapy 3 xs a week, medication and currently doing ketamine treatments.

I’m curious if anyone else is doing ketamine and why the results have been. Any ideas for help?

Thank you

[bxgirlmom]

Hello ! Sorry to hear about your struggles. My psychiatrist (who leans a little bit more towards the liberal sides of things), placed me on ketamine infusion treatments earlier this year. My appointments took place in a medical office where I was supervised. I was put in a room with a recliner, a blanket, and an eye shield. They also offered meditation music. After receiving my doses I had to stay under the doctor’s supervision for 2hrs before being allowed to leave for liability reasons. The things I seen while being under the influence were horrifying for me, I was so frightened one day I started crying. When the nurse came to check in on me I couldn’t even tell if she was real or not. All of these repressed things were surfacing but at once. It was too much for me. One session I thought I saw the Devil. Then it made me so disassociated that when I did leave my visits I would still be out of body. I walked around Manhattan once for 2 hours with no memory of it. I spent $250 in 30 mins on clothes for my kids with no idea how I even got to that store. I would be a zombie by the time I got home. It has too much for me. I told my psychiatrist no more. But everyone’s experience is different and can be helpful for them. But for me, I just couldn’t handle it. Good luck figuring out what works best for you !! xo

[Sloat]

I am considering ketamine. Have you had a treatment yet?

[Hidden in reply to Sloat]

No, but I'd like to. I hear it's like a mild acid trip, which sounds great to me. If it is, it's not for everyone, some people just get bad trips. Do you know in which states this is legal?

[EFTA in reply to Sloat]

Hi Sloat, yes I have had 5 sessions. It is definitely helpful. It is very important to incorporate breathing exercises meditation and Journaling in the process. I highly recommend it. I have been on meds, therapy and TMS. This is helping me the most. I am still in therapy and medicine but I feel confident to go back to work in a couple of weeks.