Ketamine therapy?

[MoonChild12]

So I’m going to try ketamine therapy next week and I’m pretty nervous. I had my consultation yesterday. I was originally excited but after going in and talking more about it, I'm a little scared. Has anyone tried it? What was your experience?

[designguy]

I tried it a few years ago and did four infusions and then stopped. I didn't feel like it was doing anything for me and it was very physically taxing and I couldn't drive afterward so someone had to chauffeur me. It's a hallucinogenic and amped up my anxiety. The only benefit I could see from it is supposedly having a spiritual experience but I didn't need ketamine in order to do it. In hindsight my dosage amount might have been too high but they started me on the standard dosage. I also would have tried the Spravato first in hindsight. My primary issue was social anxiety with some depression and supposedly it is beneficial for major depression. We are all different so it may work for you. I later did TMS and did a full treatment round of it and it was much better, less invasive and beneficial for me, glad I did it. The TMS was paid for by my insurance but the ketamine was not and it was pricey at $450. per treatment.