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Ketamine infusion therapy during medication withdrawal (abilify)
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@joy1976, your questions lead me to additional questions that you may wish to confirm with your doctor.
"Ketamine, a drug available in intravenous (IV) and nasal spray (esketamine) forms, is being actively studied for treatment-resistant depression treatment. Both ketamine and esketamine are given in a doctor’s office or a clinic, and each is typically used alongside another antidepressant." Read more from Mayo Clinic:
- Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression: What you need to know https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/living-well/ketamine-for-treatment-resistant-depression-what-you-need-to-know/
- Treatment-resistant depression https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/treatment-resistant-depression/art-20044324
Do you have treatment resistent depression? Is your doctor suggesting ketamine instead of Abilify (aripiprazole)? Or is it being suggested to help taper off of Abilify (aripiprazole)? I've not heard of using ketamine as a crisis or bridge treatment.
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Hi, I’m on a few medications…lamictal and trintellix are the big ones. Yes, treatment resistant. I want to get off abilify due to side effects (mainly weight gain). Ive been on it 15 years. I’ve done tms recently and ect about ten years ago. Absolutely I’ll be discussing this at my doctors appt :).
Honestly? I guess my question or the information I’m seeking is if any others have found it helpful for medication withdrawal or at times of crisis/high emotion. I don’t want to make things worse, right? But I’ll do what I can to get thru this. I want off the abilify.