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Has anyone tried Ketamine for severe pain management?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Dec 31, 2024 | Replies (18)
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I did try ketamine when I first started with my current pain management physician. The doctor said it resets the brains pain response. The ketomine gave me a mild hallucinogenic experience. It did nothing for my back or knee pain. The ketamine injections were not covered by my insurance, so it was a very expensive treatment. Overall the ketamine was not worth it. Maybe it's an individual issue, I'm not sure. Good luck with your condition.

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MamaLola | @neverjenny | Dec 30, 2024

I have use ketamine infusions to manage my Treatment Resistant Depression for several years. I also have chronic pain that pharma can't help with.
For my TRD, the ketamine has helped where 30 years of pharmaceuticals failed.
Opened my world back up to living and functioning again. I'm very thankful to have found it, and that it works for me.

I'm someone who asks questions, lots of questions. This is my only body, after all. Through physicians, researchers and other patients, I have learned a bit about ketamine for pain.
For ongoing treatment of chronic pain, an infusion clinic or hospital setting is where this occurs. Observation by RNs, anesthesiologists, and/or other medical professionals trained in the effects ketamine can have on patients is necessary.

Dissociation is part of ketamine. This is temporary and extremely short-term.

As with any treatment, it's important to discuss the pros and cons with your medical team and make the best decision for you.

This is information is my personal story. I hope something is beneficial to someone reading it.

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