Ketamine for chronic pain

I also have RSD (now called CPRS) and was considering the ketamine infusions. Unfortunately it was way too expensive for me to try.
I have had it for 20 years now. One traumatic accident brought in on in my left leg. My life was forever changed. Anyways good luck to you, there aren’t too many of us out there so I had to respond to you.
Take care!

My experience with ketamine was in the ER, for pain relief after suffering a dislocated hip (and I mean suffering).

I don't respond to opiates because of my Suboxone use, but the ketamine sure as hell stopped my perception of the pain. It didn't last long though, maybe 30 minutes. I was higher than a kite. I'd like to keep my sobriety, so will be staying away from ketamine.

Question for all - is there a way to administer ketamine as a pain killer similar to oral opiated (oxycodone, hydrocodone, dialudid, fentanyl)? As far as I know, it's only administered via IV and under the supervision of an MD. Just curious.

I’ve only ever heard of Ketamine being administered through an IV and mixed with another substance. In my case, it was Lidocaine.

I was on a 4 week program where this mixture was given to me through an IV twice a week for a month.

It was for chronic undiagnosed abdominal pain due to depression.

It did NOT help or work long term or short term but I definitely felt the K kick in pretty hard on only a few occasions. But I always felt bad afterwards so I stopped.

The reason I was so “high” just a Jew times and not all is because each nurse administering the IV times the medications a little differently.

I don’t know how it was given to you but I don’t think it will mess with your sobriety.

I use Oxycodone on a daily basis and it works better than any IV mixed Ketamine ever did.

Had a ketamine drip. Fixed my chronic pain in my feet in 3 hours. Take care if you have it as was given it again for painful
Sandpaper soles of feet and the pain specialist gave it at a high speed and I went into a k hole which the druggies like to do to get high. It didn’t work this time. I hope you have relief as chronic pain is unbearable.

Thanks classy,

Yeah K has to be administered via IV under the supervision of a Dr. So I won't be abusing that drug, even if I wanted too.

K does have a vey short life. As long as you can tolerate the Oxy ok, it would provide much better relief over the course of a day. K is mostly used for "conscious sedation".

I have heard that K is supposed to help with depression, but don't know under what conditions or how it is administered.

Joe

I use oral Ketamine for chronic neuropathic pain (like fire ants chewing on my legs). It takes the edge off.

Was is oral ketamine

Oral ketamine? How do you take it? I thought K could only be given under the supervision of an MF, and only through an IV. Anyway, I'm curious about how you take it, and how effective it has been as a pain killer.

I take oral ketamine prescribed by my provider at the pain management I go to.

It was preached for the neuropathic pain (like fire ants chewing on my legs) in my legs.

I find it to be very effective.

Is it covered by Medicare