Ketamine for chronic pain

I have been using a Rx cream that contains ketamine/lidocaine/gabapentin in a compounded topical cream for neuropathic pain. It seems to really take the edge off in conjunction with medical marijuana and lyrica. I also occasionally use Nucynta IR for breakthrough pain. This really seems to be effective for me. I was previously using methadone/morphine/fentanyl for this pain. I ended up in hospital in withdrawal after my body basically rejected this medication protocol. Thank goodness for small miracles as I'm now opiate free other than the odd dose of Nucynta.

I've been having ketamine infusions for Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) and PTSD for over a year now. Initially, I had to have 6 infusions in 2 weeks at $495 each, then I went monthly. Now I get compounded oral sublingual ketamine 150mg which I take every other day and this sustains me for quite a while. I went on TV with my doctor and he gave me a freebie. Now he knocked the price down to $450. I'm going for a booster tomorrow. It saved my life. I've been reading that some people have infusions for pain. I don't know why insurance won't pay for that since ketamine is used for pain. It's only off-label for depression I thought. I'm trying to find a way around these big payments since I live on SSDI. My credit cards are getting maxed. My idea was to see if my pain management doctor would do muscular injections and if that would be paid by insurance. The nasal spray doesn't work. I would recommend a book called "The Ketamine Papers" - Edited by Phil Wolfson,MD and Glenn Hartelius, PhD. Tons of information. I'm also searching for clinical trials.

I have been using a Rx cream that contains ketamine/lidocaine/gabapentin in a compounded topical cream for neuropathic pain. It seems to really take the edge off in conjunction with medical marijuana and lyrica. I also occasionally use Nucynta IR for breakthrough pain. This really seems to be effective for me. I was previously using methadone/morphine/fentanyl for this pain. I ended up in hospital in withdrawal after my body basically rejected this medication protocol. Thank goodness for small miracles as I'm now opiate free other than the odd dose of Nucynta.

left leg, quads, hamstrings, calves ----- dull cramping pain, worse when I sit.

I've been having ketamine infusions for Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) and PTSD for over a year now. Initially, I had to have 6 infusions in 2 weeks at $495 each, then I went monthly. Now I get compounded oral sublingual ketamine 150mg which I take every other day and this sustains me for quite a while. I went on TV with my doctor and he gave me a freebie. Now he knocked the price down to $450. I'm going for a booster tomorrow. It saved my life. I've been reading that some people have infusions for pain. I don't know why insurance won't pay for that since ketamine is used for pain. It's only off-label for depression I thought. I'm trying to find a way around these big payments since I live on SSDI. My credit cards are getting maxed. My idea was to see if my pain management doctor would do muscular injections and if that would be paid by insurance. The nasal spray doesn't work. I would recommend a book called "The Ketamine Papers" - Edited by Phil Wolfson,MD and Glenn Hartelius, PhD. Tons of information. I'm also searching for clinical trials.