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My pain doctor gave me a brochure about Ketamine that was published by the U.S. Dept. of Justice's National Drug Intelligence Center. I'm guessing that it was not written by doctors, but by law enforcement personnel, so expect their slant. "Ketamine is an anesthetic that is abused for its hallucinoginic properties. Its predominant legitimate use is as a veterinary anesthetic; however, it has been approved for use with both animals and humans. Abuse of the drug gained popularity when users discovered that it produced effects similar to those associated with PCP."
Hmmm ... I wonder who was the first person who looked at their dog's medicine and thought "I'll take some of this and see what it does to me" ... Peggy
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Again, you need to have a doctor who is on the cutting edge of pain treatment for them to know about ketamine therapy. Your doctor doesn’t sound like he is. Or he is towing the DEA line. Sorry.
Ketamine is not a new aesthetic and has been around for years. Yes, it has been abused by people for its side effects especially with PCP in the 60s and 70s. It’s side effects is why it is predominately used on horses and dogs. But it is an amazing aesthetic.
It is currently being used in specialty clinics and compounded by compound pharmacies and prescribed by knowledgeable Pain specialists for intractable, intractable pain especially for incurable disease states such as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type 2 or Causalgia, Fibromyalgia, and others.
It is NOT used randomly or usually. It is used in untreatable or failed cases.