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Do you have experience with ketamine treatments?
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 11 8:56am | Replies (208)Comment receiving replies
Hi. My depression is intolerable right now. I started ketamine infusion therapy last August. It helped initially, but it has not really worked for me in about 7 months. I still went to the same clinic for 11 months, which I'm learning is a ketamine mill. I spoke with another doctor/clinic who does intramuscular ketamine treatments and who monitors dosing and patients' reactions very carefully during the treatment (my former clinic did not at all). I swore I wouldn't try ketamine again, after this last run failed and seemed to make me even more depressed. But I have some hope with this new clinic who seems to know what they're doing. I am at the end of my rope here; very depressed. I'm wondering if anyone else on here has experience with this treatment?
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under the tongue, bypassing the liver, what med and how much, etc.
what doc. where located, city, state? Need more information, and right away
How do you find a provider to use Ketamine to treat anxiety and depression?
Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect @mariannej. So glad you found us. You will see that I moved your question to a discussion that is talking about Ketamine treatment. I did this so that you can connect with people who have been through or know about the treatment.
Can you tell me where about are you located and where are you looking to find a provider? Have you been on anything else for treatment?
I am interested in getting ketamine treatments for depression.
Has anyone ever tried this nasal treatment?
If not, do you have any information about this treatment?
I would really appreciate any information about this which is relatively new and has been FDA approved. I have read several articles but would really like to connect with either a professional or a patient about ketamine treatments. My psychiatrist thinks I should start this program but I feel I don't know enough to commit to something like this. Thanks for sharing.
My counselor has suggested looking into ketamine for depression. Has anyone used it and what have your results been? My psychiatrist suggested ECT but it is quite a distance, requires transport three times a week for four or five weeks and expensive. So I’m wondering if anyone has experience with Katamine? Appreciate your input. Bcool123
Thank you all for sharing your experiences with Katamine. I have an appointment with a clinic in a couple of weeks to ask Questions.
I’m so glad to find this group where others are discussing Ketamine. I’m in Laurel, MS which is a small town and so no doctors here are using it yet. I’m 53 and struggled with depression my whole life with it just getting worse and more resistant over last 6 years (AA series of traumatic events has complicated and intensified the depression)
I’ve been searching to find a dr not so far away that I can see to be treated and try ketamine. If anyone has leads in Hattiesburg, Ms or Jackson , MS or Birmingham, Al . I have Humana Ppo insurance
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@kelster69, I think you might be interested in reading these related discussions:
- Ketamine treatments https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ketamine/
- esketamine https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/esketamine/
- I'm evidently very treatment resistant, any hope? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/lost-hope-last-resorts/
I'd also like to bring @overwhelmed @kdo0827 @fighter @johnhans @ainsleigh @marjou and @jh1 into this discussion. Kelster, it sounds like you have some hope with the new clinic. What makes you more confident with their care?