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@berard10
Hello, and thank you so much for suggesting Ketamine.
I have heard of it, and it's nice and helpful to know that others here have tried it and that it worked well for them. I checked (when I was taking TMS). They did offer ketamine infusions there as well. (But it was 300 dollars for each infusion and my insurance did not cover one single cent of it. ;<( I struggle with a terrible depression caused by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia .... Of these diseases, the one I can cope the least well with, and that strips me completely of a normal life, is CFS. Each of these problems, alone, can contribute to developing depression. Combined, they make you sick with terrible depression. Since Monday evening I finally have been feeling better, after having been very sick since the beginning of May - every single day for nearly 8 months. I am now able to write these few lines - something I could not have done up to last Sunday (because even something as simple as washing my hair, would have required energy that I did not have and would have made me feel like I was climbing Mount Everest.) When I am better, like right now, my depression becomes more tolerable because I can do ordinary things like watching tv, reading a book, cleaning the house a little, turning on the computer, listening to music, taking a good shower, washing my hair - taking necessary phone calls - in other words doing things that others might take for granted but that for me constitute a huge obstacle when I am so sick. (So, all of this to say that yes, I might consider ketamine next time around, but I sure hope it does not come so soon. I hope to stay a little healthy for a little while 😊).