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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jun 21, 2023 | Replies (181)Comment receiving replies
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Yes! I had a ketamine infusion when I was inpatient many years ago and it was a game changer!! I didn't realize how depressed I really was until I was on the other side. Unfortunately, the clinic I was going to getting the infusions stopped doing them by infusion and only by injection.. because of insurance or something. The effect wasn't near the same. It didn't help at all.. the depression returned, suicide ideations, crying.. all of it. The only places that I can get the infusions again don't accept insurance. I'm on SSDI and only work part time, so it's out of the question for me. I even tried the nose spray form of ketamine, Spravato.. didn't make much of a difference. I have tried ECT and TMS, too. The only thing that helped was the ketamine infusion. I'm now trying to get Vagus Nerve Stimulation or Deep Brain Stimulation. I've tried everything else.