Listening to Ketamine

Re:Listening to Ketamine by bitforger on Saturday March 30, 2019 @09:27PM (#19533106)

Coincidentally, I was talking to my neighbor this afternoon about how much ketamine has helped his depression. Apparently he loves the stuff, and each treatment lasts several months.

He did mention, though, that every time you get a dose you basically hallucinate for an hour. But maybe that's fine, if you're into it.

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Re:Listening to Ketamine by finaliteration on Saturday March 30, 2019 @11:48PM (#19533697)

For me I guess it would depend on the kind of hallucinations we’re talking about. If it’s just “reality bending, things seem off” kind of hallucinations that’s one thing, but full blown warped reality akin to an acid trip is another. I’d be cool with the former, but I’m terrified of the latter (which is why I’ve never done any sort of psychedelics).

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Re:Listening to Ketamine by blackhatbiodude on Sunday March 31, 2019 @12:50AM (#19533939)

high ketamine doses are much more warped than even high lsd doses. You are unable to move and your consciousness watches a totally different reality. It's quite scary, but it passes... when you come back though normal stresses seem to have passed away and you look at problems differently which is why I think it helps depression. It's like they don't matter so much so don't cause the same mental stresses.

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Re:Listening to Ketamine by TheSpiceIsLife on Sunday March 31, 2019 @01:42AM (#19534107)

Is the psychedelic dose necessary for treatment of depression?

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Re:Listening to Ketamine by mathieuh on Sunday March 31, 2019 @02:49AM (#19534265)

Probably not, as far as I have read it is ketamine metabolites that have anti-depressant properties, not the experience itself, which only lasts about 40-60 minutes

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