I do ketamine therapy at home with a nasal spray made by my compound pharmacy. It has helped my major depressive disorder more than anything I've ever tried in the last 20 years.
Daily exercise, decent diet and combat sports has done more for my mental health then any therapist. Certainly more than any drug. I’ve done a lot of em.
Hi Doc, in my previous ketamine iv infusion session dosed at 50 mg (weight 100 kgs, Bmi 30) in felt like i am travelling around a BlackHole. It was very intense though i was completely aware of my thaughts going in my head. Post the sessions it changed me i had more clarity & courage to face the challenges ahead in my life. My question is was the 50mg dose very high? Should i ask my doc to decrease it?
50mg is a median dose, especially for someone weighing 100kg. You need over 100mg to approach the k-hole or anesthesia, probably 200mg for someone as large as you.
@@shepberryhill4912hey. You need to remember that some people are more sensitive to medications than others. OP very well could have been k-holing if they’re body is super sensitive. As an autistic person who’s taken meds for years there’s many where I’m way below threshold dose on because my neurological system is more reactive.
Thank you so much for this video. I got a lot of my questions answered. I would love to try it as long as you do it for me. I will contact your clinic.
Low dose Ketamine treatments helped me immensely with chronic pain as a teenager at DC Children'sNational. I never really got any of the psychedelic effects more than just feeling warm and fuzzy. Truthfully I wish I could find a good Pain Management that does Ketamine treatments in Maryland. Having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and so many of the comorbidities associated with EDS; everyone in Maryland and DC(including John Hopkins)wants to gaslight and say it's all psychosomatic just because they don't have the guts to admit they don't understand something or don't know what to do...
That's exactly why I stopped bothering with the doctor. I'd rather suffer in peace than at the hands of an arrogant idiot who couldn't care less about their patients. I love this doc and I know there are still some good ones out there, but I don't have the financial means to access most of them.
I think I may have PTSD because I feel “flat” regarding my emotions. Two years ago my adult son pulled a loaded gun on me and well….let’s just say it was a experience I’m shocked I lived through. Anyhow I’m now interested in this but would like to know how to pick a reliable Dr for this, if it’s expensive, and if you would be willing to recommend someone specific in my area? Note the link for more information does not work.
Why would you want to get your daughter addicted to such a deadly disease? Ketamine treatments are literally a scam. People who use them either get worse mentally or just become addicted to drugs. Plus you have to pay out-of-pocket for this because insurance will never accept it because there's no proof that it works. But I mean if you think the best idea for your intellectually disabled daughter is to force her to go on addictive substances that are known to cause worsening mental health issues because you saw UA-cam video about it, maybe you should consider having someone else take care of your child. What you are suggesting giving your daughter this is the same as saying that you want someone to shoot her up with heroin because it'll make her compliant.
I have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, PTSD, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia etc... I have been suffering since I was all my life. Medication has little to no effect, but lots of side effects. Many I can't take due to bad reactions. I wish the insurance companies would cover ketamine treatments.
Thank you so much for this. I hope to stsrt treatment next month, and I'm a little nervous about taking a mind-altering drug. It looks like you have a wonderful setup that would be calming and soothing. I will have to ensure there's a staff with the wide range of specialties that yours possess.
Why are you nervous? If you eat sugar, consume alcohol or caffeine, or any of a wide range of other foods and substances, then you take mind altering 'drugs' all the time.
Questions: You hear people say that those who use marijuana to cope with anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD, etc are physically and psychologically addicted to the THC in the marijuana, that this addiction is the same as all the others. One question is how is using ketamine to treat these same conditions any different than people using marijuana to treat them? Isn't the end goal the same? People can become physically and psychologically addicted to ketamine so how does it help any better than marijuana? Hmmmm????
Ketamine is much more addictive than THC. THC has been proven to have some mental health benefits while there are zero studies other than anecdotal evidence saying that ketamine has any benefits at all other than acting as a tranquilizer. People who go through ketamine addictions are much more likely to become addicted to it than people who use medical marijuana are likely to become addicted to that, and while THC actually reduces suicidality ketamine has been shown to increase the risk of suicide by about 60%. In people who have had professional ketamine therapy there's about a 50% chance that they will turn to street drugs afterwards and about a 30% chance that they will later attempt suicide, often whenever they are unable to afford more ketamine.
Marijuana (THC) is a temporary fix that is needed on a regular basis. With IV Ketamine infusions, people usually have a few sessions (maybe 3-6) to help them with whatever they are struggling. It might be major depression, treatment resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, feeling stuck, loss of an important relationship whether it be a friend or family member, a break-up, divorce, death of a loved one, death of a pet. There are so many issues that we encounter in our life journeys that can be helped with IV ketamine sessions, including suicidality. Ketamine has helped people who haven’t responded to any other treatments and it has been shown to transform major depression with the person feeling hopeful after one session. The people who administer the medicine should be medical doctors who can make sure that you have a medically safe experience. They should also be trained in using ketamine to treat people for psychological problems. In terms of your question about THC and ketamine being addictive substances, you are not wrong. But people don’t get addicted to Ketamine from having these sessions. The sessions have a purpose and ketamine administered in this way has been transformative for many people. Dr Kaveh is compassionate and able to help people prepare for a session as well as to integrate what happened in the session after the ketamine. I would recommend that people be working with a therapist who knows how to help people continue their journey and who understands how psychedelics can be therapeutic. Dr Kaveh recommends this as well.
In Savannah Georgia the clinic uses nurse practioners to administer iv ketamine. For that reason I will not go to them since you said it should be a doctor!!!
Yes. I use ketamine nasal spray for my major depressive disorder. I'm on methadone for my MAT Therapy. But I'm in the process of weaning off the methadone. As long as your not using drugs now you will be ok. Ketamine is pretty safe.
Thank you for these videos. I have a few questions if you have time to answer them: What would you say is the main reason for a person to have ketamine treatments? Also, I heard ketamine is contraindicated for people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders ... is this true? Is it always an anesthesiologist who is in charge of giving the ketamine treatments, or another DR? Thank you!
Ketamine has not been approved for treatment of any mental health condition because it is addictive and makes most mental health conditions worse but places and people like the ones showed him this video will still attempt to make a profit off of people by selling it to them despite knowing full well the harm that it causes. This is just quack bulshit run by someone who wants to get you addicted to the drug that he is selling.
I have been receiving ECT treatment with ketamine infusions for treatment resistant depression, PTSD and anxiety on a weekly basis for approximately 7 months. In your video you say that you want patients to remember their experience during the infusion. I have never felt anything or remembered my thoughts during the infusion. My doctor and the anesthesiologist have both told me that I am under general anesthesia only during the ECT but tend to be pretty quiet and still during the hour infusion following the ECT. Is it bad that I do not remember or feel anything during the infusion? I know that ECT can affect memory which is why I have asked the doctor what I do during the infusion and like I mentioned, he said that I am very quiet and still. In the area where I live the hospital does not currently treat patients with ketamine only treatment.
Please someone help me get this. Ive been dealing with depression & anxiety since I was 14 and am 53 now. Ive tried every anti depressant there is, all the add on drugs and TMS, as well as therapy for years. I havent done ECT because I already have epilepsy. Now Im in a state that wont assist me in getting Medicaid & I cant work. This is my last option. Please, someone, help.
I had a cancerous lung nodule removed, and found out later that during my 4.5 hour lobectomy via da Vinci Robot, I was given Ketamine. What on earth for? They never mentioned it. Ideas?
Thanks for this informative video- was actually wondering if Ketamine was for me, but after hearing all the possible effects combined with the side effects I no longer question it Ive suffered with chronic pain for over 20yrs combined with PTSD from far too many painful procedures, tests & surgeries 💔 Unable to get numb has significantly contributed to my anxiety issues- ketamine is not for me
What do you expect whenever people like this loser try to convince people that a severely addictive substance is actually good for their mental health despite tons of evidence saying that it increases suicidality and addiction while worsening psychosis?
Is is safe for someone like myself who has epilepsy. It's not what I would need ketamine infusions for, but I'd be afraid they would set off my seizures. I'd be looking for the infusions for extreme chronic pain. Crps rheumatoid & then c-ptsd.
Considering that the biggest side effect is people becoming addicted to this and then using street drugs because they can't get it, you should be afraid. This isn't real treatment it's quack drug abuse.
It wears off! We've used it in medicine forever! Especially on children...ketamine leaves the body in an hour. It's not a scary drug just a scary trip but if you prepare for that it will be ok...it's not addictive hea wrong about that part.
What if you have a heart attack or stop breathing without ketamine? What if you stop using this stupid 'what if' tactic? You're just grasping at fear. Use your brain.
Insurance does not cover ketamine under this type of situation because there is no medical proof that it helps and there is a high probability that you, like many other people who have been through ketamine treatments, will develop addiction problems or suicidal tendencies afterwards because of not being able to get your ketamine fix because it is extremely expensive. So if you want to go through the hell that comes with these scams you have to pay for it by yourself your insurance will not let you drag them into this nonsense. Why would an insurance pay for something that's going to inevitably hurt you like this?
Does Ketamine help elderly patients with prolonged post-anesthesia psychosis ? Sometimes it does not resolve, and the patient who may have been functional and lucid before surgery live with permanent psychosis. Especially in elderly patients having orthopedic surgery this happens. Orthopedic surgeons are extremely gung-ho and rush patients into surgery despite age and co-occurring conditions. Doctors need to warm patients and families prior to surgery of this life altering outcome.
Not only that, but doctors should work with patients and their families to help mitigate any contributing factors both before and following surgery. Not every circumstance can be controlled, but some can and could make all the difference in the end.
Wow I learned so much about ketamine! That was awesome and amazing! I really enjoy donating to the anesthesiologist Foundation, since it was hard for me to go to college because of my cerebral palsy, I really wanted to be an anesthesiologist physician 🧑⚕️! Do your feet smell?😂
@@DankDragon62 So, I watched this intro then clicked on the full video in the Description, which was almost the same, and missed the Live Chat there too! 🤔 Disappointed, yes!
I don't know how doctors can still recommend this to people, especially people who already suffer with addictive tendencies. Pretty much every single person I've ever met online or in person who has done ketamine treatments has become addicted to it and ends up abusing it. There's very little evidence of the long-term effectiveness of it and this treatment is so new that doctors are ready to say that it can't be addictive until they're proven wrong by a patient killing themselves because they can't afford more treatment or switching to a different drug of choice because ketamine is hard to get on the street. This is basically the same as just throwing opiates or amphetamines at people and hoping they get better. I really hate to say this but I'm pretty sure in a couple years it's going to come out that ketamine is severely addictive, just like so many people are reporting, and that ketamine treatment has just made a whole new generation of addicts out of people who were told that they were getting help and were lied to. Plus if you're asking will I have a bad trip or talking about this treatment as though you're using recreational drugs you're probably not going to respond well to the treatment because you aren't taking it seriously. You guys are just giving people new addictions and pretending that you're helping them but you aren't.
Because for some of us it actually helps. I suffer from chronic pain. I am not addicted to it. Also remember there is a difference between addiction and dependency. You wouldn't tell a diabetic they are addicted to insulin would you? Don't on hate on something you truly do not understand. BTW there are plenty of factual studies on the use of ketamine for many different conditions.
You're exactly right. I was on Methadone for 7 years with the V.A. for injuries that I incurred in the Marine Corps. After a 9-month weening period, I managed to get off the medication. Within 6 weeks of taking my last Methadone, I gained 18 pounds and fell into a severely depressive state that lasted for 2 years. Fast forward to the present. I hooked up with an in-home Ketamine company on line and the results have been nothing short of miraculous. The relief that I felt was rapid and profound. Don't listen to naysayers who haven't fact checked themselves. They are having in the area of 75% success with this wonderful medicine that is helping people with anxiety and depression. I'm so fortunate to have found Ketamine therapy.
Ketamine, used in this protocol, is a highly controlled & directed experience. When our sensory inputs are manipulated using eye shades & head phones that play chosen music, you are no longer having an autonomous experience, you are having a predetermined experience, especially since your entire visual & aural perception is fully arrested….this experience is called ‘programing’. To each their own.
Can someone please report this for medical misinformation because pretty much everything that he's saying goes directly against what mainstream science believes about this medication. This dude is not know what he's talking about and should not be getting medical advice online.
He wouldn’t be giving this if he wasn’t sure of it’s benefits or side effects and he does have a lot of experience and expertise to carry out this treatment otherwise he wouldn’t be doing a good job !! As for you saying someone should report him ?? What for ?? Because he is helping people to heal ??
@@teri2466 I think there far worse things a human could be doing to their bodies eg… consuming Alcohol and taking illegal substances … and I do believe he’s a great Doctor I’ve seen all his videos and he seems to know a great deal more than you could possibly imagine and as for you being against this that’s fine too but to be abrupt and say he needs to be reported is very wrong! You don’t like what he does don’t watch his channel it’s that simple . Good day !
Go away! You sound more and more idiotic with your comments. You have no idea what you are talking about, if you do please share the links. Watching a video and making false accusations is what you are doing.
Hi, thank you for these ketamine videos, I'm having these conversations with my doctors now. I was wondering though, is anesthesia safe for pple still having long covid symptoms, like brain fog, memory problems, & still having olfactory symptoms - sense of smell coming & going still. Had a pretty moderate case of covid in Jan 2023, and getting ready for colonoscopy in a few days. Thank you ahead of time for any insights! 🩺
@@robertlefkowitz7370 But it ain't to do with the ketamine! It's to do with the main drugs in the general anaesthetic. And as was said here the other day, some people with pre-existing problems may be affected negatively by general anaesthetic. But you had to have the operation, so hey...Tell your doctor if it goes on for much longer than this, as it shouldn't do.
Depends on how serious it is... but from the surgeries I've had (6) the numbers you'll hear the most are 4-6 weeks for initial recovery, but 6 months or more for full recovery (that would include PT) is not unusual.
@@tangogrrl 6 months to stop "feeling exhausted" & "regain energy" after anaesthetic?? You use the term "recovery", but the OP isn't referring to that.
I do hope you're feeling better. Don't hesitate to call your surgeon's office with those questions. I had some of the same questions after my cancer surgery, and my surgeon said that my body had surgical PTSD and the surgery was very radical and it could take up to 6 months to have my old energy and vitality back. They will help you if you call - they're used to those questions! Best wishes :-).
Literally search Google scholar or pubmed database for "IV ketamine efficacy" and/or "IV ketamine treatment and treatment resistant depression". You'll probably find plenty of stuff to read. Controlled ketamine doses have been scientifically validated enough for a nasal delivery system for treatment resistant depression to be approved by the FDA (and covered by most insurance plans)- which is also administered by a healthcare provider in a clinical setting and you're monitored to make sure you don't have any adverse reactions. This isn't quite the same as IV ketamine sessions- my understanding is it's more of a guided therapeutic experience while the nasal delivery is more like just taking a medical treatment (your vials are monitored but there's no guided experience and it can take 2-3 treatments/doses before you notice a difference in mood).
What happens if someone who has had the treatment is drug tested? Do they show a positive test result for drugs? My employer has a zero-tolerance policy, and even though marijuana is legal in our state, if someone was to test and be positive for it, they would be fired, so I have some concern about that.
Your local Street dealer has the exact same thing and is just as ready to kill you. Ketamine is not a treatment for any mental health condition and the people who say otherwise are lying to sell you ketamine and they know that you're going to get addicted and don't care because it gives them money.
I would try to Goggle and see if there were any clinics around you. I did that when I was looking for one. I also live in Texas. I also had a doctor refer me to one on a different occasion.
Hi I have a question regarding this! Here in Australia I have only seen ketamine infusions being done over 5 days never like this, no place here can advertise this it has to go through a specialist, so how does the 5 day ketamine infusions differ from this 10 minute one?! Thanks looking forward to your response 😊
@Sandrabill252 I’m in Australia and Ketamine is heavily regulated drug, something like that here in Australia is illegal, Doing something like that from a non-credited source would be like buying heroin I have chronic pain myself and it’s flared up due to a recent operation… About 4 weeks ago was in emergency in the last 24hrs, this type of thing was not even considered… I was in screaming pain and it wasn’t considered
I am still a bit at a loss to whether this might help me... I have three times been diagnosed with burn-out in my life, still having Cipralex on a daily base for almost eight years now. Root-cause being my urge to deliver perfection - OCD comes to mind... Would IV Ketamin therapy help? Since we're lagging sometimes a bit behind here in switzerland when it comes to the health-system for the general population, it might be challenging to find someone offering the therapy. But the outlook of having to eat medication that just suppresses the symptoms and not "heals" the cause, while having side-effects, is not that encouraging...
No and most psychiatrists and addiction experts do not recommend this type of treatment because it can cause people to get much worse and develop horrible addictions to academy and and other drugs whenever they are able to get ketamine. It can make PTSD ten times worse and can lead to suicide but they won't tell you that because they are literally selling it.
They're just drug dealers with a medical degree. Thousands of people who have been scammed by the idea of ketamine treatment are now living on the streets or in rehab centers because they developed an addiction or their mental health severely declined because of this drug. The only reason why people actually promote this is because they are selling it and they want to make a profit. they don't give a shit about whether or not people get better. People have literally killed themselves because of ketamine treatment. I can't wait until this shit is illegal.
@@forestnymph8401because he's an ignorant ass that believes he should have the authority to put people in prison for not believing the same way he does. Keep in mind no one he's talking about has ever done a single thing to him. Psilocybin saved my life back in 1991. I'm not a fan of ketamine or molly but if they can help someone let go of pain they've been dealing with. I say let the volunteers try it. Worse case they have a bad trip, but since they have a professional trip sitter at their side I can't think of a safer way to treat these people.
I do ketamine therapy at home with a nasal spray made by my compound pharmacy. It has helped my major depressive disorder more than anything I've ever tried in the last 20 years.
Oh this sounds interesting. I love compounding pharmacies. I just started HRT at my compounding pharmacy and it has changed me for the better!!
What is a compounding pharmacy?
Why? I have had several ER visits for chronic pain flares and I had low dose ketamine. I suffer from PTSD too. If it helps people, please let it help.
Daily exercise, decent diet and combat sports has done more for my mental health then any therapist. Certainly more than any drug. I’ve done a lot of em.
Combat sports? what means?
@@chana8301probably martial arts, boxing, or similar things.
Hi Doc, in my previous ketamine iv infusion session dosed at 50 mg (weight 100 kgs, Bmi 30) in felt like i am travelling around a BlackHole. It was very intense though i was completely aware of my thaughts going in my head.
Post the sessions it changed me i had more clarity & courage to face the challenges ahead in my life.
My question is was the 50mg dose very high? Should i ask my doc to decrease it?
50mg is a median dose, especially for someone weighing 100kg. You need over 100mg to approach the k-hole or anesthesia, probably 200mg for someone as large as you.
@@shepberryhill4912hey. You need to remember that some people are more sensitive to medications than others. OP very well could have been k-holing if they’re body is super sensitive. As an autistic person who’s taken meds for years there’s many where I’m way below threshold dose on because my neurological system is more reactive.
Thank you so much for this video. I got a lot of my questions answered. I would love to try it as long as you do it for me. I will contact your clinic.
Low dose Ketamine treatments helped me immensely with chronic pain as a teenager at DC Children'sNational. I never really got any of the psychedelic effects more than just feeling warm and fuzzy. Truthfully I wish I could find a good Pain Management that does Ketamine treatments in Maryland. Having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and so many of the comorbidities associated with EDS; everyone in Maryland and DC(including John Hopkins)wants to gaslight and say it's all psychosomatic just because they don't have the guts to admit they don't understand something or don't know what to do...
Eds fighter here and it’s the same in Europe
Even worse if you’re adopted under x they gaslight even worse due to nit having family history
And their insurance company won’t let them
That's exactly why I stopped bothering with the doctor. I'd rather suffer in peace than at the hands of an arrogant idiot who couldn't care less about their patients. I love this doc and I know there are still some good ones out there, but I don't have the financial means to access most of them.
@@MackLee23ever hear about Gofundme
I think I may have PTSD because I feel “flat” regarding my emotions. Two years ago my adult son pulled a loaded gun on me and well….let’s just say it was a experience I’m shocked I lived through. Anyhow I’m now interested in this but would like to know how to pick a reliable Dr for this, if it’s expensive, and if you would be willing to recommend someone specific in my area? Note the link for more information does not work.
I would love this for my daughter who has horrible depression and anxiety. She is intellectually impaired as well.
Why would you want to get your daughter addicted to such a deadly disease? Ketamine treatments are literally a scam. People who use them either get worse mentally or just become addicted to drugs. Plus you have to pay out-of-pocket for this because insurance will never accept it because there's no proof that it works.
But I mean if you think the best idea for your intellectually disabled daughter is to force her to go on addictive substances that are known to cause worsening mental health issues because you saw UA-cam video about it, maybe you should consider having someone else take care of your child. What you are suggesting giving your daughter this is the same as saying that you want someone to shoot her up with heroin because it'll make her compliant.
I have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, PTSD, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia etc... I have been suffering since I was all my life. Medication has little to no effect, but lots of side effects. Many I can't take due to bad reactions. I wish the insurance companies would cover ketamine treatments.
I wish I was still in the Bay Area!
You don't need to be to get this, they are available in most places.
Why is the cost of Ketamine infusion never addressed? Hmmm...could it be that it's a bit pricey? Nah, that can't be it..
I take oral Ketamine, 400mg per treatment and it works great for me...
You left out the "Breathing" info. Is there another video that goes into the details of breathing and ketamine?
it doesn’t depress respiration
@@LIVEMETRIX187 That is not what I am referring to.
Thank you so much for this. I hope to stsrt treatment next month, and I'm a little nervous about taking a mind-altering drug. It looks like you have a wonderful setup that would be calming and soothing. I will have to ensure there's a staff with the wide range of specialties that yours possess.
Yeah are there irreversible side effects????
Why are you nervous? If you eat sugar, consume alcohol or caffeine, or any of a wide range of other foods and substances, then you take mind altering 'drugs' all the time.
Questions: You hear people say that those who use marijuana to cope with anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD, etc are physically and psychologically addicted to the THC in the marijuana, that this addiction is the same as all the others. One question is how is using ketamine to treat these same conditions any different than people using marijuana to treat them? Isn't the end goal the same? People can become physically and psychologically addicted to ketamine so how does it help any better than marijuana? Hmmmm????
Ketamine is much more addictive than THC. THC has been proven to have some mental health benefits while there are zero studies other than anecdotal evidence saying that ketamine has any benefits at all other than acting as a tranquilizer. People who go through ketamine addictions are much more likely to become addicted to it than people who use medical marijuana are likely to become addicted to that, and while THC actually reduces suicidality ketamine has been shown to increase the risk of suicide by about 60%. In people who have had professional ketamine therapy there's about a 50% chance that they will turn to street drugs afterwards and about a 30% chance that they will later attempt suicide, often whenever they are unable to afford more ketamine.
Marijuana (THC) is a temporary fix that is needed on a regular basis. With IV Ketamine infusions, people usually have a few sessions (maybe 3-6) to help them with whatever they are struggling. It might be major depression, treatment resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, feeling stuck, loss of an important relationship whether it be a friend or family member, a break-up, divorce, death of a loved one, death of a pet. There are so many issues that we encounter in our life journeys that can be helped with IV ketamine sessions, including suicidality. Ketamine has helped people who haven’t responded to any other treatments and it has been shown to transform major depression with the person feeling hopeful after one session. The people who administer the medicine should be medical doctors who can make sure that you have a medically safe experience. They should also be trained in using ketamine to treat people for psychological problems. In terms of your question about THC and ketamine being addictive substances, you are not wrong. But people don’t get addicted to Ketamine from having these sessions. The sessions have a purpose and ketamine administered in this way has been transformative for many people. Dr Kaveh is compassionate and able to help people prepare for a session as well as to integrate what happened in the session after the ketamine. I would recommend that people be working with a therapist who knows how to help people continue their journey and who understands how psychedelics can be therapeutic. Dr Kaveh recommends this as well.
In Savannah Georgia the clinic uses nurse practioners to administer iv ketamine. For that reason I will not go to them since you said it should be a doctor!!!
What if you used drugs in the past. Are you able to use katamine therapy ?
Yes. I use ketamine nasal spray for my major depressive disorder. I'm on methadone for my MAT Therapy. But I'm in the process of weaning off the methadone. As long as your not using drugs now you will be ok. Ketamine is pretty safe.
Thank you for these videos. I have a few questions if you have time to answer them:
What would you say is the main reason for a person to have ketamine treatments?
Also, I heard ketamine is contraindicated for people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders ... is this true?
Is it always an anesthesiologist who is in charge of giving the ketamine treatments, or another DR?
Thank you!
Ketamine has not been approved for treatment of any mental health condition because it is addictive and makes most mental health conditions worse but places and people like the ones showed him this video will still attempt to make a profit off of people by selling it to them despite knowing full well the harm that it causes. This is just quack bulshit run by someone who wants to get you addicted to the drug that he is selling.
well it did not work for House MD in his hallucination episode
I'm getting esketamine (spravato) therapy, but don't have someone to talk to who understands ketamine.
Please suggest a reliable provider in Connecticut?
I have been receiving ECT treatment with ketamine infusions for treatment resistant depression, PTSD and anxiety on a weekly basis for approximately 7 months. In your video you say that you want patients to remember their experience during the infusion. I have never felt anything or remembered my thoughts during the infusion. My doctor and the anesthesiologist have both told me that I am under general anesthesia only during the ECT but tend to be pretty quiet and still during the hour infusion following the ECT. Is it bad that I do not remember or feel anything during the infusion? I know that ECT can affect memory which is why I have asked the doctor what I do during the infusion and like I mentioned, he said that I am very quiet and still. In the area where I live the hospital does not currently treat patients with ketamine only treatment.
Please someone help me get this. Ive been dealing with depression & anxiety since I was 14 and am 53 now. Ive tried every anti depressant there is, all the add on drugs and TMS, as well as therapy for years. I havent done ECT because I already have epilepsy. Now Im in a state that wont assist me in getting Medicaid & I cant work. This is my last option. Please, someone, help.
I had a cancerous lung nodule removed, and found out later that during my 4.5 hour lobectomy via da Vinci Robot, I was given Ketamine. What on earth for? They never mentioned it. Ideas?
Why are you mistrusting your anesthesiologist? They didn't tell you about the other anesthetics you got, either.
It’s for pain- very common to give small bolus doses in the operating room for big cases like yours.
Thanks for this informative video- was actually wondering if Ketamine was for me, but after hearing all the possible effects combined with the side effects I no longer question it
Ive suffered with chronic pain for over 20yrs combined with PTSD from far too many painful procedures, tests & surgeries 💔
Unable to get numb has significantly contributed to my anxiety issues- ketamine is not for me
How long do the benefits generally last?
We now have a ketamine shortage in Emergency Rooms. :(
What do you expect whenever people like this loser try to convince people that a severely addictive substance is actually good for their mental health despite tons of evidence saying that it increases suicidality and addiction while worsening psychosis?
Is is safe for someone like myself who has epilepsy. It's not what I would need ketamine infusions for, but I'd be afraid they would set off my seizures.
I'd be looking for the infusions for extreme chronic pain. Crps rheumatoid & then c-ptsd.
Is this covered by health insurance?
I don't know scary to me 😢 don't like the side affects of any drugs
Considering that the biggest side effect is people becoming addicted to this and then using street drugs because they can't get it, you should be afraid. This isn't real treatment it's quack drug abuse.
@@brokenfoxproductions thank you for sharing this as most drugs are not always the solution
Can a foreigner do this, or do you have to be American? I’ve thought about trying this when I visit California, as part of my healing journey.
Yes you can
What country do you live in? There are now nasal spray and lozenges you can take at home.
Oops, I got it in the description area
Euphoric session available.
Doctor.. like psychedelics, does ketamine trigger schizophrenia?
I wish I could afford this.
Hi Dr. Kaveh
Why is he saying wow?🐾
Heya!
What if you don’t come out of that “mind altering state” 😵💫
It wears off! We've used it in medicine forever! Especially on children...ketamine leaves the body in an hour. It's not a scary drug just a scary trip but if you prepare for that it will be ok...it's not addictive hea wrong about that part.
What if you have a heart attack or stop breathing without ketamine? What if you stop using this stupid 'what if' tactic? You're just grasping at fear. Use your brain.
Is this treatment covered by Medicaire?
Insurance does not cover ketamine under this type of situation because there is no medical proof that it helps and there is a high probability that you, like many other people who have been through ketamine treatments, will develop addiction problems or suicidal tendencies afterwards because of not being able to get your ketamine fix because it is extremely expensive. So if you want to go through the hell that comes with these scams you have to pay for it by yourself your insurance will not let you drag them into this nonsense. Why would an insurance pay for something that's going to inevitably hurt you like this?
I'd need this therapy if I had to live in California.
Daily.
Does Ketamine help elderly patients with prolonged post-anesthesia psychosis ? Sometimes it does not resolve, and the patient who may have been functional and lucid before surgery live with permanent psychosis. Especially in elderly patients having orthopedic surgery this happens. Orthopedic surgeons are extremely gung-ho and rush patients into surgery despite age and co-occurring conditions. Doctors need to warm patients and families prior to surgery of this life altering outcome.
Not only that, but doctors should work with patients and their families to help mitigate any contributing factors both before and following surgery. Not every circumstance can be controlled, but some can and could make all the difference in the end.
Wow I learned so much about ketamine! That was awesome and amazing! I really enjoy donating to the anesthesiologist Foundation, since it was hard for me to go to college because of my cerebral palsy, I really wanted to be an anesthesiologist physician 🧑⚕️! Do your feet smell?😂
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This is a big disappointment
@@DankDragon62 So, I watched this intro then clicked on the full video in the Description, which was almost the same, and missed the Live Chat there too! 🤔 Disappointed, yes!
Yes it was a very short live that vanished quite quickly 😂
I just don't believe it can work, if it can't work with out all the talk therapy.
I don't know how doctors can still recommend this to people, especially people who already suffer with addictive tendencies. Pretty much every single person I've ever met online or in person who has done ketamine treatments has become addicted to it and ends up abusing it. There's very little evidence of the long-term effectiveness of it and this treatment is so new that doctors are ready to say that it can't be addictive until they're proven wrong by a patient killing themselves because they can't afford more treatment or switching to a different drug of choice because ketamine is hard to get on the street. This is basically the same as just throwing opiates or amphetamines at people and hoping they get better. I really hate to say this but I'm pretty sure in a couple years it's going to come out that ketamine is severely addictive, just like so many people are reporting, and that ketamine treatment has just made a whole new generation of addicts out of people who were told that they were getting help and were lied to. Plus if you're asking will I have a bad trip or talking about this treatment as though you're using recreational drugs you're probably not going to respond well to the treatment because you aren't taking it seriously.
You guys are just giving people new addictions and pretending that you're helping them but you aren't.
Could say the same thing about methadone clinics
Because for some of us it actually helps. I suffer from chronic pain. I am not addicted to it. Also remember there is a difference between addiction and dependency. You wouldn't tell a diabetic they are addicted to insulin would you? Don't on hate on something you truly do not understand. BTW there are plenty of factual studies on the use of ketamine for many different conditions.
You must live in a perfect world with no mental health issues or pain ect?
You're exactly right. I was on Methadone for 7 years with the V.A. for injuries that I incurred in the Marine Corps. After a 9-month weening period, I managed to get off the medication. Within 6 weeks of taking my last Methadone, I gained 18 pounds and fell into a severely depressive state that lasted for 2 years. Fast forward to the present. I hooked up with an in-home Ketamine company on line and the results have been nothing short of miraculous. The relief that I felt was rapid and profound. Don't listen to naysayers who haven't fact checked themselves. They are having in the area of 75% success with this wonderful medicine that is helping people with anxiety and depression. I'm so fortunate to have found Ketamine therapy.
That's a legitimate concern. A few Drs are warning against it, and the truth is, we really don't know yet.
Lol🤣. They don't snort it?
Ketamine, used in this protocol, is a highly controlled & directed experience. When our sensory inputs are manipulated using eye shades & head phones that play chosen music, you are no longer having an autonomous experience, you are having a predetermined experience, especially since your entire visual & aural perception is fully arrested….this experience is called ‘programing’.
To each their own.
Wrong. You apparently don't know much about psychedelics.
@@shepberryhill4912 Do you know me? Or do you always make assumptive claims based on your ignorance?
@@shepberryhill4912wrong…..you obviously don’t know that ketamine isn’t a psychedelic.
No thank you!! No mind altering infusions for me!
Can someone please report this for medical misinformation because pretty much everything that he's saying goes directly against what mainstream science believes about this medication. This dude is not know what he's talking about and should not be getting medical advice online.
Why don't you do it?
He wouldn’t be giving this if he wasn’t sure of it’s benefits or side effects and he does have a lot of experience and expertise to carry out this treatment otherwise he wouldn’t be doing a good job !! As for you saying someone should report him ?? What for ?? Because he is helping people to heal ??
@@straighttalknomessing3934 How do you know he's doing a good job? The only proof of that is what he says himself.
@@teri2466 I think there far worse things a human could be doing to their bodies eg… consuming Alcohol and taking illegal substances … and I do believe he’s a great Doctor I’ve seen all his videos and he seems to know a great deal more than you could possibly imagine and as for you being against this that’s fine too but to be abrupt and say he needs to be reported is very wrong! You don’t like what he does don’t watch his channel it’s that simple . Good day !
Go away! You sound more and more idiotic with your comments. You have no idea what you are talking about, if you do please share the links. Watching a video and making false accusations is what you are doing.
Hi, thank you for these ketamine videos, I'm having these conversations with my doctors now.
I was wondering though, is anesthesia safe for pple still having long covid symptoms, like brain fog, memory problems, & still having olfactory symptoms - sense of smell coming & going still. Had a pretty moderate case of covid in Jan 2023, and getting ready for colonoscopy in a few days.
Thank you ahead of time for any insights! 🩺
I just had reverse shoulder replacement surgery on Tuesday. I am still exhausted from being under anesthesia. How long does it take to regain energy?
I understand that I did have some ketamine under anesthesia
@@robertlefkowitz7370 But it ain't to do with the ketamine! It's to do with the main drugs in the general anaesthetic. And as was said here the other day, some people with pre-existing problems may be affected negatively by general anaesthetic. But you had to have the operation, so hey...Tell your doctor if it goes on for much longer than this, as it shouldn't do.
Depends on how serious it is... but from the surgeries I've had (6) the numbers you'll hear the most are 4-6 weeks for initial recovery, but 6 months or more for full recovery (that would include PT) is not unusual.
@@tangogrrl 6 months to stop "feeling exhausted" & "regain energy" after anaesthetic?? You use the term "recovery", but the OP isn't referring to that.
I do hope you're feeling better. Don't hesitate to call your surgeon's office with those questions. I had some of the same questions after my cancer surgery, and my surgeon said that my body had surgical PTSD and the surgery was very radical and it could take up to 6 months to have my old energy and vitality back. They will help you if you call - they're used to those questions! Best wishes :-).
I have watched another doctor who cautioned that there hasn't been enough research done on this yet. Do you have references that you can share?
@medicalsecrets
He has tons of videos on it here.
Literally search Google scholar or pubmed database for "IV ketamine efficacy" and/or "IV ketamine treatment and treatment resistant depression". You'll probably find plenty of stuff to read. Controlled ketamine doses have been scientifically validated enough for a nasal delivery system for treatment resistant depression to be approved by the FDA (and covered by most insurance plans)- which is also administered by a healthcare provider in a clinical setting and you're monitored to make sure you don't have any adverse reactions. This isn't quite the same as IV ketamine sessions- my understanding is it's more of a guided therapeutic experience while the nasal delivery is more like just taking a medical treatment (your vials are monitored but there's no guided experience and it can take 2-3 treatments/doses before you notice a difference in mood).
Just a question Dr...Have you ever thought of moving, to say umm Wellington New Zealand our doctors need you!!!!????????
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What happens if someone who has had the treatment is drug tested? Do they show a positive test result for drugs? My employer has a zero-tolerance policy, and even though marijuana is legal in our state, if someone was to test and be positive for it, they would be fired, so I have some concern about that.
Ketamine killed Perry. This is just dope
Curious about your thoughts on DMT.
DMT is a big boy drug & it should not be a starting point in psydelics ever. JMO
@@williegilligan2661psilocybin first?
Where can you find a clinic in Dallas for this ?
Your local Street dealer has the exact same thing and is just as ready to kill you. Ketamine is not a treatment for any mental health condition and the people who say otherwise are lying to sell you ketamine and they know that you're going to get addicted and don't care because it gives them money.
I would try to Goggle and see if there were any clinics around you. I did that when I was looking for one. I also live in Texas. I also had a doctor refer me to one on a different occasion.
Unfortunately it's probably too expensive for many people to benefit. Insurance won't cover this.
This feels very coached like you told the patient what to say.
He likely did so that the most common questions could be addressed.
I got my questions answered by watching this video
You sound very ignorant 🙄
Hi I have a question regarding this! Here in Australia I have only seen ketamine infusions being done over 5 days never like this, no place here can advertise this it has to go through a specialist, so how does the 5 day ketamine infusions differ from this 10 minute one?! Thanks looking forward to your response 😊
@Sandrabill252 I’m in Australia and Ketamine is heavily regulated drug, something like that here in Australia is illegal,
Doing something like that from a non-credited source would be like buying heroin
I have chronic pain myself and it’s flared up due to a recent operation…
About 4 weeks ago was in emergency in the last 24hrs, this type of thing was not even considered… I was in screaming pain and it wasn’t considered
I am still a bit at a loss to whether this might help me...
I have three times been diagnosed with burn-out in my life, still having Cipralex on a daily base for almost eight years now. Root-cause being my urge to deliver perfection - OCD comes to mind...
Would IV Ketamin therapy help? Since we're lagging sometimes a bit behind here in switzerland when it comes to the health-system for the general population, it might be challenging to find someone offering the therapy. But the outlook of having to eat medication that just suppresses the symptoms and not "heals" the cause, while having side-effects, is not that encouraging...
It’s hard to trust someone who willingly lives in San Francisco.
I feel that way about FL and TX
What an idiotic remark... A+ on that...
Back in my clubbing days I did ecstasy and ketamine a lot. What an incredible combination.
Yes, the upper/downer combo. Back in the days, I had the CK(one) experience...
Lol, more ketamine, just was SF needs… I don’t understand how this isn’t a bandaid for mental issues like other drugs abused recreationally.
Are you a psychiatrist?!
he's an anesthesiologist.
No and most psychiatrists and addiction experts do not recommend this type of treatment because it can cause people to get much worse and develop horrible addictions to academy and and other drugs whenever they are able to get ketamine. It can make PTSD ten times worse and can lead to suicide but they won't tell you that because they are literally selling it.
The people that promote this, should be placed behind prison bars.
They're just drug dealers with a medical degree. Thousands of people who have been scammed by the idea of ketamine treatment are now living on the streets or in rehab centers because they developed an addiction or their mental health severely declined because of this drug. The only reason why people actually promote this is because they are selling it and they want to make a profit. they don't give a shit about whether or not people get better. People have literally killed themselves because of ketamine treatment. I can't wait until this shit is illegal.
Why?
I think you have warped mind !!
@@forestnymph8401because he's an ignorant ass that believes he should have the authority to put people in prison for not believing the same way he does. Keep in mind no one he's talking about has ever done a single thing to him. Psilocybin saved my life back in 1991. I'm not a fan of ketamine or molly but if they can help someone let go of pain they've been dealing with. I say let the volunteers try it. Worse case they have a bad trip, but since they have a professional trip sitter at their side I can't think of a safer way to treat these people.
You have no clue or understanding for people that have terrible anxiety and pain, I feel sorry for you and your attitude.