Posted by JohnLA on February 16, 2012, at 21:35:13
In reply to Re: Ketamine - bladder issues » JohnLA, posted by SLS on February 16, 2012, at 2:06:05
great questions scott.
i'm not sure of the answers. my totally non-medical opinion is that the iv would be used for severely depressed/suicidal people and the other 2 delivery methods would be more for those that are depressed, but treatment resistant.
again, i'm not a doctor so i really don't know.
i have made contact with 2 doctors who treat with ketamine. spoken with one who only does the nasal spray and sublingual delivery of ketamine. the other i have yet to speak with, only voicemail. i think he only does iv treatments. i'll try and get some more info from the 2nd doc.
the doctor i am seeing requires you to spend a week with her trying out different doses to find the correct dosage (nasally or sublingually). i see her next month.
i am tempted to drop some serious money (about $1000) and go to my shock doc at ucla and try the iv route. ironically, my last period of depression free symptoms was following sinus surgery. i had absolutely no depression for 3 or 4 days following the 1 hour surgery. i didn't ask, but i wonder if they used ketamine to put me out.
i'll do my best to keep you posted on what i find.
john
poster:JohnLA
thread:1009454
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20120212/msgs/1010495.html