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ketamine dosage

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


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