Posted by brynb on February 8, 2013, at 5:43:30
In reply to My Ketamine trial + new pdoc, posted by brynb on January 31, 2013, at 9:48:34
I went for another IM (3 shots) of Ketamine yesterday. Again, it went well. So far, the only side effect I feel immediately is fatigue afterwards. It's really helped my mood. (It lifted me out of a bad depressive episode.)
I still suffer from irritability and cognitive difficulties, but the pdoc told me last night that Ketamine should help irritability, as they've had great success with it in bipolar patients as well as in those with MDD. Hopefully that symptom will resolve, but we'll reevaluate each time.
The plan is to get 2 more rounds of treatment next week, then 1 Ketamine treatment a week for the following 2 weeks, followed by 1 treatment a month thereafter as maintenance.
I've got my fingers and toes crossed. So far, so good,
I'm happy to answer any questions if you're interested in knowing more.
Hope you're all faring well.
-b
Current regimen:
-Ketamine IM injections
-Lexapro 20mg
-Tramadol 50 mg
-Valium 30 mg (20 @ night, 10 during the day)
-Deplin 15mg
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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