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Originally Posted by Littlepaw
Hi Jennijojo,
Hard to know which med you reacted and responded to. I do well on the ketamine with versed. They put a little zofran in for nausea which is my biggest side effect. I tend to be urpy, never outgrew motion sickness, etc.
So far I just get swirly colors behind my eyes. I keep them closed because the blurry double vision many get during the infusion is not to my liking. I listen to peaceful music and just chill out. Same day I take a nice long nap and dont drive till the following morning. No afteraffects to date. I am little and not real tolerant of meds but it hasn't been difficult.
My dose was built up from 0.5 mg per kg to 0.75, next time we go to 1mg, the max dose he gives. I go every two weeks for 4 more sessions, then have boosters. If I dont like the higher dose I will go back down because I get benefit at the mid level. My next infusion is this Friday, my schdule got delayed since they are booked. I will post an update to my ketamine thread a few days after.
Keep in mind effects are cumulative and not earth shattering for most people. It takes a while to build. If you go for it try more than one before making a judgement.
So glad you got some relief!  |
Next time I think I would do better with an infused dose rather than boom all at once. Thing is I didn't even know he put ketamine into the mixture until he was putting it in.
I giggle now hearing the nurses say "is she having a seizure? What's going on?" And the doc says "it makes you feel like you're on another planet" lol so very true. I think infusion would be best for me. I'm not one who likes to lose control of my mind like that! I will talk to them next visit and see what they have to say. Reading that study I didn't see whether that 5 year improvement time frame was with one block or regular bier blocks? So I'm curious what is in store for me but at least I know this dr has other tricks up his sleeve vs how his p.a talked at my last appointment!