I just finished my first 2 months of ketamine treatments with Dr. Getson in NJ. I didn't change anything about my meds before starting the treatments. But I did start to taper, and completely go off of my opiods, while receiving the treatments.

I don't think they cross each other out. But perhaps you would be able to tell more easily whether you were getting a lot of pain relief from the ketamine if you were off all meds.

Because I had such a terrible time with my head with my RSD, I knew after my first infusion that ketamine worked for me. Before ketamine, I could not tolerate any noise or vibrations at all. No TV, radios, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, etc. Immediately after the first infusion, I could listen to the radio in my dad's car without pain. It was amazing!

I tried to taper off my fentanyl patches on my own. But I needed a script for Suboxone because I got really, really sick. Even when the Suboxone was done, I still had symptoms of withdrawal for a few weeks afterwards. If you have been on opiods for a long time I would advise you to talk to your doctor before trying to go off of them. I never expected to have such a hard time, especially with my stomach.

If you have any questions, let me know. Good luck XOXOX Sandy