Hi all,


Frogga, I would imagine that the hallucinations are far more likely to happen on Intra-venous Ketamine. I was having oral Ketamine a few years ago and never got the slightest "buzz" from it.
It is a place called "the K-HOLE" in street terms. These hallucinations are what are aimed for but they are only sustained by taking repeated and large doses as Ketamine is very quickly absorbed by the body, it has a very short half life which is why it is so safe to use under supervision.
It is interesting that after all these years I still do respond to it which makes me believe it is difficult to become tolerant to it.
I wonder if because the outpatient dose is given and then you go home whether it is a large once off dose as compared to the slow titration that an inpatient treatment affords?
I would love to know how much is given and how long you stay in the outpatient department before you are discharged?
Cheers all
Tayla
ps- Frogga, I usually have my infusions running at about 6-8 mgs per hour which would be equivalent to approx 200mgs a day but being IV it does have a much more apparent affect than oral.

Thanks Tayla
I knew I forgot something
Ketamine is absorbed into the bloodstream at greater levels through IV infusions than orally.
That is not to say it does not get absorbed quite well orally -it does -just not at the levels of IV infusions.
I do have the study which supports this .
I will search for it and post it.
If oral ketamine was a sufficient mode of transport then there would be no need for these coma doses .I think you need quite a lot orally at once to get to the k- hole ; not several mg.s titrated throughout the day.
The ketamine booster or Schartzman infusion is 20 mg an hour for 4 hours for a total of 80 mgs IV over 4 hours - discharged immediately
My doctor does this in his mini protocol to boost the system - to get it going with a big bang bang - rev it up and then keep it going with oral doses.
The cost of the IV infusions right now( hospital beds,infusions and nurse over seeing procedure ) without an insurance program covering them is prohibitive to do anything more.
Oral ketamine made at the compound pharmacy is pretty cheap.

Please let me know if there is anything else you want to know that I may be able to help you with Tayla and all

Peace

GnP ( still feeling good with one half day setback)

GnP,
Best wishes that you continue to have good results.
This is so interesting.
Linmarie