bflost2016
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I have been waiting for ketamine infusion treatments for depression to be offered where I live, but it could be years before that happens, and the closest facility is 600 miles away, my insurance won't cover it out of network, so i can't really afford it.
In lieu of supervised treatments, I have secured liquid pharmaceutical ketamine, and prepared it to be taken sublingually, based on recommendations from another site, to dilute 1g of ketamine with 200 drops of water. Each drop therefore equated to 5mg.
Background: I have treatment resistant depression and have been treated without success for the last 30 years. I have taken every type of medication that is on the market with no long-term success.
I have also been taking 1mg of prescribed Klonopin for several years to treat Insomnia. I’ve never been able to sleep well, and never feel rested. I also take 20mg of prescribed dextrostat in the mornings.
So I started the K testing this weekend and took twice sublingually.
Day 1 - 10mg 1PM, 10mg 4pm– no noticeable effects, but my sleep was very relstless, and I was more groggy than normal in the morning, but felt relatively ok after a few hours.
Day 2 – I took 20 mg at 1 pm with no noticeable effects. This time my sleep was restless again and I actually slept to 3PM (very out of character) and felt out of it the whole day and even more down than normal. I’m a little nervous to continue this experiment if this is going to continue. I’ve paused to evaluate if I need to make some changes.
Is the Klonopin causing this reaction? If so I could avoid the Klonopin the same day I take the Ketamine.
Is the sublingual method an acceptable way to take the Ketamine for this purpose?
Obviously, I would rather do this in a formal manner, through a provider that would offer IV.
Is there a recommended dosage for treatment of depression?
Lastly, is it possible to find a source to administer this through IV?
Thanks!
In lieu of supervised treatments, I have secured liquid pharmaceutical ketamine, and prepared it to be taken sublingually, based on recommendations from another site, to dilute 1g of ketamine with 200 drops of water. Each drop therefore equated to 5mg.
Background: I have treatment resistant depression and have been treated without success for the last 30 years. I have taken every type of medication that is on the market with no long-term success.
I have also been taking 1mg of prescribed Klonopin for several years to treat Insomnia. I’ve never been able to sleep well, and never feel rested. I also take 20mg of prescribed dextrostat in the mornings.
So I started the K testing this weekend and took twice sublingually.
Day 1 - 10mg 1PM, 10mg 4pm– no noticeable effects, but my sleep was very relstless, and I was more groggy than normal in the morning, but felt relatively ok after a few hours.
Day 2 – I took 20 mg at 1 pm with no noticeable effects. This time my sleep was restless again and I actually slept to 3PM (very out of character) and felt out of it the whole day and even more down than normal. I’m a little nervous to continue this experiment if this is going to continue. I’ve paused to evaluate if I need to make some changes.
Is the Klonopin causing this reaction? If so I could avoid the Klonopin the same day I take the Ketamine.
Is the sublingual method an acceptable way to take the Ketamine for this purpose?
Obviously, I would rather do this in a formal manner, through a provider that would offer IV.
Is there a recommended dosage for treatment of depression?
Lastly, is it possible to find a source to administer this through IV?
Thanks!