Miscellaneous Trip stoppers. Are they bullshit?

[SaintJude]

Speaking of Ketamine specifically, the clinics will tell you to not take your morning dose of benzos or amphetamines, but buprenorphine and SSRIs are fine.

I asked whether they interfere with the efficacy of Ketamine itself or just don't want to risk drug interactions. I was surprised to have been given different answers by different doctors.

Some said that benzos would lessen the efficacy and experience, others said it was for respiratory depression risks. I was told amphetamine avoidance was to keep your heart rate steady. Multiple Drs said bupe was fine, but one said he did see that patients using bupe and trying to treat Depression had to come back much more frequently than those who did not.

Does anyone have any experience and/or knowledge on this topic?

 

[vita17]

Speaking of Ketamine specifically, the clinics will tell you to not take your morning dose of benzos or amphetamines, but buprenorphine and SSRIs are fine.

I asked whether they interfere with the efficacy of Ketamine itself or just don't want to risk drug interactions. I was surprised to have been given different answers by different doctors.

Some said that benzos would lessen the efficacy and experience, others said it was for respiratory depression risks. I was told amphetamine avoidance was to keep your heart rate steady. Multiple Drs said bupe was fine, but one said he did see that patients using bupe and trying to treat Depression had to come back much more frequently than those who did not.

Does anyone have any experience and/or knowledge on this topic?

I have a prescription for ADHD meds in the amphetamine class and am wondering what the interaction is like between taking occasional small dose of ketamine with these meds? What's your take? I usually smoke a little weed every so often while on ADHD meds to handle the intensity and keep focused or relax a bit as I go for lengthy 12-16 hour on-and-off work sessions. Curious for your experience.

 

[Camomill]

'bad trip' in itself seems to be quite the spectrum. Minor complications for example could more often than not stem from overreaction/general anxiety.
An effective tool can be to remember to control and influence one's breathing.

Very good practice.
But I know there could be more dramatic situations, or the case of actual physical complications, an overdose for example.
In which case it also really depends on what kind of 'trip' you are on, and what dose etc... A general trip stopper seems pharmacologically naive to me but it could work some times...