My insurance approved me for Spravato (esketamine)!!! I start tomorrow!!!
It's inhaled (a spray) and then you hang out in a room for 2 hours. They said not to listen to music with words & that it peaks at about 40 mins. You aren't allowed to drive until the next day.
I've failed maybe 8 SSRI/SNRIs in my life and I'm currently on an off label (ie really fricking high) dosage of Prozac but still having acute suicidal ideation (SI).
Ketamine is an NMDA antagonist and works differently than SSRIs. A lot of people get relief from SI immediately after the first session but sometimes it takes a couple.
I'm so happy I finally might get some relief from my despair and suffering. I am really reaching “last resort” in terms of what's available to me. I have electro shock therapy left and that's about it. Hoping this works.
Has anyone else here done it?
Edit: I'm out of benefactor awards just fyi
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Prescribed for TRD? What I've seen is short term efficacy in ppl who are an immediate suicide risk, for about 2 weeks while something else is figured out. Data for long term use isn't very good. It's fun though so enjoy
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Thanks. You're an MD, right? My psychiatrist said he didn't have an opinion since they don't do it much there but I have decided to try it because I need some urgent relief from my suffering.
I am an immediate suicide risk unfortunately :(
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Yes but don't deal with this area though remember in my phd for neurosci the big paper for ket came out of yale circa 2016
Good for your psychiatrist not running ketamine infusion clinic and not selling you on it is a sign they might be good
Hang in there but not literally. It's an interesting world and you'll only have to put up with it once
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Literally
no on will listen 
to the fact ket isn't any sort of longterm solution
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