Comments on: What is Ketamine? + Mechanism of Action & Side Effects

By: Glen Blaschke

Glen Blaschke — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 05:40:47 +0000

Hi. My son is bi-polar (not exactly diagnosed by a psychiatrist because he wont go to one). Our Family Internal Med. Dr said he was most likely Bi-polar since he fit the classic symptoms…this was at 16…he is now 25. He is a Heroin addict and has tried Methadone and Suboxine for years but stopped and now on Heroin again. We beg him to go to rehab and even threaten him. His response is that he is in love with H…nothing makes him feel better. He blames our whole family for his depression, bringing up things from his childhood that caused his problems. Fact is, he had a wonderful childhood and the stories he tells are so twisted and wrong but he has convinced himself they are true!
I’m sorry for the long story…I’m just curious if Ketamine treatment is something that might work for him? Do hardcore addicts usually respond well? Thank you.

By: Bren

Bren — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 04:35:25 +0000

Ketamine helps with dope sickness associated to opiate use

By: Randa L

Randa L — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 19:51:14 +0000

In reply to Norman Andrews.

Hi Norman,
You should be able to see the rating scale, even after the post updated. You should still be able to rate the post.
Best,
Randa

By: Norman Andrews

Norman Andrews — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 04:13:29 +0000

Having just read the article on 02-23-2018, which is after Jake’s constructive criticism was instrumental in improving the article, I would like to rate it as a “5”. But the rating scale is not visible anymore. Perhaps that is a result of fixing an article based on reader criticism – it might be thought to invalidate earlier ratings, and any subsequent post-fix ratings would not entirely be based on the original article’s pre-fix worth. Hard to know just how to deal with that, I think, as some people will see it differently.

By: Randa L

Randa L — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:07:44 +0000

In reply to Jake.

Hi Jake,

Thanks for your feedback. The post now includes most of the studies you sent.

Best,

Randa

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 01:57:47 +0000

Poorly written and researched article especially the ‘user experiences.’ Doesn’t mention recent research by NIMH and pharmaceutical companies on ketamine and various analogues such as esketamine. Here are a few
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28194724
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29282469
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29282452
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28790825
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28092469