I had 11 Ketamine infusions this fall. They were done in an outpatient surgical center. The infusions are done through an IV and pump. The amount of ketamine given over 30 minutes is based on your weight. Ketamine is an anesthetic, although in these infusions it is a small dose and you don't lose consciousness totally.

A nurse is in the room the whole time the infusion is going. You are hooked up to a heart monitor, BP cuff, oxygen monitor. Ketamine can make your blood pressure rise.

For me I always felt like I was outside my body and felt like I was drifting down a river. It wasn't an unpleasant feeling.

I had six initial treatments. They took away my depression very quickly. The problem is the results of ketamine don't last that long. That is why it is still experimental. It will probably never be mainstream. But there is a new med in Phase 3 clinical trials based on the action of ketamine in the brain. This drug will be revolutionary. They are saying it will be the biggest breakthrough in psychiatry in 5o years.
I had 5 maintenance treatments. The longest one infusion lasted for me was about 5 days. I would still be doing them but I ran out of money. They cost 400 dollars a treatment.

IF you live near Philadelphia I can give you info on the place where they are done,send me a PM.