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Dec 12, 2023, 11:58 AM
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Has anyone tried Ketamine Infusions? What was your experience and did it help at all?
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors. |
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Dec 12, 2023, 03:21 PM
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@NixueDixue I know nothing from personal experience but this article by the Mayo Clinic may give you what you need to decide. Ketamine For Depression: What You Need To Know - Mayo Clinic Press
Check with insurer they may not cover ketamine. @CANDC
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Dec 12, 2023, 03:50 PM
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There is also a spray available (nasal, I guess?). I looked into Ketamine in the past. The cost was prohibitive at the time, but I understand that some insurance companies now cover some of the cost. Greenbrook is one of the centers that does the spray.
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Dec 20, 2023, 07:56 PM
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I went to a consultations. Well, insurance will cover nothing and the Doctor said for ketamine to work it is done twice a week for 6 weeks. It is $2000 for 6 sessions. I can not pay that. However they do offer for me to do my therapy sessions under a low dose of ketamine. My therapist is on board with that. I am thinking maybe a session or two doing that. I do not think I need a entire series of twice a week Ketamine.
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Dec 20, 2023, 09:00 PM
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Dec 24, 2023, 01:45 AM
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I have heard anecdotally that it helps fast but not for a long time. In other words you need more and more. Not sure as the source was not authoritative. But something to keep in mind, still.
You have MDD and not Bipolar, right? @MoxieDoxie
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Dec 31, 2023, 04:40 PM
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors. |
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Dec 31, 2023, 04:42 PM
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I am going with one session with my therapist there to see how my body handles it and my "parts." I really do not want to spend that kind of money and be drugged that many times.
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When a child’s emotional needs are not met and a child is repeatedly hurt and abused, this deeply and profoundly affects the child’s development. Wanting those unmet childhood needs in adulthood. Looking for safety, protection, being cherished and loved can often be normal unmet needs in childhood, and the survivor searches for these in other adults. This can be where survivors search for mother and father figures. Transference issues in counseling can occur and this is normal for childhood abuse survivors. |
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Feb 20, 2024, 12:13 AM
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Two years ago I had a series of 8 infusions which put me into remission. Ever since then, I've had a few maintenance infusions. My last one was probably late summer/early fall of last year, and I've been fine ever since (with oral medications of course).
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