Posted by pedr on June 19, 2019, at 15:05:30
In reply to Re: Spravato (esketamine) » pedr, posted by Ruuudy on June 18, 2019, at 18:15:21
> Howdy Pete,
> Those symptoms of anger & irritability have been my most noteable & troublesome mental issues as of the past year. And I'm not gonna say it yet 'cause I've only had 2 treatments with Spravato (esketamine), but I think there might be just a tinge bit less of those temperments. Got quite a bit of stress in my life right now, which I'm sure is contributing to my flare-ups.I hear ya, all is not OK in my World too unfortunately. That's potentially promising though about the "bit less".
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> Were you taking straight ketamine nasal sprays, or are you living somewhere where esketamine has been available?It was a pain doctor quack of the highest order in Union Square in the middle of NYC. To be fair, at least he tried different things - even if most of it was quackery.
Ketamine is fair game (and very cheap) outside of Psychiatry.
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> I was just about to start trying the IV Ketamine, which would have required me to go out of town for treatment, and instead started the Spravato last week.Tough call. IV's supposed to be the more "authentic" delivery route but data's hard to go by.
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> The main complaint I read about in all the articles is that treatment is "time-consuming" ---
> well, I'm not complaining about - it's actually somewhat of a relief to be able to get outta the retail hardware store I run and get some "relaxing" time!I wish I could get into that mindset w.r.t. missing work. I get super anxious when I have to miss work for my myriad appointments :(
> Right now for the month, it's twice a week. Starting next month, it will be once a week. Then after that,,, who knows,,, maybe once a month? Maybe 4 times a year?. We'll see.
Interesting. Does that vary if you don't respond at all or respond super well?
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> Feel free to ask me any questions, and I'll update as the treatment progresses.
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> Rudy
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Will do. Best of luck Rudy.
Pete
I love the smell of Abilify in the morning. The smell, you know that chemical smell. Smells like victory. Some day this war's gonna end...
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