Just been back to my doctor and [again] she doesn't seem to "get" PTSD/CPTSD. She wants me to try yet another SSRI, but antidepressants just seem to turn my symptoms up to number 11 and beyond.
There is a Psychiatrist here at Oxford University in the UK who is trialling Ketamine infusions treatment, and I think I may be able to persuade my doc to refer me. Although it's done within the NHS, there is no funding available so it's expensive, but I would do pretty much anything to get a little peace from the mental and emotional barrage that is assaulting me and my senses almost constantly.
Ketamine is a Class A controlled drug here in the UK, and anyway I would only consider using it if administered by a doctor or anaesthesiologist as the therapeutic dose is much much lower than the "recreational" dose of street
I can see that Ketamine infusion as a treatment for PTSD seems more common in the U.S. There is even a Ketamine Advocacy Network website, which gives really good information about theory & practice of treatment.
Has anybody tried Ketamine infusion? And if so, how did it work out for you, and do you become a slave to going back for top-ups [which is what my doctor fears would happen]?
There is a Psychiatrist here at Oxford University in the UK who is trialling Ketamine infusions treatment, and I think I may be able to persuade my doc to refer me. Although it's done within the NHS, there is no funding available so it's expensive, but I would do pretty much anything to get a little peace from the mental and emotional barrage that is assaulting me and my senses almost constantly.
Ketamine is a Class A controlled drug here in the UK, and anyway I would only consider using it if administered by a doctor or anaesthesiologist as the therapeutic dose is much much lower than the "recreational" dose of street
I can see that Ketamine infusion as a treatment for PTSD seems more common in the U.S. There is even a Ketamine Advocacy Network website, which gives really good information about theory & practice of treatment.
Has anybody tried Ketamine infusion? And if so, how did it work out for you, and do you become a slave to going back for top-ups [which is what my doctor fears would happen]?