I’m someone who has always had a positive relationship with drugs.
In my early 20s, I usedpsilocybinasmushroomsto move through major teenage trauma.
What I experienced in a week accomplished more for me than two years of previous therapy did.
Verywell / Madelyn Goodnight
My drug usage felt like a generally functional and fun element of my youth.
Of course, it’s common for the role of drugs in society to change over time.
Little did I know: quite a lot.
What Is At-Home Ketamine Therapy?
Despite my general lack of interest in drugs these days I figured,hey, what could go wrong?
Little did I know: quite a lot.
Even though there is noactualtherapy involved, ketamine companies charge as if there were.
The survey results said I was a match, which led me to schedule a telehealth consult.
Less than two minutes into my consult, the practitioner told me I was an excellent candidate.
Surprised that I was declared a candidate so quickly, I asked the provider what would disqualify someone.
She answered that disqualifiers included severe mental health problems likesuicidal ideationand physical issues like high blood pressure.
With no further questions, she told me my kit would soon be in the mail.
Instead, I have very mild anxiety that I control through lifestyle habits such as exercise or meditation.
I decided that a half dose would be safer for me.
I lasted eight minutes before I had to swallow the dissolved lozenge or risk vomiting.
For the next hour, I felt a bit woozy.
I did not enter a k-hole, and about 45 minutes later, I felt mostly normal again.
Or so I thought.
I problem-solved everything that came up.
For example, when I thought, “I have so many articles to write this week!
How will I ever do it?”
I decided to skip my thyroid pill.
Sympathomimetic is a complex term for what I experienced: a system that feels like it’s on overdrive.
Even other ketamine providers note that thyroid issues can be a problem for its usage.
Patients rely on providers to use their knowledge, which laypeople don’t have, judiciously.
There’s a fine line between drug use andsubstance misuse.
Even though recreational drug use is discussed casually here, it isn’t always a casual matter.
If you’re experiencing a potential problem with drug usage,help is available.
For more mental health resources, see ourNational Helpline Database.
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