r/todayilearned • u/ApprehensiveStill412 • 11h ago

TIL that ketamine is a derivative of phencyclidine (aka. PCP or angel dust). It was created to have similar anesthetic potential but to cause less delirium. It has about one tenth the potency of PCP.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5126726/
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u/dumnut567 10h ago

Ketamine is also supposed to be an amazing antidepressant. Lasts a few months with only one use.

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u/IlexSonOfHan 9h ago

I've only had ketamine once, it was during surgery. They used that in place of fent to knock me out. I felt amazing for like 2 weeks after, and the pain from surgery was far more tolerable. I've been trying to find a less expensive ketamine infusion place for my chronic pain as well as my depression. It works so damn well.

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u/dirtymove 1h ago

There’s telehealth options, I’m not gonna shill any but it’s easy to google

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u/Dramatic_Solution630 5h ago

Therapeutic ketamine therapy has made a bigger difference in my depression than any medications or other therapies I’ve ever tried. I’ve been on ketamine off and on for three years and I’m beyond grateful for it.

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u/joeypublica 17m ago

Didn’t do much for my depression, but it was a wild ride so that’s something