Kizzie's Journal

[Blueberry]

I was breaking down at the thought of waiting for another whole week for treatment to start so phoned the clinic Fri and asked for my session earlier

Good on you for asking!

and they complied! 

So so happy and relieved for you Kizzie 

[Kizzie]

Tks BB.      Just two more sleeps as we used to say to our son.

[Armee]

 

You're doing great advocating for yourself and I know how hard it is for those of us with this background to feel worthy of asking for extra help. Thank you Kizzie because it helps all of us and I hope you get some relief real soon.

Much Love,

K/Armee

[sanmagic7]

   what armee and blueberry said.  thanks so much for sharing this experience, kizzie.  fingers crossed that you get relief soon!  love and hugs

[Hope67]

Hi Kizzie,
Wow, that is exciting that you'll be having that treatment soon, and I think it's great that you advocated to get it sooner. 



Hope 

[Kizzie]

Tks Hope, one more sleep to go. 

[sanmagic7]

fingers crossed and prayers flying that you find some relief, kizzie and your treatment goes well.  love and hugs

[Kizzie]

Well, today's the day for my first Ketamine therapy treatment and I am so nervous/anxious but also excited.

My bag is packed with a fuzzy blanket, face mask, water and iphone with the app downloaded that I will listen to while under the ketamine. They have one for each session.

I have read through both pamphlets they sent twice and worked out my intentions for the session as requested.

It's not even 7 AM and I don't have to be there until 0945 

Please, please, please let this go well for me like it has for others. 

[dollyvee]

 

[Armee]

 

[paul72]

 

[Bach]

 

[sanmagic7]

 

[Blueberry]

Rooting for you Kizzie 

[Kizzie]

Sadly it did not go well but I honestly don't want to discourage anyone else from trying.  I have a whole bunch of medication issues going on that I think interfered with getting what I should have out of the session.  My BP was really high going in and coming out which is not good.

I will be talking with one of the clinic psychiatrists at 1 today and I suspect he will say I will need to get my anxiety under control via Risperidone or some other non-SSRI, taper right off the Lorazepam and Zolpidem before I can try another session.  Or he may say Ketamine is not for me 

I must say I've never been on quite the trip like that so Papa in my books Ketamine is definitely a psychedelic.  Definitely a wild ride!! It may have been too high a dose in addition to my own medications in the mix.