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Has anyone done therapeutic Ketamine for their depression/anxiety that comes with ADHD? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am not sure if I have a Treatment Resistant Depression, but I sure have been on multiple SSRIS for the last 10 years.

I honestly don't feel any of them have "really worked" besides being numb.

I want to stop taking them eventually, wondering if Ketamine would open me in therapy and make it more meaningful/impacting.

I'm a really anxious person, so the thought of trying Ket or psychedelics always gets me nervous, like permanently making my anxiety worse or wake up some schizophrenia (I have no signs, nor I have relatives)

I know that attentiveness and dopamine regulation won't improve with ket, but has anyone else been able to treat the depression and anxiety that comes with ADHD?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

As someone, who was on SSRIs for 12 years. With doctors assistance I've weened off it and my last pill was 2 weeks ago. Couple that with just accepting who I was and what this condition meant and how it affects every aspect of life. Though the withdrawal was rough and I'm still feeling the brain zaps, but my quality of life and outlook about the future has improved 1000%. Please only take this as anecdotal as I'm not in an medical profession. But now the only thing I take is Vyvanse and I really was only prescribed that 6 months ago. As other have pointed out I was being treated for a symptom and not a root cause, and while I cannot say one way or another weather K will help you , its really something to talk over with a doctor. I will say that managing the Cause and not the symptoms does make everything else a lot easier. I think the only thing SSRIs were doing for me was making it very easy to be 'detached'.

Good luck on your journey I hope you can find the treatment that works for you.