Transcription of Video

So what made you start taking ketamine?

Well, I researched it for a long time because I've had depression for as long as I can remember—probably even since high school. So I retired and said to myself, "I got to do something about depression because I'm done." I had been reading about ketamine and thought it was interesting. So I jumped in, decided to check it out and do it. I'm glad I did. I read a lot about it, watched a lot of videos, and got whatever I could get my hands on about it. It seemed safe, so I tried it.

What was your first treatment like?

Wow. Amazing. It's almost like a spiritual kind of experience—just some kind of spiritual awakening, almost. It was fantastic. But every treatment after that was even better. I would go deeper into it. When you're in depression, it's like there's this hole inside you that you're constantly trying to fill. Some people fill it with food—I did. Others fill it with alcohol, drugs, or sex. Whatever you fill that hole with, right? There’s something about ketamine that fills that hole. When you're done with it, I don't feel the need to fill that emptiness anymore. My relationship with food has totally changed. I just don't eat emotionally anymore; I don't have this thing that I'm trying to fill, and that's really what it did for me.

How many treatments did it take for you to start noticing a difference?

Probably two or three, but I'm glad I did six just because I enjoy them and looked forward to them. I started feeling a difference really after the second or third one, especially in my relationship with food and myself. I don’t wake up with dread anymore and hardly have any negative thoughts. When I do notice them, I ask myself, "What's that about?" Before, it was just constant negative thoughts—that's what depression really was for me.

So would you say that you're in remission from your depression?

Oh, yeah, absolutely. I can't even imagine feeling that way anymore. Naturally, I just feel good. Most days, I'm in a good mood. I get bored sometimes, but even when I feel like I should be doing something and I'm not motivated, I'm not depressed or angry. I just realize I'm bored and need to go do something.

So if somebody was on the fence about ketamine, what would you tell them?

I'd say go for it. I don't know—it's my experience, and I hear that every experience is different. But I do have a friend who also did it, and we chatted; it was kind of like a spiritual awakening for him too. When I say spiritual, I just mean you feel whole. Everything makes sense—it's like an AHA moment, right? It's like, "Oh, I'm okay. I am okay." That's how it makes me feel, and it made him feel the same way. So I would say go for it. If you're on the fence, you're not going to be disappointed. It's good stuff.