Ketamine and Pain: What Users Say

• Sam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 14, 2020

For Anesthesia "The worst surgical experience of my life as a result of ketamine. I went into a dissociative state that was terrifying. There was a lot of breakthrough pain that was excruciating, and I heard myself screaming for help. The procedure seemed to last for hours, and ultimately I thought I was never going to wake up from the nightmare, and I wanted to be unplugged so I could die and finally escape the nightmare."

• Ket...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 22, 2019

For Pain "I had my 1st ketamine infusion yesterday. It definitely is an experience, no doubt about that. I have been in severe pain for 4 years. CRPS, pain every second of the day. I had a few hours of not quite pain-free... but definitely tolerable. I will be doing it again. They suggest 4 to 5 to really notice a difference."

• Tlm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 8, 2020

For Pain "I had a total knee replacement, and the surgeon used ketamine in the hospital. I don't know where so many quacks think it works to the point of getting up and walking immediately afterward. This is a horrible pain reliever for such severe pain. On top of that, because I was in such pain, I received no therapy in the 5 days I was in the hospital. 2 months out and still in extreme pain."

• Ahu...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2022

For Anesthesia "I had an emergency C-section at 29 weeks of pregnancy. My spinal failed. I screamed and cried when the surgeon cut me. I was not given general anesthesia because a nurse who knew my son was not moving/kicking anymore thought making me eat something right before my emergency ultrasound was a good idea. My water had been broken for a few days, and I had been on hospital bed rest. They gave me ketamine. I still felt them burning my flesh, and at one point, it felt like the surgeon grabbed my organs right under my lower ribs and was trying to yank them out of my body. I felt like I was being disemboweled, and my baby was being stolen from my body. I tried to scream a lot. I heard whooshing sounds in my ears. I believe I felt the entire surgery while paralyzed, thinking I was dying from the extreme pain. I was told by family that my eyes were open, and I was drooling. As my pain got more intense, I began to forget my name, who I am, and what I am. I suffered tremendously. My postpartum pain was severe."