How the psychedelic drug Ketamine is being used to treat mental health issues
On the streets, the hallucinogenic drug goes by the names Special K, K, KitKat, Cat Valium, Super Acid, Special La Coke, Purple, Jet, and Vitamin K.
Medically, ketamine has been used for decades as an anesthetic and painkiller, primarily in veterinary surgery - but for some Canadians, the dissociative drug has become a life-saver in their battle against depression and other mental health concerns.
“It’s literally changed my life,” said Cassandra Walker, who has had depression for most of her teens and her entire adult life.
“I went from being that person who couldn’t get out of bed, would wake up in the morning with paralyzing anxiety and I almost couldn’t tell you why.”
Last fall, Alberta became the first province in Canada to regulate psychedelic drug-assisted therapy for mental health treatments, including psilocybin and psilocin (both found in magic mushrooms), MDMA, LSD, mescaline (peyote), DMT, 5 methoxy DMT and ketamine.
Dr. Yogesh Thakker, a psychiatrist and owner of Manor Clinic, said statistics show about one in eight Canadians will experience depression at some point in their life.
For people with treatment-resistant depression, Thakker said ketamine has been found to have response rates up to 70 to 80 per cent — which he said is a higher rate than with traditional medication. Results are also seen almost overnight.
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Medically, ketamine has been used for decades as an anesthetic and painkiller, primarily in veterinary surgery - but for some Canadians, the dissociative drug has become a life-saver in their battle against depression and other mental health concerns.
“It’s literally changed my life,” said Cassandra Walker, who has had depression for most of her teens and her entire adult life.
“I went from being that person who couldn’t get out of bed, would wake up in the morning with paralyzing anxiety and I almost couldn’t tell you why.”
Last fall, Alberta became the first province in Canada to regulate psychedelic drug-assisted therapy for mental health treatments, including psilocybin and psilocin (both found in magic mushrooms), MDMA, LSD, mescaline (peyote), DMT, 5 methoxy DMT and ketamine.
Dr. Yogesh Thakker, a psychiatrist and owner of Manor Clinic, said statistics show about one in eight Canadians will experience depression at some point in their life.
For people with treatment-resistant depression, Thakker said ketamine has been found to have response rates up to 70 to 80 per cent — which he said is a higher rate than with traditional medication. Results are also seen almost overnight.
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