Ketamine: Benefits and Risks for Depression, PTSD & Neuroplasticity
- Karli King
- Apr 19, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 7, 2024
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Dr. Huberman has great insight into the risks and benefits of ketamine. We recommend all of our clients and anyone interested in Sacred Journeys, Integrative Medicine, and Psychedelic Therapies watch the linked video.
Introduction:
"In this episode, I explain how ketamine causes rewiring of brain circuits and dissociative states to relieve symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I explain how ketamine impacts both the brain’s glutamate and its endogenous opioid pathways, which together regulate mood and well-being. I discuss how ketamine therapy is used clinically to treat major depression, bipolar depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), suicidality and other psychiatric challenges. I also describe how ketamine causes the subjective effects of dissociation and euphoria and, at higher doses, is an anesthetic. I compare the different routes of ketamine administration, dosages and forms of ketamine, and if micro-dosing ketamine is effective. I also highlight the potential risks of recreational ketamine use (and the colloquial term ‘K-holes’). This episode should interest anyone interested in ketamine, treatments for depression, neuroplasticity mechanisms, psychiatry and mental health."
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