This is a beautiful and really brave video to make. Thank you for your transparency, I'm sure you've helped answer tons of peoples' questions about Spravato.
Thursday is the date of my first session to take Spravato Anl. I am very afraid After taking the first dose after two hours, can I drive the car and go home???😢
I was not allowed to drive home from Spravato and I'm sure that's a good thing. I was always sleepy afterwards. If you don't have any other way of getting home, you might have to stay longer for the effects to wear off. I hope there's nothing scary about the experience for you! Relax and listen to happy/calm music.
Thanks for sharing your experience, Kristin. I’ve had struggles with depression on & off for years starting in my teens, but it was always passive & would go away quickly or I had things to distract myself in the interim so I didn’t have to think about it. I’m now 25 & the last 3 years of my life have been pure hell with little to no signs of improvement other than my anxiety improving significantly. I’ve tried several meds, different types of therapy including individual & group, then I most recently tried 36 sessions of TMS around 6 months ago which was very painful & a slog for me to get through only to get no result at all, I’m still so disappointed by it & I feel like a complete nutcase with no much wrong with me considering the success rate only for it to do absolutely nothing for me. Spravato is about the only thing left for me to try, but I’m super cautious & can only imagine it being another pathetic failure. I’m so sick of feeling like this & just want my life back, I hate being so miserable, sad & lonely. I just want to get better & hate having others see me like this, especially my Mom. 😔
I can see a difference in your eyes though as you are talking after using the medication. It's awesome to see you doing better. I also may try this soon. Thanks for telling us about what you have experienced. Love to see the positives.
Great! I still take the same daily depression meds because Spravato and TMS have always been in addition to meds. No relapse in sight! I'm always sort of monitoring my mood, though, because if I do relapse I want to get help right away so it doesn't get too bad.
@@HookerTheWriter I just finished TMS therapy a couple of weeks ago (36 days). So far, I have experienced more energy, almost no depression, and a rise in self-confidence. I do take Prozac for depression along with other daily meds for anxiety and ADHD. When my Doc said to me, "let's hope it lasts a long time," I didn't realize it may "fade away" if you will. I try not to think about that and practice mindfulness, staying in the moment, in the NOW. I have been interested in ketamine therapy before. My Doc informed me that a couple his patients were more depressed after ketamine therapy. That really scared me. However, if TMS doesn't last long, I will for sure try it. Your videos are very informative. Thanks for sharing. P.S. Where can I purchase your book? 🌻🌻🌻
thanks for the report...finishing off my once a month for four months maintenance TMS in August and would like to move on to Spravato...don't know if my doc or insurance company will agree to it...will let you know
Thank you so much! I think it’s not a coincident I just saw your video popping up to me in one of these not good days !! I am now 8th weeks since I started on Spravato and it’s is one of those bad days .. after watching your video instantly felt that I have to be continuous that there is bad days .. Since I started my spravato which was a godsend after struggling for a long time with resistant depression “ or whatever the name,, but really I’m now feeling much better and still three months to go as the treatment plan 🤞 .. I wish you are doing well 🙏.. will be nice to share your experience so far :) .. stay blessed 🙏
Thank you so much for making this video. I have a loved one considering this option and I have learned a lot about this therapy and am hopeful for her in trying this!
The past videos i saw your positive experiences with TMS as i was thinking of giving it another try, but i see you’ve moved on to this treatment. Im very happy this new treatment has helped you find some peace and would be willing to try it myself, i just wonder as a fellow sufferer of major depression and some paranoid thinking, is there anything to fear with this treatment making anxiety worse? Take care and i hope you’re still doing well.
This treatment is not for anxiety and whether it could make anxiety worse, I'm not sure. It doesn't hurt to ask a doctor. In my state, one can get psilocybin treatment now which I'm not going to do since insurance doesn't cover it (yet) but perhaps you could look into that as well! Don't give up!
@@HookerTheWriterThanks. Ive just been so cautious over the years with trying medications and most of them unfortunately just making me feel worse. Its made me fearful to try anything to be quite honest but these new treatments look promising. Hope things continue to go well for you. Take care ✌️
Your experience has been much different than mine. When it begins working, it HURTS intensely, I feel folded back into myself and cannot really see very well, and I feel intensely tired afterwards. But I have nothing else to try.
@@HookerTheWriter I can't honestly say that it has helped me. It overwhelms me during the treatment and is very VERY unpleasant, I hurt everywhere. It is torture and as it is taking effect I always ask myself why I am doing this to myself. 😫 But I have nothing else to try.
I felt great until the end of 2023, then I relapsed and instead of more TMS, I got Spravato because it's less time consuming. The Spravato worked! I feel great. :)
I already tried prayer. I even went to see special people who miraculously healed a brain tumor. I prayed with every ounce of faith I had. But what if God blessed the hands of the people who created this therapy? Maybe this therapy IS the answer to my prayers. I have no idea what the answer is, but maybe.
that is true also. God may have blessed the hands of these therapists. I was just saying because I prayed my schzophrenia away and I don’t have it anymore. but I prayed for 8 hours everyday for a week. I’m gonna start taking 4,000 milligrams of vitamin d in addition to praying. I guess what works for one person may not work for the next. anyway, God bless you sweetheart and I love you. people love you.
@@jrman413 it went well. I felt great at the treatment. The only thing is it’s not something that lasts long. I wish you could have spravato for at home to take when needed.
Thank you for your videos! They are the most honest, from-the-heart videos I’ve seen on the topics you cover. Giving of yourself by making these helps people. In part because of this video, I just had my first ketamine session a few days ago, using an online provider. I felt tremendous relief after just one session, it was a doozy of a session, really knock me out. But not scary. Ketamine and esketamine are amazing.
Thank you for your kind words! Im trying to make the kind of content I wanted to find when I was looking for help. I’m so happy you’re finding relief. Do you mind my asking what website you went through? I’m interested in doing it at home in the future if I can.
@@HookerTheWriter Sure. I used BetterU. I haven’t used others so I can’t compare, but I do feel like they provide some support and are a great value. I was impressed that the person doing my intake was being very careful about checking for potential contraindications for my starting treatment, and also discussing what to expect. I feel so lucky to have found this medication, the transformation is profound. Thanks again for your contribution to my finding it.
@@HookerTheWriter (I posted this response before, but I just looked and I don’t see it in RU-vid, so I’m posting this again. Hopefully you’re not seeing it twice.) Sure. I used BetterU. I haven’t used others so I can’t compare, but I do feel like they provide some support and are a great value. I was impressed that the person doing my intake was being very careful about checking for potential contraindications for my starting treatment, and also discussing what to expect. I feel so fortunate to have found this medication, the transformation is profound. Thanks again for your contribution to my finding it.
If you look up one of the machines (like neurostar or brainsway) the site likely has a tool to find treatment facilities. That's how I found the clinic I went to. Without insurance, though, it's probably unaffordable. Perhaps you could look into esketamine nasal spray? I'm not sure how much that costs without insurance either, but it requires fewer sessions.
@@HookerTheWriter watched one video of your testimony about how long remission lasting, and relapse started back? i read some medical articles says maintenance sessions sometimes called preventative to relapse. there is protocol of 5 sessions in two days, other still confirm a preventative session preferable before potential relapse. but looks health insurance policies prefer patient relapse first and then they ask for trying again conventional medicine if it resists again then they authorize again.
I have anxiety and depression. I think its actually anxious depression but do you think the Spravoto would help with the anxiety part too. I ve been having a hell of a time tryinf to find a place that takes my insurance.
Thank you for your personal story with Spravato. I am currently ending my 4th week (treatment #8) and still feel a bit lost on the timeline, experience, and expectations. While with any type of mental health treatment mileage may vary, but what you had to say about your experience is lining up exactly with how I feel. I have yet to see major improvements myself, but my wife has noticed changes in my interactions with my 9 year old son. She said I am not so up tight, more jovial and playful. Odd that she can see what I cannot. Videos like yours help to keep up the positive motivation to continue treatment as I am not done yet, there is certainly more to be had! I am glad you mentioned the euphoria experience and that it is not an indication if the treatment is working or not. I was sky-high on treatment 1 and 2, but now it is more like a relaxation than a "trip" and I was worried that it could be losing it's effectiveness. Thanks again for your story. Best of luck!
I appreciate your effort. did you try practicing exercises like doing intense fitness? (just asking not judging) I have a family member recovered after TMS with heavy program of exercises and vitamin D, probiotics, lions mane, and omega 3
I did not. Fitness would be great and I did aquarobics last fall and felt amazing, but then my situation changed and I couldn't do it anymore. I love to hear that it worked for your family member!
Kristin you mention you were put on Lexapro & wellbutrin medications are you still taking these? and may it have been the drugs that pull you through not the TMS? As a Friend wants to try it? does she have to stop all her medications now? - please help ❤
