Can Ketamine Make People Smarter? 

I've heard good things about Ketamine, Mushrooms and their health benefits, I also heard they helps one get through addiction and depression. just wondering where or how I can get my hands on them cause I'll love to give it a try, I'm passing through a state of terrible depression lately.

6 years of ketamine infusions for major depression. My brain is so sharp now that I can work a little. Life changing.

LOL Cybertruck points to "no"

I learned so much as usual and was impressed to see I'm not the only one struggling... thank you !!!

You are not alone I had Covid-19 I was in an induced medical coma. I remember what was going on around me, even though I was in a coma. I remember it’s like I was awake only in my mind. When I screamed nothing would come out I was on a ventilator. When I did wake up I had anxiety it was a fear like a bullet coming at me. I still have PTSD with my Physician.

I'm ADHD and ASD1 and I don't feel like I need to be "fixed" either. I wish life was easier, though. It's tough to focus on anything I'm not interested in, so school was rough, especially in the 70's and 80's where kids like me just slipped through the cracks. My mom knew I was very different from her other two kids and she had no idea of what to do with me. I rarely leave the house because looking at people and having them look at me is too much. I'm too sensitive, and all the cruelty that's out there is something I just don't want to experience anymore. I was going to try Esketamine, but the more I've read about it, it kinda scares me. Ketamine seems so much safer. I just don't want to make anything worse. I think people should really do their homework if they want to try Spravato. Read about the clinical trials, and all the positives and negatives. I'm really bothered by some of it.

He's probably using Ketamine for his depression rather than to boost his creativity directly

I love your smile and your energy.

Will the price come down so low income people can afford this treatment

Plasticity means easily bendable and altered. Altered reality beats conventional reality any day.

Here in Germany the late psychiatrist Professor Hans-Carl Leuner used ketamine injections when treating patients.

I had medical Ketamine IV over a week . I was cognitively uplifted . I made notes , listened to great resources online to discover helpful information. I rested without pain, I also had conversations with family that wouldn’t have happened without the support of the medicines effect . I was so productive from my bed . After treatment I’ve had ongoing uplifted effects and have been able to make better life decisions. I was able to stop self medicating with alcohol completely after treatment. This was self led change . I knew I used A to deal with pain . I have a lower chronic pain score now by two points . My flares that are short lived are the same but having lower overall chronic levels has helped me deal with spikes without using alcohol. A huge win! I could go on . I was in the highest dose in treatment and benefited immensely, I hope to have further success with another treatment within a suitable time period . Thanks for your sharing of this information. It’s still a stigmatised medicine , if I mention it . People refer to the recreational use and horses , lol . I’ve had to educate people and vids like this are my source of validation. Changing lives and the world. ❤

After a non nerve sparing RPLND, after son’s second testicular cancer he had maxed out pain meds in ICU. I asked Dr. to do something for my son. He was injected with ketamine and said he had gone to “Mars.” It certainly worked as he stopped complaining of pain in the context of a very invasive surgery. I’ll be calling soon for an appointment for my own situation.

Dr mentioned for people to post if they have been a slave to themselves, mentally by means of PTSD, depression, etc. I'm raising my hand on all of that. I have been for a very long time, and at least I'm aware of the root of it all. But it's a battle, another battle I should say, because I look at it as a weakness. So, all these years, I'm always thinking somehow that I can help heal myself. I have thought that after all these years, there must be medicines that can help, I'm just leary of the 'psych med' connotation (if that's the right word). This, I'm here for the ketamine topic.

Are you serious ? well i had it for 7 days post op , and i haven’t changed my IQ ,

TEST QUESTION: Can Ketamine raise tetrahydrobiopterin? Why I am asking? A rare haplotype of a GCH1 gene, which changes its function, may be linked to all the topics addressed in this video (pain tolerance, trauma, high IQ, unexplained suicidal depression). The gene's malfunctioning is linked to dystonia, low nitric oxide, endothelial dysfunction (and more). Can Ketamine aid mitochondrial repair? If yes, then I must write to you and share my knowledge.

Ketamine was the loudest drug I have ever had. Being in conscious paralysis where it felt like I could hear and feel all all of my neuro pathways. Like they were being broken or burned. Killing all connections. It was so loud, not in a good way.

I passed a clot through my heart in 2010 and have had uncontrollable panic attacks at times since if I felt any type of tingling in my limbs or accelerated heart rate, etc, even waking up in an attack. I am starting to get better I believe, and fewer episodes.

You’re great at answering these questions accurately and with great language.

This Dr's intelligence, his kind personality, his lack of 'Dr arrogance', reminds me of an amazing, very kind (young!) neurologist who sees my son. Dr Numis, at UCSF, at Benioff. Highly, highly recommend.

Dr Kaveh. Great new video. Making progress since your treatment for PTSD & TOS. Can you discuss a specific IV maintenance schedule regiment to consider for regeneration of lost brain power cognition post PTSD/depressive episode? While still in pain waiting for surgery. Thanks.

I took prescribed esketamine for treatment resistant depression at my psychologist office. I had to discontinue because it worsened my mental health.

Sadly, periodically, I have gotten triggered into being highly reactive when feeling unusually vulnerable or feeling emotionally threatened. It can happen so fast, seemingly out of nowhere, but I believe it's rooted in some kind of fear. It's a horrible feeling - like driving downhill in a car with no brakes. Where otherwise, I'm a very reasonable person, who has access to tact and logic, in these reactive instances I know I'm reacting way over the top and afterwards I'm left feeling so sad for it ever having happened and not handling it better. It leaves me feeling like I'm broken somehow. And I've lost a special person in my life because of an occurrence like this coming out of the blue where I assigned him a motivation for a choice he made that he claimed didn't belong to him. It was an unfair depiction of him and too much for him to deal with. So it can be an isolating feeling. So, no, you're not alone if you also do this. I wish I had more space between stimulus and response in those types of moments. I have learned a bit about reflecting back on the initial feelings I was feeling prior to my reactivity so I'm thinking I may be able to catch myself before I react, but don't really know if I'll be able to. And I am able to excuse myself to deal with my reactivity to ask for time to sort things out perhaps before doing irreparable damage. And eventhough I don't necessarily namecall or swear at the person, my reaction is to a perceived ill motivation on their part, which, of course, is like accusing them of something they did not do. And that's no fun. The three times it's happened in recent years is when I've felt emotionally threatened in some way. So what I realized is it's happened with people who are not able to be present with themselves emotionally, and therefore, not emotionally present with me. And I'm not blaming them. It's just important for me to realize that others at times are not always going to be able to contend with their own feelings and emotions, let alone mine, nor perhaps should they have to. So it's on me to take the best care of me and not leave that in another's hands. The problem is I don't feel competent to be able to take care of me. I'm at the mercy of my disability insurer right now so my income is limited. My quality of life has deteriorated. I've cut my costs way down and have very little-to-no luxury expenditures. I've had to get a reverse mortgage on my house which is eating up the equity in my house every month, but with my limited income it's the only bank loan that I could qualify for. My nervous system has been knocked out of whack. Too many traumas in my life. Too many threats to my life in childhood. Living too long in survival mode as an adult. Lost overall control of my life. Now dependent on a 3rd party insurer due to a diagnosed neurological syndrome. It's a powerless feeling. I do feel "stuck" as you mentioned in your video. I also am the person who thinks I want to do "this" or "that," but often don't do either. It would be so nice to feel competent and productive again. I've lost overall control over the organization of my house. I used to be orderly and more social. I'd like to start a women's group and maybe a business or develop some ideas I have or write a book, but it's like there's an invisible mote between me and those things or they only exist outside of my reach. Ha! I guess I ought to be asking you to reserve a seat for me at your clinic! 😂 I started this entry in order to help someone else feel less alone in this struggle, and ended up helping myself realize my present state maybe isn't my fault and maybe not permanent, and that there's maybe something I can do about it afterall. 🤗 Thank you for this video and for laboring to explain emotional dysregulation in so many ways. You helped me to understand myself better.

Does this kind of Ketamine therapy also work for people with a lot of daily stressors that trigger anxiety?

❓ Question❓ I've been dealing with chronic back pain for 9 years (after being run over by a car!) Found a cptsd diagnosis right after that, then celiac diagnosis, now possibly an arthritis diagnosis around the corner, not to mention anxiety. I've tried a multitude of traditional and eastern philosophy treatments, I'm now on two medications for pain and another for insomnia, as well as daily yoga and some easy walking, and my pain still isn't managed. I live in Canada 🇨🇦😊 Would i be out of line to ask my pain specialist directly for ketamine therapy? I don't want to be perceived as drug-seeking (sometimes that can lead to an even harder time finding assistance from med pros), but relief from daily pain levels usually 4-6 out of 10 on the pain scale is something I'm dreaming about. How can i advocate for myself for different treatments without being perceived as drug-seeking by the professionals i meet along the way? (Our local ER has a reputation for being quite nasty when treating pain, perhaps because our local addicted community frequent it for a warm bed)

I remember snorting ketamine, the high was so pleasant, funny and spiritually uninhibited; yet still with certain control and self awareness that I became the rubber band man for a few minutes.

My income usually can't afford this therapy but would like to try it to be calmer

Well, this has me itching to see what studies exist on Ketamine and MS

thank you so much for this it does give me hope

Doc, as a 16/21 year old kid, I was extremely aggressive due to fear , feeling less than.well I experimented with LSD, Mescaline and Mushrooms, changed my life completely, I found freedom from my old ways of thinking, a Louth no oversight it was a life changing experience, let me just say that I joined humanity with a extremely positive effect

Makes a lot of sense when it comes to addiction.

So enjoy your channel. I always miss your live talks. I can identify with so so much of what you speak of. I am unable to rec any kind of help like this (although definitely needed) as I am on Medicaid in Tx an its a joke. I wish i could come get a consultation from you.

Ketamine used during and after brutal knee surgery was a total game changer for me. When I came round, I had no pain, no life long depression, I was clear as a bell and felt I could rule the world. After my second knee replacement, a pretty,ditzy young female anaesthetist didnt read my notes and gave me fentanyl. It did absolutely NOTHING for pain, depression or my mood except make me suicidal. Fentanyl is so subjective. For some, it gives a hit, for me, I wanted to jump out a window. I had to fight to get back on ketamine for 24 hours, which calmed me, took away my acute pain and helped me get back on track. Unfortunately, in my part of Australia, ketamine is not readily available and not well understood by pain specialists or psychiatrists. Ketamine is a blessing. If I could have it regularly, I would. My life would be very different from the existence I live now.

Thank you.

It has come to the point where i am sorta living with it many injuries, concussions, have really changed me. I AMsick of it. Id love to try the treatment.

Man I guess RU-vid recommend your channel, so #1 YT is watching and they make good recommendations. Dude your a God send because you described my shit so I'm 😊 prescribing my therapist this video. I want to try getting better.

I'm not questioning your knowledge of ketamine but if it is so useful for anxiety, depression,bipolar depressive disorders etc why has ketamine not being used routinely for these conditions? I know in South Africa the use of methylphenidate extended acting is used in ADULTS for depression and other other mental disorders. The belief is that people my age (64years) had been accessed at school as children are nowadays,we would have been put on methylphenidate then but instead we have been on SSRIs,SNRIs etc which usually cause deadly loneliness, which can be suicidal.

Doc I had my foot operated on and it was the best operation I’ve ever had! I did not get sick.. they did a Mac?? ..plus a block and I knew what was happening.. this was the best experience I ever had! I had no pain no tube down my throat. I was somewhat conscious in and out but I knew what was going on and I could eat a whole hamburger after! I didn’t get sick. He said I had a death grip on his fingers, but I didn’t get sick. He said It worked great with me..and this doesn’t always work well for this. I hope I can use this with my next hip replacement. why didn’t anyone offer this to me before now? is it new ??

would the treatment help restore or arrest dementia ?

What about Ketamine for migraines?

I usually isolate and withdraw often, does Ketamine help with that?

Re-wiring the brain’s through growth , that’s worthy of illumination!

A lot of interesting information, thank you for sharing! ❤

The late Emilie Conrad Da’oud was the creator of Continuum Movement, a powerful meditative process, using breathing, nonlinear movement, and sound as a way to stimulate and energize the body, followed by being in a state of open attention. Continuum cut through the habitual, mechanistic experience of the body/mind to allow for a new, more expansive experience of embodiment.. Emilie spoke often about plasticity and the laying down of new neural pathways. The energetic field created when doing Continuum, particularly in a group, was a powerful way to open oneself to a truly healing experience.

Some success has been seen in psyliocybin for tinnitus

does eskatamine (sprovato) have the same effect?

He said PROPANALOL, NOT "Propofol"! That's an oral medication. (Well, typically, idk if there's an IV version, I guess prob so 🤷‍♀) but I imagine the answer to his question would be quite different referring to an oral medication. I'm kinda curious myself as I was on propanalol for awhile for my anxiety and I was wanting to go back on it but I don't remember having that effect from it.

If I could not just not thinking about past failures I could in essence have more ability to help others like myself climb out of the abyss truth

A long time ago I heard that Catamine. What's a tranquilizer for Cats

Can ketamine help people with stroke deficits such as memory, anger, and depression plus speech andcrecall?

I live 8n scotland and have ptsd and suffer accute panik attaks and axiety 😢 theres no help here we're still living in the dark ages here..i live in a mental hell daily and have no help here ...can u suggest anything i can try ❤youre channel is so helpful im at the stage of a shut in and emotionally shut down..its a lonley sad existence im 47 with 2 children who stay away as its upsetting to see me the 2ay i am now...this all just came out of nowhere 5 years ago 😢❤

I think it would give me a better awareness by use of IV Ketamine

As always learnt something new!

Anger & outbursts sometimes comes out

I can’t seem to find the video of why FDA hasn’t cleared Ketamine. I’m guessing that’s why health insurance won’t cover it? It’s only for sedation?

I have been since my biological father abused me my parents divorce when I was very young getting bullied by classmates abused by male classmates it has led over time to not trusting people and a lot of isolation

Yes and much more

You rock Dr Kaveh

To be in some kind of control of my triggers would be a god sent life saving gift❤

The joys of The Human Condition 😊

This is the best Ketamine commercial I've ever seen. I'm sold.

Doesn't it cause bladder issues?

Man I need this

Retained can cause the bladder to burst causing infections to roam yhe body quickly.

My thoughts control my emotions in a negative way that I don't like , I've tried to change

Shames sometimes causes me being down more often than id like

This is the most good looking man ive even seen!

If it made him smarter, why is he making worse and worse decisisions?

Unavailable in my area 😢

I never knew Elon was taking ketamine? Us this just a rumor or does it help with your memory? And I'm going to watch this video and Learn !!!

So what is the street ketamine made of is it made of the same as the clinical form? Why is it crystallized?

Can ketamine cause long term damage or residual cognitive imbalances, mental decline, if not taken properly?

It freaks me out that depression episodes lower IQ. I have recurrent major depression.

if it helps IQ and EQ points that much it would be great I have chronic pain nothing works I have chronic depression adrenal gland problems if this could boost both I would be happy

WOW! That is a loaded question! 🙄🤣

I’m tapering off and RX for Alprazolam, sounds like it’s going to take awhile. Ugh Can I take K or mushrooms to help with my Nero plasticity ?

Would that solve or improve Alzheimer's?

I do wish Ketamine was covered by insurance. I feel great for several months from each treatment as long as NAD+ is added to my treatment.

It is a limitless drug. You can almost feel the neurons firing in your brain and feel more commected with your body.

If ketamine enhances Cognitive Function then I’m all in ! 😂 great video Doc ! Oh and ignore the ignorance coming from some comments. ❤

the big question could Ketamine cure dementia oh mom why did you have to go before they found this

Late 80s' people took PCP is that the same thing animal tranquilizer

I see the patterns of life

Mr.Musk has Apergers. Shouldn't he be using methylphenidate?

Wealthy and famous get access and privilege the rest of us 99.999% don’t. Same for thousands of yrs. 🤫 Maybe in 100 yrs this world will be more equitable and fair. ✌️🌎

You are smart. I LIKE IT

Can ketamine help Parkinson’s? I have Parkinsonism Thanks!

Fear extinction! Yes

I learned so much about ketamine, have you seen the all electric Mercedes g wagon? It’s nice! I really enjoy donating to the anesthesiologist Foundation, since it was hard for me to go to college because of my cerebral palsy, I really wanted to be an anesthesiologist, you been hocking loogies?😂 you rock man

I think it's the fetal t-cell injections are what make Elon the way he is.

You are such an empathetic soul if only more medical ppll were as kind harted ❤

Had almost skipped this video as your face was not present in the thumbnail.

Im new hear

Please address low dose ket...

Well. My insults and creativity get pretty colorful on pot. It's a tool. If you can't use shrooms and pot because of your profession then 🤷‍♂️ that's why some people pick certain careers cause they afford certain freedoms. And btw everyone I've asked who took the ACT high AND sober... a solid 70%+ scored higher while high 😊

Can this help with Autism?

I was married to a dr and his father was a shrink. The shrink recorded his patients for dinner table humor. Our family would listen as the shrink would add comments like, "this oones a real nut" dr eduardo delaflor My x, the shrinks son, bought a laser. My son wanted his tattoos removed. His father strapped him in the chair and turned the laser to high, burnt ALL HIS SKIN. He needed skin grafts, but didnt get them. The skin kept trying to grow, but it would rot and the process would start over. It took 5 years to finally heal as much as it could with massive scarring.

My past behaviors delegate my responses

Yhea i isolate now and have been rejected by the so called family ❤

I have done that being mean unfiltered since my mom and uncle died within weeks of each other in 2016 and my d and c laparoscopy and wisdom teeth within weeks of each other in 1995 it does not get easier a grandmal seizure in 1999 it is all that trauma my mom breaking her hip in 2002 I do not trust anyone or very few people truth