My Spravato treatment experience | Weeks 26-28 | Nice People  

Hi Angie :) I know it seemed like I went down to 1x/month pretty quickly, but I actually didn’t! It happened in I believe my 4th month of treatment…? I’m sure it didn’t help that we were going into the dreaded winter months right at the same time. You are correct though - everyone responds differently to it and it’s important that your provider adjusts accordingly. We’re super excited for the pug, too! We didn’t end up getting one from this litter (too far down the waitlist), but there’s another one due next week which our pug will be in (hopefully).❤️ The breeder invites the future owners to a Facebook group where they do regular updates on the pups AND they have a couple of meetups prior to them coming home! Thanks for the tip about blankets - we’ll definitely have to grab some. :) You take care!

I'm so happy to hear that the videos helped you going into treatment :) That's exactly why I make them! I'm also happy to hear that your first session went well and that you have a great team and atmosphere to do them with. That's so important! I'm wishing you all the luck and success in the world! :)

Thank you, John! It does make sense. It’s also helpful to know that you’ve had similar experiences. One hypothesis I have is that my brain locked me out of the more psychedelic type of experience I’m used to BECAUSE I have a tremendous amount of pain and anguish locked in there over Finn’s death (which was pretty traumatizing for me). I’m not sure, though. I’m considering working with a hypnotherapist to try and get a grip on my health anxiety as well as some trauma that’s triggered on a nearly daily basis from an emergency root canal I had 5 years ago. Do you have any experience or thoughts on that? XOXO

@@nicepeopletalk Wow....so much to unpack here. I wish we could talk on phone (if you want) to discuss. Also, it is important to emphasize that GRIEF is not DEPRESSION. We do not/cannot treat grief medically. If you want to discuss further, let me know....

That would be great!

I believe they advise no food/drink beforehand because Spravato can make people pretty nauseous. I also try to not drink a lot before treatment so that I don't have to get up to use the bathroom in the middle of treatment. :)

Gosh I’m sorry to hear that! I have no idea why your insurance denied you, but maybe try and appeal their decision? Or at least find out why they denied you…

Can you give them proof that you tried other depression meds?

Hello Matthew! You crossed my mind last night and I was wondering how you're doing. That's SUCH great news about the hospital!!!!!! Not only have you done a spectacular job of advocating for yourself, but your efforts will change the lives of countless others going forward. You're a rockstar! I'm SO excited for you to start treatment and will be so eager to hear how things are going. Will you have internet access while in hospital? Give your little fur baby tons of love for me. Rest assured that she's in good hands and will benefit from you feeling better, too! ❤ Heather

@@nicepeopletalk thanks for your kind words Heather! I have been thinking about you and your little girl heaps! I didn't want to annoy you, because you have been through a lot lately. You are a very strong person and you never feel sorry for yourself, when you feel really sad, let the tears 😢 out and don't hold back. A few hours later you will feel a little bit better, and just remember that Miss Finn is now up there looking after you and your partner, I have 2 little girl dogs up there and I often ask them for help in my life. And they helped me get this opportunity to get better! Yeah the hospital has free Wi fi. I have lots 5 kg in the last month and a half. It's really hard for me to loose weight because my meds make me put on weight, I get really pissed off about that 😤! I still haven't had a drink yet and I'm not going to. It's dads birthday today and I am going to make sure he feels the love ❤. Really good talking with you again. I will text you after my first treatment! Ps I think you had a bad experience due to being sick and loosing your girl wouldn't have helped 😕! Best regards Matt

@@matthewkeim6840 First of all, you’re not annoying! Like I said, I was really happy to hear from you because you were on my mind. I’m looking forward to hearing from you again once you begin! Just remember this time is for you to heal, so take advantage of it. Do the things that make you happy and be hopeful for the future. 😊 Cheers!

@@nicepeopletalk you are a really nice person! You have helped me out so much with your videos! I don't feel so worried about taking Spravato, and the side effects. I suffer from really bad dreams, and I always wake up feeling terrible! I will have to get my parents to bring my baby up to the hospital, atleast once a week, or I won't be able to stay positive. I really felt sad and I still feel bad about you guys loosing your precious little baby! I know what she means to you both. I still think about my last two staffy girls, every day and night! You are so courageous being able to get up from this horrible situation and keep making videos! You know that Miss Finn is up there, and she loves you both ❤! You can tell a person by the way they treat animals . I have dreams that come true all the time. I don't like it. I have been seeing pictures of pugs since Miss Finn passed! My sister gave my dad a birthday card with a beautiful picture of a pug, just like your girl. The exact same markings and colour! regards Matt

@@nicepeopletalk hey Heather, hope you're coping okay without your girl! When you are so close to your little girl dog, it takes a long time to come to terms with it! Some people just say, why don't you just get another dog! Only you will know when the time is right!! I am in hospital now, first night here. I had a ECG, that turned out to be a awesome report. I also had a drug test which as you know was all good 👍. Got a full function's test done about 5 days ago, everything is really good inside me! I have no liver damage, from drinking alcohol and my blood pressure is really good 2. Didn't get to see my doctor today, she was meant to write up my meds for the nurses, but she didn't. It's okay I know how hard she works. Still don't know when I'm starting Spravato 😕? I hope I'm allowed to go for a 90 minute walk tomorrow morning, it's so boring. There are lots of hills around the hospital to take my anxiety out on ,lolz. Miss my girl already, but that's life. Regards Matt

It’s gotta have something to do with that. This one was so unlike any of my others that it’s the only explanation I can think of!

My other thought was that perhaps I didn’t have a Spravato trip because my brain was like, “NOPE! TOO SOON!”. 😂

@@nicepeopletalk interesting....

Hi Michelle! I started out doing 2x/wk for the first 1-2 months, then went down to 1x/wk for a month, then down to 1x/ every 2 wks, and finally 1x/mo for 2-3 months. I think the combination of going 1x/mo along with the grueling, PNW winter started bringing some of my depression symptoms back, so we’ve temporarily increased me to 1x/3 wks for the next couple of months. Hopefully it’ll help!