Comments on: Ketamine – biography of a space agent

By: Esther

Esther — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:54:28 +0000

Wallace D Winters studied K neuropharmacology. Describes it as not being an anesthetic agent. It produces elevation in blood pressure, muscle relaxation, and hallucinatios. It increases discharge in amygdaloid nuclei but not analgesia. After the acute effect, amnesia.

By: Los Angeles Therapist - Mark Allison, MFT

Los Angeles Therapist - Mark Allison, MFT — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:16:34 +0000

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By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:59:37 +0000

whaaat?? you can have a seriously bad trip on K, it happens all the time, even with the same people and the same stuff, if you’re going to use K for fun you have to be careful or you will end up like the cat, seriously.

By: Neurobonkers

Neurobonkers — Mon, 02 May 2011 21:53:02 +0000

I think that says a great deal about the extent to which we can apply animal findings to humans.

That is most certainly not to say that it is safe but that our understanding of psychological effects must be based on observation of humans, not animals.

By: Emmy

Emmy — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:40:45 +0000

It’s interesting how enamoured people are with this drug. In veterinary practice an increasing number of doctors, especially pain management specialists, object to its use in cats because of the horrid hallucinations and shuffling behaviors we see. It is not considered a “smooth” recovery in any case and my cat especially had a bad reaction to it (although he already has a seizure disorder). I subsequently assumed humans would have a bad trip as well.