Question 1

what is the treatment for ketamine overdose?

Accepted Answer

None : There is no treatment for ketamine overdose. Just supportive care, which may include intubation.

Question 2

are there any long term side effects from topical ketamine/lidocaine? what would happen if overdose?

Accepted Answer

Hard to : Overdose on topicals. Long term side effects of topical ketamine are minimal if any at all. Great old drug for neuropathic pain or for opiod tolerant patients.

Question 3

how does ketamine work?

Accepted Answer

Dissociative agent: Ketamine works on numerous receptors in your body inducing a trancelike state characterized by analgesia, amnesia, and sedation.  Depending on the dose and if other drugs are taken in combination, ketamine itself should preserve spontenous respirations and protective airway reflexes.

Question 4

what do you suggest if i'm going to have a ketamine?

Accepted Answer

Why: Why are they using ketamine is the more important question.
 There aer many alternative drugs that can be used.

Question 5

is acepromazine like ketamine?

Accepted Answer

No: Acepromazine and ketamine can both be used as animal anesthetics, but they are not the same drug.  Ketamine is a nonbarbiturate anesthetic, and acepromazine is a phenothiazine related to thorazine (chlorpromazine) ( the first human antipsychotic agent discovered).  Sometimes veterinarians may use the 2 of these drugs together.

Question 6

did ketamine ever kill anyone?

Accepted Answer

I am not aware: I am not aware of ketamine ever killing a patient; but i can think of patients in whom ketamine would be contraindicated.

Question 7

can you ingest ketamine in capsule?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Ketamine can be taken orally.  For an equivalent effect, a higher dose will be needed than if the ketamine is taken intravenously or intramuscularly (by injection).

Question 8

what are the risks of taking ketamine?

Accepted Answer

Unconsciousness and: death, as worse case scenario - as with any drugs designed to induce general anesthesia state, if attempted as recreational drug or administered by people not qualified to use it. One of the mechanisms - spasm of vocal cords (laryngospasm) that leads to lack of oxygen. It can raise the intracranial pressure, cause hallucinations. It is a safe drug though when used by experts for the right reasons

Question 9

are acepromazine and ketamine similar?

Accepted Answer

No: Aceprimazine is closely related to Chlorpromazine  and is a veterinary drug. These drugs in humans are antipsychotic medications. Ketamine is not relate at all to theses drugs.  It is in its own class and causes dissociative anesthesia.

Question 10

does ketamine cause glutamate rebound?

Accepted Answer

Not sure: Ketamine functions in the brain as a “dissociative anesthetic, ” where dissociative indicate a shutting off of the brain from the body rather than simply pain blocking.  Specifically, ketamine blocks the brain’s glutamate receptor, which when normally functioning accept glutamate increasing cell activity and brain function.  I have not seen any evidence of glutamate rebound, but will research.

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