Question 1

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 2

what makes someone crave ketamine?

Accepted Answer

Addiction: Ketamine causes dysphoria, analgesia and sedation. It is an NMDA antagonist and may have antidepressant effects. Just like with any other medication there is a always a potential for addiction and craving.

Question 3

is occasional ketamine use dangerous?

Accepted Answer

No: If you are healthy and ketamine is administered by a licensed professional, esp. an anesthesiologist, it is safe, if self-administered yes it is dangerous.

Question 4

can i tell me how i can process ketamine?

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Ketamine: Are you seeking answers to your body's metabolism of ketamine or are you asking joe to make ketamine ?

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Ketamine: it is anagesic in small doses but large doses it act as gernal anesthesia.It can threated life depending upon dose

Question 6

how long does ketamine stay in your system?

Accepted Answer

Worried: Why are there so many questions like this on health tap? This is a controlled anesthesia drug! very dangerous in untrained hands. 

Sedation in normal doses last 1-2 hours.  In your system much longer.

Question 7

please tell me recommendations for ketamine?

Accepted Answer

Excellent anesthetic: Ketamine is a special type of anesthetic called dissociative. When administered you remain " awake" but have remarkable analgesia. It is good in special situations where general may be to dangerous like a leg trauma with blood loss, severe as, often seen in battle field since the analgesia is so great. It is possible to od and causes nightmares so recovery should be done in a quite calm area.

Question 8

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 9

what are the effects of ketamine when insuffilared/sniffed?

Accepted Answer

Not good!: Ketamine is a very potent analgesic/anesthetic agent.  Intranasal use is not recommended.  In low doses, ketamine causes sedation, decreased sensation to pain and increased salivation.  In higher doses, it can cause hallucinations and increased blood pressure and heart rate.  Ketamine is NOT used outside of a medical setting...Do NOT use at home!

Question 10

what does it feel like to be on ketamine? do you feel anything?

Accepted Answer

Dissociated: The effect of ketamine depends on the dose. It is used for general anesthesia and at these doses you would not feel anything and would be unconscious. Ketamine is also used to treat pain and at these lower doses, ketamine creates a state in which the person is dissociated from the body and external reality, it is often given with sedatives with amnesia properties to prevent possible hallucinations

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