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Has anyone done therapeutic Ketamine for their depression/anxiety that comes with ADHD? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am not sure if I have a Treatment Resistant Depression, but I sure have been on multiple SSRIS for the last 10 years.

I honestly don't feel any of them have "really worked" besides being numb.

I want to stop taking them eventually, wondering if Ketamine would open me in therapy and make it more meaningful/impacting.

I'm a really anxious person, so the thought of trying Ket or psychedelics always gets me nervous, like permanently making my anxiety worse or wake up some schizophrenia (I have no signs, nor I have relatives)

I know that attentiveness and dopamine regulation won't improve with ket, but has anyone else been able to treat the depression and anxiety that comes with ADHD?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You may already know this but it isn't clear from your post. Depression doesn't come with ADHD, it is caused the effects of ADHD. Like, you get depressed because ADHD makes life harder. I would recommend trying to treat your ADHD first and see if that helps. This can help improve self esteem. If that does help your depression you may need a separate treatment.

You definitely need to speak with a psychiatrist though. Some cases require immediate treatment of depression, which is really how I've seen ketamine being used.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The lack of dopamine from everyday events can feel like depression. There have been times that I was just so bored of everything and I sat around doing nothing all day. Then thinking back on the wasted day, is kind of depressing.