Ketamine is an FDA approved medicine used to treat certain conditions. It is a liquid for injection and a white powder that can be snorted, mixed into drinks or smoked.
Ketamine can be abused to experience hallucinations and a dissociative state. It is also a popular club drug causing feelings of physical fuzziness and out of body sensations. Street names include Special K, Vitamin K, Donkey Dust and Super K.
What is Ketamine?
Ketamine is FDA-approved as an anesthetic for surgery and is currently being researched as a mental health treatment. It is a hallucinogen and can cause feelings of disconnection from reality, similar to LSD or PCP. It can also make people feel like they’re living in a dream or movie.
It’s available in a white powder that can be snorted up the nose using an inhaler called a ‘bumper’, injected, swallowed or smoked. It’s also sometimes mixed with other white powder substances or drugs.
When used as intended, under the supervision of a doctor or clinic, ketamine is considered safe. But it can have side effects, including dizziness and a rise in blood pressure. It can also interact with certain medicines, including opioids, sedatives, sleeping pills, and some antidepressants.
How does it work?
Ketamine works by blocking NMDA receptors in the brain. This causes a loss of feeling in parts of the body and a sense of dissociation from the self. It can also cause hallucinations, where people experience sights and sounds that aren’t real.
It is often taken orally as a nasal spray, but can also be swallowed or snorted. It is odorless and tasteless, making it easy to hide from friends and family. Young people have reported using ketamine for date rape and to sedate friends before sexual assault. Large, repeated doses of ketamine can lead to a bladder disorder called ketamine induced ulcerative cystitis, which requires medical care.
Pop-up ketamine clinics and telehealth companies are promoting ketamine for a variety of psychiatric conditions, including depression and anxiety. These claims aren’t supported by scientific evidence, and may be based on false information or even outright lies.
Dosage
In medical use, low doses of ketamine produce a trance-like or "floaty" feeling that lasts for 45-60 minutes and can be followed by an intense visual experience. It is used to treat severe depression in people who do not respond to antidepressants or other common treatments. For more details please visit Ketamine Powder online
In high doses ketamine has dissociative and hallucinogenic effects. These can include dream-like states, distortion of sights, sounds and self and environment and feelings of disconnectedness from reality. It is often used as a party drug, along with drugs like PCP and LSD, at raves and other events.
It is not safe to mix ketamine with other substances and may cause dangerously high blood pressure. It is also very important to only take ketamine under the care of a doctor.
Side effects
When ketamine is used medically, it is injected into a muscle or vein by a health care provider. This ensures that the medication is administered at a controlled dosage and allows for monitoring to identify any adverse effects.
When taken recreationally in larger doses, ketamine can have psychotic and hallucinogenic effects. It can cause feelings of disconnect from reality and in extreme cases, lead to a “k-hole” experience where the user feels detached from their body and experiences vivid hallucinations.
Recreational ketamine abuse can also cause ulcerative cystitis, kidney problems and long-term memory loss. When combined with other drugs such as copyright, opioids or benzos it can increase the risk of a life-threatening overdose.