People often ask what test they should have before getting Ketamine Infusions – Here are my suggestions.
November 23, 2011 at 9:47am
So many people ask me what test they should have before they get Ketamine Infusions to see if there may be any contraindications. Below is the list of testing that I went through before my initial treatment. The ones with “*” next to them are the ones I highly suggest you do for sure!
Tests for Ketamine Candidates
Psychological Evaluation *
Sensory Testing (QST-AST)
EKG *
Echogram
Table Tilt
X-Ray Chest *
Blood Tests (CBC, Diff, CMP, T3, T4, TSH, CK, Qual Hcg Serum) *
Also think about your circulatory system. They were unable to take blood at all and insert an IV without problems for me, so I got a port. Some people are fine with regular IV lines, talk to your doctor about these options.
Port, Picc or IV Line
Getting off opioid medication before IV-Ketamine. Opioids activate Glia (fight/flight response). So does RSD. Ketamine “deactivates” Glia. For the best results for this infusion therapy I got off all opioid medications. Also, other medications like Klonopin may do the same reaction as an Opioid and although I didn’t take it, some of my friends did. When they did IV-K while on Klonopin/opioids it didn’t work, they went back and did IV-K after getting off and it did work.
Getting off medications that may conflict with the IV-K working *
