Ketamine treatment to break cycle of migraines?

Question

My friend has fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis. One of her MDs ( she has more than one ) recommended a 3 day iv ketamine treatment to break the cycle. It is NOT cheap and would be an ordeal for her to travel. She understands the risks, but I never heard of this before. Any info.personal experience would be appreciated. Thank you so much!

Answer 1

According to the authors of the 2011 report in Emerging Health Threats, ketamine is dangerous because it renders users delirious, and, in serious cases, it can result in unconsciousness. The authors indicated that ketamine users may also be unable to move or speak, and they tend to suffer from poor coordination. These effects put ketamine users at an increased risk of physical harm, and deadly effects, such as drowning and car accidents, are more likely. As Unwin explained, her daughter lost her life because she drowned in the bath tub after using ketamine. Ketamine users tend to believe that they are invulnerable, and they may take serious risks, including jumping off of a building, while under the influence of the drug.



Ketamine can also place users at a heightened risk for heart attack, as it causes an increase in blood pressure and heart rate, according to the report published in Emerging Health Threats. According to NIDA, ketamine use can also result in respiratory arrest and therefore death. In addition, ketamine may be especially dangerous for adolescent brains. A 2009 study published in the journal Toxicological Sciences indicated that ketamine causes cell death in developing rat brains. The human brain undergoes developmental changes during adolescence, so ketamine may have a negative impact on brain functioning. you can see more on this at http://www.newsonhealthcare.com/ketamine-the-new-high-that-kills/

Answer 2

Migraines are tough ones. I used to have migraines every month (yes, menstrually associated)...and I combated them by taking Feverfew by Nature's way (standardized) everyday. It took some time to take effect (not like popping a pain killer...which did little). How do I know it worked for me? When I was consistent in taking the Feverfew, my migraines still came...but at a tolerable level...say down from 8 on a scale of 10 to about a 3. And they lasted only a couple hours vs 8 hours. If I forgot to keep taking the Feverfew...the migraines went back to their previous pain level and longer durations. (careful with Feverfew if you take aspirin or any other type of medicine that thins the blood).

Answer 3

Hi Zelda - I've got Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and I've had several ketamine infusions - my doctor is currently trying to arrange infusion number five for me.The theory behind their use is that they interrupt 'pain' signals at the spinal cord level... in other words, before they can reach the brain and be interpreted as pain ... and that the ketamine can actually reset the receptors involved in this process - thus as you say, breaking the pain cycle.



It's a rough process for sure - I get very dizzy and sick with it - and I've certainly had some pretty bad times with it - hallucinations, panic attacks, and so on. It doesn't give me lasting relief - in part because I can't tolerate a high enough dose for this to occur - but it gives me a week or so of reduced pain.



If your friend wants to chat to me about it or has any questions at all, you or she is more than welcome to email me at [e-mail]

Answer 4

stupid and mickey mouse. instead of being a drug guinea pig, why not correct the actual cause? see an hio method chiropractor and restore full innervation to your endocrine system (and all else). migraines are hormonally mediated, due to adrenal insufficiency. as the glands of the endocrine system balance each other, when one is off, others are as well.) her thyroid is also quite imbalanced, which is the cause of the fibro. don't ask the uneducated medics, they're clueless. you can't even rely on them to properly assess the endocrine dysfunction, much less correct it's cause. i see it all the time. some other adrenal insufficiency symptoms may appear as one or more of the following: postural hypotension (lightheaded on standing, floaters/scotoma in vision for a few seconds with/or possible throbbing in head), allergies, asthma, anxiety, chronic tiredness, etc. thyroid: depression, fevers of unknown origin, emotional lability (crybaby), weight fluctuation, chronic fatigue syndrome, diffuse joint/muscle pains, hypesthesia (pain ful and very sensitive to touch, especially feet). associated- possible frequent sore throats, laryngitis. the cause of the nerve interference pattern, part of which is nerve interference to the thyroid and adrenal(s), is subluxation ( fixated misalignment) of atlas/c1 vertebra just under the base of the skull. i repeat- do not go to just anyone calling themself a chiropractor. see someone who specializes in precise upper cervical correction, especially an hio method practitioner.

Answer 5

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