Horizons 2017: Notes on Dr. Phil Wolfson's ketamine talk

Rough notes from Dr. Phil Wolfson's ketamine talk at Horizons 2017:

• Ketamine given under a intermittent treatment regimen; can produce trance states and psychedelic experiences
  • Patients refrain from stimulants on the day of treatment
  • Can stay on antidepressant regimen while undergoing Ketamine treatment; they have different mechanisms of action
• Ketamine experiences catalogued in Dr. Wolfson's book, the Ketamine Papers; diverse experiences had on Ketamine
  
  
• Wolfson's psychedelic toolkit: psilocybin, MDMA, Ketamine, Ayahuasca
  • LSD trips last too long
• Toxicity profile of Ketamine: main concerning side effect is hypertension. Very little other than nausea, hypertension, people growing agitated. Day-after effects are minimal, fast recovery.
  • Bladder toxicity – 1 out of 200 in clinical practice have bladder issues
  • Most irreversible damage occurs only at high (street) doses