u/Balancedbabe8

I’ve been doing Spravato for 10 months. I’m going every 4 weeks. The last treatment was Friday. The day after I had the typical “ketamine hangover” but I also had muscle aches too (this was a first). I’ve been nauseous and and off so I’m taking zofran, having ginger and eating bland meals.

I have a history of chronic pain, dystonia (constant muscle spasms) and mental health struggles since I was 19. I’m 37F. It feels like I’m battling my own darkness and depression head on. How have you managed your way through this?

I burst into tears at any moment and I have intense fatigue. I’m anxious about longstanding problems I’ve never been able to solve. Yesterday I was sleeping on and off while anxious thoughts crept in. I felt overstimulated and I was kind to myself. I’d have an anxious thought and let it pass. How do I manage this?

I have a pain management appointment with a new practitioner tomorrow. I’ve had the issue for 11 months due to a neck strain and have not had my pain properly managed. I had been seeing others in this office but spoke to the office manager to ask I see someone new. I have an underlying neurological disorder called Dystonia that causes pain as well but it wasn’t much of an issue prior to the injury (due to DBS).

How do I get this practitioner to listen? I’ve been logging my symptoms. My partner is coming with me. If I can’t get my pain managed, I can’t work. In this economy I need to work. I’d love any tips or scripts of what to say to help me that worked for you.

The pain was 10/10 Sunday resulting in going to the ER. I’ve been to the ER for this pain 5x in the last 11 months. I’ve been doing everything doctors recommend including pt, Acupunture, massage, lost weight, eating healthy, moving, ect. The only thing they I was prescribed was diclofenac. I took it daily for 2 months and it didn’t work. I did a round of steroids, got a steroid shot, Botox and lidocaine injections.