Required Ketamine Sitter
I had gone through an in-clinic IV ketamine therapy program that was in the middle of a complete staff and management turnover several months after I started. I was never informed about the changes — I just walked in one day and everything and everyone was different.
After that experience, I spent hours researching at-home ketamine treatment and finally found a clinic that felt like exactly what I had been looking for. For the first time in a long time, I started to feel hopeful again. My depression was improving, I felt genuinely happy and excited to begin treatment. After years of emotional blunting from trying antidepressants for nearly 30 years, those feelings meant everything to me.
Somehow, during the process, I missed the requirement that you must have a sitter present during sessions. I’m single, extremely private, independent, don’t have family nearby, and honestly don’t socialize much outside of work.
Has anyone else run into this situation? If so, how did you handle it? Are there other options around needed sitters?
When I found out, I immediately felt discouraged. It honestly hit me like a ton of bricks emotionally. After the conversation with the clinic, I just felt defeated and wanted to give up entirely.
Trying to advocate for yourself, coordinate treatment, research options, and constantly fight for your own mental health is emotionally and physically exhausting. I’m just plain tired.