Ketamine - Wikipedia Ketamine infusions are used for acute pain treatment in emergency departments and in the perioperative period for individuals with refractory or intractable pain The doses are lower than those used for anesthesia, usually referred to as sub-anesthetic doses
Ketamine: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Warnings - Drugs. com Ketamine is used as an anesthetic for surgery, a treatment for depression, and is a drug of abuse Ketamine is FDA-approved as an anesthetic to put you to sleep for surgery and to help prevent pain and discomfort
Ketamine Therapy: What It Is, How It Works Side Effects Ketamine therapy uses a low dose of an anesthetic to treat depression, anxiety and some chronic pain It works by blocking certain brain signals and helping nerve cells form new connections
Ketamine | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Ketamine is a chemical compound used as an anesthetic in humans and animals 1,2 It was developed decades ago as a less toxic alternative to the drug phencyclidine (PCP), which was also developed as an anesthetic
Ketamine - DEA. gov Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control
What to Know About Ketamine - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public . . . What is ketamine? Ketamine is an NMDA receptor antagonist, meaning it blocks the N-methyl-D-aspartate neurotransmitter in the brain It was developed in the 1960s and used as a battlefield anesthetic in the Vietnam War, as well as clinically in health care settings