Thanks. I appreciate what you shared. I was determined to be not able to try ketamine due to methadone rx. Not even low dose. Infusion seemed possible but insurance doesn't cover and costs would have been all out of pocket.(10,000+) So. My new pain pa prescribed Mematine as a try. I'm starting with 5mg for 1st week- and will see. She first prescribed a topical combo that did nothing at all. I think she is really working to help me with my new and added flares. I'm game at this stage. At 76, and crps for 20 yrs- need to keep on keeping on. Regards.

I did use it but in the compounded form. It was hard for me to tell how well it worked bcuz I was on Methadone as well. At the time, I was suffering from chronic pain due to CRPS/Neuropathy/Central Sensitization...whatever the diagnosis of the month was for the doctors treating me. (It was Nerve Damage which occured during surgery, but no doctor wanted to say it out loud, so they labeled me with every diagnosis they could think of) I will say the Ketamine did give me a high which made me think slowly vs quick & shifty, like other Opiode painkillers. So my response to pain may have been a bit more laxed, so i believe its worth a try, but educate yourself on how it will affect other parts of your well-being consideting your age, type of pain for which you suffer etc...but I opted to get off of it bcuz I decided to take the Alternative Medicine route for fear of another OD. I do wish you well with your pain journey. I'm not on here as much as I used to be but when I am, I try hard to tell people to listen to YOUR body first, its yours, not any strangers whom you visit once a month. Then apply accordingly, what your doctor tells you. Our bodies are incredible vessels and they do speak to us in various ways...the challenge is knowing what to listen for...

Thanks for sharing . I know it's just so hard and I just get so tired and worn from PAIN. Now both my GP and Pain Dr are saying perhaps microdose with psilocybin may be a help!! I think I'm going to try it!

I was getting 45 minute ketamine infusions about 2 times a month. Medicare did pay for it 2 years ago but stopped last year. It is now $500 for a 45 minute session. I never went to sleep just felt an out of body experience & no pain during the infusion. It did not get rid of my nerve pain but helped my focus to shift off the pain. I went from being in the bed 80% of the day to maybe having a bad day once a month. I can no longer afford it. Nothing else has ever helped the nerve damage & I have tried everything suggested but I refuse to have anymore surgeries. One spinal fusion L4/5 & I hurt worse than before surgery. That was 8 years ago. I feel ketamine gave me my life back. Hoping FDA will approve it soon.

Please let me know if it helps you