[lumpypua]

I've used ketamine to self-medicate depression. I decided to out of desperation. It was extremely effective for me.

Several provisos for potential users:

- Read the papers. If you can't read the papers on K as a depression treatment and come up with your own dosing protocol, you probably shouldn't try K.

- Probably don't try it if you have an addictive personality.

- Make sure you're aware of potential side effects such as memory and urinary issues. That said, doses used in treatment protocols shouldn't come anywhere near that.

I waited forever to just get some goddamn K and treat myself, because everybody on the internet is like "don't do it, you'll fuck yourself up". I'm smart and do my homework, and I regret not trusting myself and suffering for longer than needed.

[pmiller2]

I wouldn't even know where to get it, and I don't want to get caught and go to jail, due to our stupid drug laws. :(

[a2m]

it's a schedule 3 drug, so a misdemeanor. i don't think you'd get any jail time if you got caught (assuming you're a first time offender in CA). if you're that desperate and you've read up on it and consider it a viable escape from that hell i know too well, give it a shot. (i have not used it).

shame i had to make a new account to speak freely about this.

[cubano]

No..in fact hell no.

Ketamine is schedule 1 or 2 I believe everywhere in the US, so that is definitely a felony.

[nefitty]

It's Schedule III: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketamine#Legal_status

"Ketamine is a "core" medicine in the World Health Organization's Essential Drugs List, a list of minimum medical needs for a basic healthcare system."

[cubano]

"...flunitrazepam, ketamine, or any other Schedule I or Schedule II CDS is a Class 6 felony."

http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/criminal-defe...

[nefitty]

Well, that's wrong.

"Schedule III drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence. Schedule III drugs abuse potential is less than Schedule I and Schedule II drugs but more than Schedule IV. Some examples of Schedule III drugs are:

Products containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit (Tylenol with codeine), ketamine, anabolic steroids, testosterone"

http://www.dea.gov/druginfo/ds.shtml

https://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.php?ID=2972

[mason55]

The darknet is very straightforward to use and almost riskless for a small time buyer

[nefitty]

Talk about a relevant piece of news: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11652751

You probably already saw it on the front page, but I just thought that was an interesting coincidence.