| I don't have an opinion on the subject in either direction, but I was struck by this sentence - "ketamine doc who realizes that the situation he's treating requires psychiatry for optimum outcome, recognizes they lack said experience, and makes you go to someone with that experience, is also bad?" The "ketamine doc" you're advocating people should see to treat their persistent psychological conditions such as PTSD or Depression, has no experience or background in treating any psychiatric/psychological conditions at all (and they get credit for recognizing that!). Given the above, what service does the "ketamine doc" provide other than selling the ketamine? Like, what difference does it make that they are a doc? The access to an IV drip? The ability to google dosage? I can do renal function work ups with my family physician. I'm genuinely confused on what value they add beyond a street dealer (assuming identical substance quality, home tests do exist). Which is to say, a doctor is generally understood to be something beyond a prescription pad and should actually be involved in the treatment he's supposedly providing.
Also, I feel like this "treatment" model is highly likely to incentivize profit-maximizing-pill-pushing clinics rather than compassionate therapists. |
(1) Safely starting an IV on you
(2) Monitor your heart rate, O2, bp levels during the infusion - sometimes people have problems during infusions, I've never had one, but I feel safer having these treatments knowing my vitals are being monitored
(3) Training to know how to solve emergency health issues you may have during the treatment. I personally value this on-the-spot emergency medical knowledge very highly, but if you don't then I can understand why you might question the value. I am completely and utterly helpless during an infusion, if anything bad happens to me, I will be utterly unable to help myself, even a tiny bit.
(3) Access to pure/safe ketamine
I've never known, or heard of, a psychiatrist that will do all this. They very well may exist but not in my area.