Ketamine Diaries

A stranger-than-fiction chronicle (recommended by The New Yorker!) of my personal experiences receiving ketamine treatment for depression as well as a broader investigation of the safety, efficacy, and function of ketamine treatment, and thoughts on how to choose a provider, for those who might be interested in the subject generally or considering treatment themselves.

In chronological order.

Ketamine Diaries #1

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December 18, 2023
Ketamine Diaries #1

This is Part 1 of a Series. You can find parts 2, 3, and 4 here.

Ketamine Diaries #2

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December 21, 2023
Ketamine Diaries #2

Thank you for all the positive responses to part 1, and for the encouragement to keep going — there is no way to say it without sounding trite, but it really does mean a lot to me. Alarmist headlines about ketamine continue to proliferate — eg yesterday, the Hollywood Reporter posted

Ketamine Diaries #3

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December 27, 2023
Ketamine Diaries #3

If you’re just joining me now on this trippy journey, you may want to catch up with Part 1 and Part 2 first. My Substack readership has nearly doubled in the past week, which is exciting. Please keep sharing with people you think might be interested. The more readers I have here, the more I can potentially justify this as ‘real’ writing work as opposed to my current means of procrastinating real work.

Ketamine Diaries #4

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January 3, 2024
Ketamine Diaries #4

This is Part 4 of a series. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 are available here.

Ketamine Diaries #5

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January 17, 2024
Ketamine Diaries #5

This is Part 5 of a series. To read from the beginning, start here.