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Aside from being a sedative, Ketamine has dissociative properties, which means it can make you feel disconnected from your body and the world. “This may be accompanied by vivid dream-like feelings and out-of-body experiences,” Masand said.
At low doses, this can be a pleasant experience, making someone feel “at one with the universe,” said James Giordano, professor of neurology and biochemistry at Georgetown University Medical Center. Or, it might give them a more objective perspective on their lives, as it did with me.
This is why ketamine can be helpful for PTSD patients, Levine said—they can work through their trauma without reliving all the emotions associated with it. Those with depression may find it helps them feel “less isolated and less alone,” he said.
But at higher doses, people can experience derealization, or detachment from reality, which can lead you to make dangerous decisions. Some people fall into the aforementioned K-holes, where they’re temporarily immobile. “It is termed a ‘K-hole’ because a person is typically unable to process any external information and may appear to be immobile and not responding to verbal stimuli,” Masand said. “It may be accompanied by hallucinations and psychosis. There have been reports of individuals taking hours to come out of a K-hole.”
Other not entirely pleasant effects of ketamine can include anxiety, dizziness, or loss of balance. Patients often don’t enjoy the experience, and make comments like “time is going slowly” or “I feel a bit sunken in my chair,” Masand said.
Ketamine might also affect sensory perception. For some people, colors get brighter and more intense, Levine said. At higher doses, many have full-on hallucinations. Others find that their hearing becomes more acute, which could explain why my friend’s dog freaked me out so much. “When we use it clinically, if somebody is in a room and there are whispered voices in another room or the other side of the building, you can clearly hear them,” Levine explained.
How long does a ketamine trip last?
Ketamine’s effects typically last for just about an hour, but they can continue for as long as a day, depending on the dose and method of ingestion, Masand said. Some people just sleep off lower doses of ketamine, but others may continue experiencing a sense of derealization the day after taking it, especially at high doses. Ketamine hangovers can also include “dizziness, incoordination, [and] impaired attention and memory,” according to Masand.
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