Why Do Some Doctors Minimize The Psychedelic Effects Of Ketamine?

One of the interesting things about ketamine is how differently each ketamine clinic provides their treatments. There are some doctors who believe that having dissociation effects are detrimental or they don’t know how to handle or address them. Accordingly, they will pre-treat the patient with benzodiazepines such as midazolam (Versed) or lorazepam (Ativan) to help prevent the psychotropic effects. Sometimes using benzodiazepines during or after the ketamine treatment is appropriate, especially if that patient has severe anxiety or panicky feelings. However, we believe that a ketamine induced non-ordinary state of consciousness can potentially be incredibly powerful and therapeutic.