This post may be touchy for some people. But we will try. I do ketamine infusions periodically for depression. My ketamine physician said to wait until cleared on 5/16/22 and then we could resume once a month infusions. My next appt is set for 5/23. Anyone have any feedback on resuming this type of treatment post weight loss surgery? It’s fairly uncommon treatment so maybe not but I thought I’d try for some feedback :)

I had only heard of this on passing so I googled it. It says it can cause “stomach problems” as a side effect. Because of this I would definitely ask the surgeons opinion about when it’s okay to continue treatments. And maybe research a little further to figure out what “stomach problems” they are speaking of and how surgery will impact them.

I might suggest the provider who prescribes the ketamine have a discussion with your bariatric surgeon. A good friend of mine has done ketamine nasal spray for years, but he has also been told not to do bariatric surgery due to other medications he's on.

If you can't get the two MDs to talk (this can be hard, I found out), you could ask your bariatric center's NP or PA or send an email to your surgeon.

I hope you get a good answer!

I thought about ketamine for depression. Was it working for you? What is the issue with using it after bariatric surgery?

On 05/16/2022 at 15:47, Katt 2002 said:

I thought about ketamine for depression. Was it working for you? What is the issue with using it after bariatric surgery?

Best decision I ever made. I was resistant to most anti depressants and nothing was working so I tried it. My mood is significantly improved. Post bypass I think they just want to be sure the body is healed enough to handle an infusion. The idea of it now makes me somewhat nervous—idk if rerouted guts has any impact on the infusion or not.

I know that most drugs hit me harder than they used to as does alcohol so maybe that's it.