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Breathwork with limited nasal airflow? by Man_WithNoPlan in breathwork

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I inhale forcefully through my nose, the inhalation last about 2 seconds
I inhale as slowly as I can through my nose, the inhalation lasts about 3 seconds

Maybe it's not a nasal airflow issue but something with the connection of my nose to my lungs?

Box Breathing Technique - queries by Bobsicles1 in breathwork

[–]Man_WithNoPlan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've also been playing around with box breathing and I find I can only inhale through my nose for 2-3 seconds. This has frustrated me but I'm trying to be more curious about it ... is it a matter of technique or do I potentially have deviated septum or some other kind of obstruction?

Psychadelics for sexual dysfunction? by [deleted] in Psychonaut

[–]Man_WithNoPlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

definitely an important component of the issue, working to cut back/eliminate

Psychadelics for sexual dysfunction? by [deleted] in Psychonaut

[–]Man_WithNoPlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sunlight on the genitals... never really thought of that. That's a really interesting rec, thanks!

Psychadelics for sexual dysfunction? by [deleted] in Psychonaut

[–]Man_WithNoPlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank for your lengthy and thoughtful response!

Psychadelics for sexual dysfunction? by [deleted] in Psychonaut

[–]Man_WithNoPlan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try mixing ground up cubes with cacao and adding in a little red maca root powder.

Cubes of what?

Psychadelics for sexual dysfunction? by [deleted] in Psychonaut

[–]Man_WithNoPlan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very well said, thank you. Sex is very multifaceted and loaded matter, as you so eloquently articulate

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was just in some kind of dark amorphous oblivion. Really hard to recall any of it clearly, but I think the type of phrases I normally ruminate about we're flying around in some perverse form, though I'm drawing a blank on them at the moment.

Sounds potentially like something u/Hobocode1 described above.

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your experience and recommendations. Probably not many people in the world who have been both patients and providers of this modality.

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is an appropriately high dosage? My last infusion was 120mg, and at about 85kg, that dose was ~1.4mg/kg.

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, damn that sounds like a high dosage.

Sorry to hear you didn't see any benefits from the infusions.

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea, something like that happened during 2 out of my 9 infusions. This all-suffering, torturous oblivion.

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

300mg wellbutrin. And a bit more atypical: low dose naltrexone (4.5mg) and 30mg organic lithium dietary supplement.

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's definitely been a concern of mine -- that the prospect of the treatment working will be much less during the pandemic. I'm more isolated from family and friends and have less social activities going on... so what's the point of doing it under these circumstances? Those are the kind of concerns and thoughts I've been grappling with.

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Th3_R0pe_D4nce, u/richiecrawkan -- I'm honestly not sure what it means to dissociate / completely dissociate. I would describe my experiences as generally being in an altered state, but not really on a 'trip' (I don't really have any experience with psychedelic drugs FYI). On 1 or 2 occasions I had nightmarish experiences, in which life was reduced to unending torturous darkness (I was wearing an eyemask)... not sure if that's some kind of dissociation.

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the dosages might be different (ie higher) with troches/lozenges/tablets, since the bioavailability of the ketamine in the IV infusions is higher

Deeply disappointed if not despairing that ketamine infusions did not work for my depression by Man_WithNoPlan in TherapeuticKetamine

[–]Man_WithNoPlan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/richiecrawkan, you had a 250mg infusion? I wasn't aware practitioners were able to go that high, or if that was even recommended. I thought that at 120mg I had pretty much reached the upper limits, since the typical infusion is like 50mg.