Dosing Session
Your path toward healing begins with creating a comfortable and safe environment to feel relaxed and ready to expand your mind and be ready for change.
Let the journey begin
Items Checklist
Ketamine therapy sessions will require the purchase of several essentials to help facilitate your journey as instructed by your medical provider. You may also choose to enrich your setting by adding other items as suggested below.
Please note you may already have some of those items at home and are encouraged to use them if you find them helpful to provide the most comforting environment for each session.
Essentials
Ketamine tablets
Blood pressure cuff
(Therapist may bring)
Spit cup
Bucket
Pillow
Timer (i.e. iPhone, Alexa)
Journal & Pen
Facial Tissue
Optional
Anti-nausea medication
Water or flavored sports drink
Snack
Grounding Object
Sentimental Object
Aromatherapy
Prep & Journey
Always follow dosing instructions from medical provider. This is an example of how a session might proceed.
Use bathroom
Begin online or in-person session with therapist
Connect with present moment with meditation, reading, or music
Take blood pressure and write down (Must be under 160/90 with heartrate under 100 or do not proceed)
Begin music
Place ketamine tablet(s) under tongue. (Do not swallow. Swish periodically)
Chaperone/Therapist will write down time taking medication and set timer
Chaperone/Therapist will instruct when to spit saliva in cup after time ends
Recline & secure eye mask
Begin journey & “Trust. Let go. Be open.”
For any emergency situations call 911 or go to ER, contact medical provider & therapist
2nd Tablet or Booster
2nd or Booster tablet may be taken to deepen and extend journey as you feel it is needed (Do not swallow. Swish periodically)
Chaperone/Therapist will write down time booster is taken and set timer
Chaperone/Therapist will instruct when to spit saliva in cup after time ends
Continue on journey until you feel the medicine effects completely diminished and you have “landed”
Prepare your setting
Review ketamine instructions from medical provider
(No food for 4 hours prior, no water 1 hour before, prior medication interactions followed)
Gather items from the checklist
Confirm chaperone or therapist
Create location with pillow & blanket, dim lighting, secure pets, Do Not Disturb sign on door
Select music playlist and connect headphones
Put phone on Do Not Disturb
Explore intention for journey
Complete Journey
Chaperone/Therapist writes down time journey ends
Take blood pressure and write down results
Journal insights and experience
Eat & drink as needed
Engage in self care