Ketamine and Opioid Dependence

[DonPeyote]

My cat was addicted to Opioids, but noticed, through trial and error, that Ketamine was effective at minimizing withdrawal symptoms.
In fact, my cat could switch from a daily habit of 200mg oxycodone/hydrocodone to low dose Ketamine (30mg per IM shot, 1-2x per hour) without feeling ANY opioid withdrawal symptoms whatsoever! I find that to be quite fascinating, even though it is well known that K is quite promiscuous across many different brain receptor sites, especially the Mu opioid receptor.
However, taking K all day long is just as compulsive as taking opioids all day long. My cat thinks perhaps that one could safely/painlessly kick opioids if one switched to K for several weeks, then tapered oneself off the K. Ketamine dosen't seem to have the same nasty abstinence syndrome that Opioids do, although one definitely builds a tolerance to Ketamine. That 30mg IM shot on day one turns into a 60mg shot after several days of daily use.

Anyways, I thought I should share what my Kitty told me. She's one helluva Cat!


DP