Adam Gremp, a military veteran who is now the clinic director and client care coordinator at NeuConnections Ketamine & Wellness Clinic, spoke on his personal experience with ketamine.
“(Ketamine) saved my life — saved the lives of people very close to me,” Gremp said. “Unfortunately, I know many people whose lives it didn’t get a chance to help.”
Gremp said the biggest impact of ketamine is what is learned during the experience and isn’t meant to be done forever.
“You’re really focused on, ‘How can I use every one of my tools that I have and all of my support systems to really go and effect change?’” Gremp said. “Then by the end of it, people’s scores — as far as their anxiety and depression — are typically much, much lower.”
Gremp said in the first couple of sessions, clients may feel agitated or dysregulated often because they are able to feel emotions they have not been able to for a very long time. These initial uncomfortable feelings are common and something prepared for beforehand by the client and provider.
Gremp offered one last piece of advice for those who may still be skeptical about psychedelic treatment.
“I feel that we need to open up the conversation and make it OK to talk about something we should not hide from, and sadly, psychedelics have been villainized for far too long when they’ve been incredible at saving — literally saving — people’s lives,” Gremp said.
Read the whole article here: The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Is ketamine the Rocky Mountain miracle for mental health?
