[Bobalu]

I remember when you could buy it in feed stores.

It came in little vials, it was used to anesthetize animals
for procedures like de-horning and such..

It seemed relatively safe.

It does cause what is known as emergence reactions in people as they recover from the anesthesia... scary, waking dreams.

[Bob434]

wonder if that is what they gave me once- back in the 70’s- i had a real bad experience waking from anesthesia

[Free in Texas]

It was and still is used to put people out for surgery. I had an anesthesiologist use it on me a couple of years ago for a back procedure (a spinal cyst aspiration) because I have a stent and this genius thought it would be better than propofol, which I tolerate very well.

Turned out I don't tolerate ketamine very well at all. I felt like hell afterwards and my nurse said I was talking and moving my arms during the procedure. I told my doc I never wanted to see that anesthesiologist or her damn ketamine again.

[jimfr]

It may work for some but I had a bad reaction from it in the ER for heart problem and had them enter in my records NEVER to give it to me again. If they do I will sue them for everything.

[a fool in paradise]

>>It does cause what is known as emergence reactions in people as they recover from the anesthesia... scary, waking dreams.

Doesn’t sound optimistic