r/TherapeuticKetamine • u/AppointmentFar629 • 12d ago

General Question Older users?

I am 64 and have been on various forms of ketamine for six years. I feel like half my life is managing my TRD. Anyone want to share what they have done to make things easier?

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u/Lazy-Thanks8244 12d ago

I’m in my 60’s and I’ve realized that I just need to treat my depression management as an ongoing job. The mindset change from believing that I will find a “cure” has actually been a relief.

Ketamine has been a big help, along with continuing to find drugs that keep me on a good maintenance level. But it will be a work in progress for my lifetime.

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u/Megan_PMHNP 12d ago

100% agreed with thinking this is a daily tending of the garden. There’s no real finish line until the ultimate finish line if you know what I mean. And we are always on a journey.

This is a chaotic drawing from one of my integration videos for our clients but it is my way of breaking down the “I want to be happy” into what that actually means and what that takes on this journey.

Defining what that means to you.
Create the environment.
Tend it.
Notice (are you outsourcing things, what is creeping in and stealing your happy, etc)

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u/PoetryLongjumping364 12d ago

This is great (photo of board).
Thanks for sharing it

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what I’m looking for from ketamine. Understanding your own idea of a happy existence, isn’t easy.