Summary of Ketamine vs. Psychedelics: How Do They Differ?

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Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some psychedelic-like effects, but it is not a psychedelic itself. It has some similarities to psychedelics, but there are still many unanswered questions about its potential as a treatment for treatment-resistant depression.

• 00:00:00 Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some psychedelic-like effects, but it is not a psychedelic itself. It has some similarities to psychedelics in that it increases activation and relieves inhibition, but it is not a psychedelic in and of itself.
• 00:05:00 Ketamine produces hallucinations similar to those experienced with psychedelic drugs, but there is still much research necessary to determine their potential as treatments for treatment-resistant depression.