A loved one went through a few rounds of Ketamine IV at a recently opened clinic. It was about $400 a treatment, not covered by insurance, but administered by credentialed professionals.

The experience was a bit like a dialysis clinic, where there are a bunch of beds in a room, tatami screens between the beds, and where a huge 2" diameter syringe dosing pump eases a tiny amount of Ket in the line over 15 minutes.

Aside from the expense, it didn't particularly help my loved one's condition. She said it felt more like it just got her high, and not the kind of high you want. Maybe if they used a stronger dose, but those cost more as I recall.

I feel there are at least three treatments one should try before Ketamine, for PTSD/Anxiety/Depression/Suicidal Ideation.

• EMDR. So successful it's amazing that it's not standard fare in counseling and therapy.

• Neurofeedback. The literature is equivocal at best, but the anecdata is very strong.

• LSD. As our nation struggles with medical marijuana still living on schedule I, LSD similarly inhabits schedule I (where the government knows better than your doctor about there being no possible medical benefit). Studies show LSD is over 10x as successful in curing alcoholism as AA.