What is Ketamine?

Introduction

Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic used medically for anesthesia, pain management, and treatment-resistant depression. It works by disrupting nerve pathways, often causing a sense of detachment form pain and environment. It is also misused for its hallucinogenic effects, with risks including cardiovascular issues, addiction, and severe liver disease.

What is a dissociative anesthetic?

What is anesthesia?

What is treatment-resistant depression?

What are nerve pathways?

What are hallucinogenic effects?

What are cardiovascular issues?

What is addiction?

What is severe liver disease?

What are neurotransmitters?

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers produced by neurons to transmit signals across the synapse (gap) to other cells, such as neurons, muscles, or glands. They are essential for regulating bodily functions, including mood, sleep, heart rate, muscle movement, and cognition. They can be excitatory (promoting signals) or inhibitory (blocking signals)

What are neurons?

What are cells?

What are muscles?

What is heart rate?

What is cognition?