• Question: Why does ketamine make you happy?

    Asked by bonfilia to Damien, Rachael, Simon, Suzi, Tim on 17 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Suzi Gage

      Suzi Gage answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Hi @bonfilia
      Feeling ‘happy’ isn’t one of the effects of ketamine that I knew about (I won’t ask you whether you’ve tried it and can comment!).
      A common feeling is a ‘floating’ sensation, as well as changes to your perception, such as hallucinations.

      Ketamine is a tranquiliser, used by vets to knock horses out when they operate on them. So it numbs you if you take it. This can lead people to do silly things and injuring themselves without realising (the combination of hallucinations, and an inability to feel pain is a very dangerous one)!

      There’s more information about it on this great website:
      http://www.talktofrank.com/drugs.aspx?id=188

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