Ketamine-assisted therapy lifted me out of depression. But it remains costly — and controversial
Julian Uzielli says ketamine therapy has helped his chronic depression. Now, clinics are opening across Canada
Julian Uzielli sits in a ‘dosing chair’ at Field Trip Health in Toronto. His vital signs are being monitored from another room. (Monica Mina)
As I lean back in the leather recliner, my limbs feel heavy. The strong dose of ketamine I’ve just taken is making it harder to move, so I struggle to put on my headphones and eyeshades. Soothing music lulls me into deep relaxation, as my consciousness starts to float away from my body and into a world of swirling lights, colours and images.
I’m not at a new-age music festival, or in a seedy underground drug den. This fully-legal experience is taking place under medical supervision at Field Trip Health in Toronto, a clinic that offers psychedelic-assisted therapy for those suffering treatment-resistant mental illnesses like..