<story><title>High doses of ketamine can temporarily switch off the brain, say researchers</title><url>https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-doses-of-ketamine-can-temporarily-switch-off-the-brain-say-researchers</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>sibeliuss</author><text>My experience with Ketamine was that it was simply &lt;i&gt;too much fun, too weird, and felt too good&lt;/i&gt; -- I had to distance myself from it, regarding it like some kind of psychedelic heroin. I can understand why it&amp;#x27;s addictive.&lt;p&gt;However, it does have its purpose. I&amp;#x27;ve heard of a lot of people cleaning up their lives through its application.&lt;p&gt;And reading about it is always fascinating -- Stanislav Grof: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;realitysandwich.com&amp;#x2F;321100&amp;#x2F;my-ketamine-journeys-or-ketamine-and-the-enchantment-of-other-worlds&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;realitysandwich.com&amp;#x2F;321100&amp;#x2F;my-ketamine-journeys-or-k...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>High doses of ketamine can temporarily switch off the brain, say researchers</title><url>https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/high-doses-of-ketamine-can-temporarily-switch-off-the-brain-say-researchers</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>hprotagonist</author><text>depression: have you tried turning it off and then back on again?&lt;p&gt;tongue in cheek, but i think the more we learn about mechanism of action the more it’s not the worst 1st order approximation.</text></comment>