Limited research suggests ketamine has potential as a fast-acting OCD treatment for close to a quarter of those who try it, but relief may be relatively short-term, with symptoms returning after one to three weeks without ongoing maintenance sessions. Additional maintenance sessions and concurrent psychotherapy may prolong the benefit.
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What Is Ketamine Therapy?
Psychedelic therapies have been recently gaining popularity for treating mental health symptoms. Ketamine therapy is an FDA-approved psychedelic therapy for refractory depression and suicidality but is also used off-label to treat several other mental health conditions, including OCD. Ketamine doses for mental health symptoms are smaller than what would be given for surgical use. It can be administered through many routes (oral, nasal, intravenous) and is usually given once a week or every other week, depending on the severity and point of treatment.
How Can Ketamine Help With OCD?
Research on the efficacy of ketamine treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) suggests that it may hold the potential for fast-acting symptom relief of obsessions and compulsions. However, these findings are qualified because there are still very few empirical investigations. Additionally, it should be noted that in cases where symptom relief was observed, it was relatively short-lived, lasting only one-to-three weeks.1
Even if OCD symptom relief is short-lived, it can give patients an important sense of what “normal” feels like. One study reported that after a ketamine infusion, patients said things like “I tried to have OCD thoughts, but I couldn’t” and “I feel as if the weight of OCD has been lifted … I want to feel this way forever.”2 Such clarity can be motivating in treatment, especially for combined therapy and medication.
Are There Specific Types Of OCD Ketamine Can Help the Most?
Among those with OCD, the theme or content of one’s symptoms may vary, with the most common themes being related to contamination, checking, hoarding, and symmetry. Research investigating ketamine for OCD is scant to begin, and thus, evidence is lacking to make any meaningful conclusions about ketamine’s efficacy with symptoms related to one subtype of OCD versus any other.
Although it’s unclear whether certain OCD subtypes are more treatable with ketamine than others, one’s level of cognitive impairment may affect how much relief ketamine can provide. One study reported that ketamine is more effective for OCD patients who have greater cognitive control (able to not act on impulses), suggesting that the severity of cognitive impairment may impact the effectiveness of ketamine treatment.3
Can Ketamine Effectively Treat OCD?
Ketamine can effectively reduce the intrusive thoughts and compulsions that are the hallmark features of OCD in up to 21% of cases.4 Since research endeavors are limited and treatment parameters (e.g., administration route, frequency, dose) highly variable, ketamine may hold more potential than currently documented. Such potential may be greater when combined with other treatments.
At least one-third of people with OCD also experience depression.5 Even though the relief of OCD symptoms may be temporary with ketamine, the treatment appears to stave off depressive symptoms for longer durations, which can provide a greater sense of hope and a better prognosis in general. It should be noted that the only mental health condition for which ketamine therapy (i.e., esketamine) is FDA-approved is a major depressive disorder with suicidality.
How Fast Does Ketamine Work for OCD?
Ketamine, as a fast-acting drug, can begin relieving symptoms within an hour. The downside is that for those who experience symptom relief for OCD, it usually only lasts for one to three weeks. However, in contrast, many first-line medications for OCD can take several weeks to work, if at all. Hence, it is possible that ketamine may have utility in providing acute relief until longer-term medications kick in.
How Long Do the Benefits of Ketamine for OCD Last?
When ketamine is effective, it starts relieving symptoms within the hour of administration, but the relief only lasts for one to three weeks at most. Booster sessions may prolong the effect, but research is scant about how long symptom relief can last. Combining ketamine treatment with psychotherapy can increase the likelihood of more lasting improvement.
Conjoint ketamine and psychotherapy – referred to as ketamine-assisted psychotherapy – is ideal, when possible, since the mind is most open to changing how it considers obsessions and compulsions and implementing more adaptive thoughts and behaviors, both during and immediately after a ketamine treatment. Psychotherapy sessions in the days following a ketamine session may also hold value if concurrent sessions are not an option.
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Stages of Ketamine Therapy for OCD
Ketamine treatment is not simply a standalone two-hour treatment but rather a process that requires stages. This process starts with a comprehensive evaluation to determine if ketamine therapy is a safe and appropriate treatment for each individual. This initial assessment phase is followed by a subsequent preparation phase.
The preparation phase is necessary to maximize the benefits and minimize the side effects of the next active treatment phase. The therapeutic effects experienced during the active phase are followed by the post-treatment phase, whereby a determination is made if maintenance therapy is needed to sustain symptom relief.
Ketamine therapy for OCD involves the following stages:
Initial Assessment & Evaluation Process
Psychiatry practices that offer ketamine therapy usually begin with a standard psychiatric evaluation. Telehealth companies offering compounded variations of ketamine for at-home use also evaluate prospective clients, similar to traditional psychiatrists, to determine if ketamine therapy is a safe and appropriate option.
Several contraindications could potentially disqualify individuals from ketamine therapy, including history of psychotic symptoms or severe hypertension. During the assessment phase, psychiatrists obtain information from patients to assess their eligibility and explain what treatment entails, including the frequency of in-office visits (ranging from once per month to several times per week), as well as the various administration methods.
Preparation Phase
During the preparation phase, the psychiatrist administering ketamine, who may or may not be the patient’s regular psychiatrist, may seek permission to consult with a patient’s other healthcare providers, including their regular psychiatrist, psychologist, and any other physicians treating the patient for existing medical conditions (e.g., cardiologist, internist, etc.).
Occasionally, joint sessions, including the ketamine-administering psychiatrist and one’s psychologist, are arranged so that a ketamine-assisted psychotherapy session can be given. Ketamine-assisted therapy sessions have the potential to achieve more progress than either ketamine or psychotherapy alone.10
Whether the session is a more typical ketamine treatment or a ketamine-assisted therapy session, the psychiatrist and patient will set intentions for the session, select auditory stimuli (e.g., background music, progressive or guided meditation), and discuss positioning (e.g., sitting vs. laying down). Any concerns the patient may have will be addressed, as will an explanation of what to expect during the active session.
The psychiatrist administering the ketamine will also give advance instructions for things to do — like taking one’s routine medication, especially for blood sugar and blood pressure if necessary— and things to avoid — like eating within 4 hours of treatment. Additionally, it’s very important that arrangements be made in advance for one’s transportation home after each session.
Active Treatment Phase
Typically, ketamine sessions last from 45 to 75 minutes, depending on dosage and administration route, with the drug’s acute effects beginning about 15 minutes after the full dose and lasting an additional 45- 60 minutes. Administration rooms may vary between practitioners, but they often have dim lighting with limited ancillary sounds and comfortable furniture for either sitting or lying down. If one has a history of sexual trauma, it’s recommended that they have a friend or family member present during the treatment.
When ketamine is administered in a medical setting, especially under the REMS protocol, it’s typical for the physician on staff to regularly monitor the patient’s blood pressure and vital signs and regularly check in to see if they feel any side effects, regardless of administration type. Sometimes, while under the effects of ketamine, a patient will be unable to verbalize their responses and may need to respond with a head or hand gesture. Rarely, though occasionally, a patient may experience fainting (especially if they had not eaten at all that day), and if this happens, the appropriate emergency medical care is administered.
Post-treatment Phase
The come-down phase of a ketamine session, which starts at the end of the active treatment phase, can last the entire rest of that day or for several days after. When this happens, it’s sometimes referred to as the “afterglow” phase, and during this period, an individual is more amenable to changes in their thinking and behavior than usual. During the afterglow phase, one’s ketamine provider and psychologist may check in with them to assess their mood and physical state, and this is an excellent time for a therapy session to work on changing one’s thoughts and behaviors to bypass obsessions and compulsions.
What to Expect During Ketamine Treatment for OCD
People vary in terms of how they experience ketamine. Given that ketamine typically yields a dissociative state, the sense of losing control may be anxiety-provoking and unpleasant for some, especially for those seeking treatment for OCD – a disorder characterized by a need for control.
Common side effects, like nausea and dizziness, may be more aversive for some people compared to others, as well. Typically, a low dose is administered first to determine one’s tolerability and response before a full therapeutic dose is given.
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How Is Ketamine for OCD Administered?
Ketamine and its variants (like esketamine) can be administered in several ways for OCD treatment. Some administration routes, like oral (sublingual, pill, lozenge) and nasal methods, are non-invasive, while others, like injection (subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous) are more invasive. Each administration route has its costs and benefits to consider, including bioavailability, onset and duration time, environment (clinic, hospital, office, home), and expense.
Not all psychiatrists may specialize in or have the capacity to administer all forms of ketamine (oral, nasal, IV), so if there is a particular form you prefer, you should inquire with your psychiatrist if they can provide this type to you.
Dosages of Ketamine for OCD
Ketamine dosage depends on the administration route and the specific ketamine formulation (racemic, esketamine, arketamine, etc.) being used, among other factors. For treating OCD, a typical dose range is 0.5-1 mg/kg for subcutaneous and intravenous routes.
Regarding esketamine via nasal spray (i.e., Spravato), does can range from 28 mg (i.e., one set of sprays in each nostril: 2 sprays total) to 84 mg (i.e., 3 sets of sprays: 6 sprays total), though it’s not uncommon for doses up to 196 mg of Spravato (i.e., 7 sets of sprays: 14 sprays total) to be administered. Oral forms of ketamine (lozenge, tablet, sublingual) have lower bioavailability (20-25%) than either intravenous (close to 100%) or intranasal esketamine (50%) routes and thus require higher doses.11. However, higher oral doses (e.g., sublingual doses of 150-250mg) can result in increased adverse side effects.
Side Effects of Ketamine for OCD
Most side effects of ketamine, particularly at the sub-anesthetic doses used for OCD, are transient and typically resolve in an hour, with the most common side effects being sleepiness, dizziness, and blurred vision, though this will vary with dose, route of administration, and from person-to-person. Extra caution should be taken with individuals with panic symptoms (6% of OCD patients), since some of the physiological side effects of ketamine – like increases in heart rate and blood pressure – can be similar to feelings experienced during a panic attack.12
Potential side effects of ketamine treatment include:
- Sleepiness
- Dizziness/Lightheadedness
- Blurred vision
- Palpitations
- Flushing
- Poor concentration
- Nausea
- Paresthesia (pins and needles sensation)
- Dry mouth
- Headache
- Dissociation
- Perceptual distortions
- Psychotic-like symptoms
- Elevated blood pressure
- Increased heart rate
- Respiratory depression
- Urinary and bladder symptoms
- Memory impairment
- Psychiatric events
- Ketamine misuse
- Interactions with other comorbidities and medications
Is Ketamine Therapy for OCD Safe?
Ketamine treatment for OCD, as with any other pharmacological treatment, comes with its share of risks. Despite this, several psychiatrists who have been using it off-label have found it to be fairly safe and well-tolerated with proper monitoring.
Risks of ketamine use can be reduced by ensuring that treatment is done with a certified healthcare provider, in person (as opposed to via telehealth), who will educate you about the process, potential risks, and precautions to take to increase the likelihood of treatment success and reduce the risk of injury after.
Can Ketamine Treatment Be Addictive?
Though ketamine is itself potentially addictive, it has, paradoxically, also been shown to be therapeutic in treating other addictions (e.g., cocaine, heroin, and alcohol).13 As with any treatment, potential risks must be weighed against potential benefits, and one’s healthcare provider will have to consider the risk of ketamine addiction or misuse when assessing your suitability for treatment. An estimated 25% of individuals with OCD also have an addiction to alcohol and/or other substances.14,15
Risks & Precautions of Ketamine Therapy for OCD
Generally speaking, ketamine doesn’t reliably yield the same effect across experiences or individuals. Ketamine providers will try to increase the likelihood of positive or productive experiences by controlling the set (i.e., mindset, expectations) and setting (i.e., physical and social environment) as much as possible. As such, the preparation phase is key to yielding a positive experience.
Despite all best efforts, some people, particularly those with OCD, may find ketamine unpleasant or even frightening. Sometimes, even an experienced ketamine patient may unexpectedly have an uncomfortable session (despite a history of only positive sessions) and may potentially even have a K-hole experience. As such, ketamine providers and therapists should prepare their patients for the unpredictable nature of ketamine in advance.
Risks of ketamine therapy for OCD include:
- Side effects that mimic symptoms of a panic attack (e.g., heart palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath)
- Falling into a K-hole
- Brief psychotic episode
- Feeling paralyzed during treatment
- Feeling frightened
- Cardiovascular event
- Bladder and urinary problems
- Motivational impairment
Can Ketamine Be Used Alongside OCD Medications?
Your healthcare provider will help you determine what OCD medications you should continue or cease before starting ketamine therapy. While the research on ketamine and OCD is somewhat scarce, ketamine does have a long history as a surgical anesthetic, and interactions with other medications have been explored for doses higher than the sub-anesthetic dose to treat mental health conditions.
Ketamine is fairly safe to use with most selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and may even have a synergistic effect on symptom relief in some cases. There are other OCD medications that can interact with ketamine to reduce its effectiveness (e.g., lamotrigine, or result in cardiovascular, metabolic, or sedative adverse events (e.g., serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), benzodiazepines).17,18
Microdosing Ketamine for OCD
The process of microdosing ketamine involves taking a daily dose so low that it doesn’t elicit psychotropic effects (e.g., dissociation, perceptual distortions, etc.). Microdosing is only practical when done at home, which carries the risk of experiencing dangerous side effects without medical supervision. There is some, though limited, research on ketamine microdosing. According to this small sample of ketamine microdosing studies, even the smallest doses used in human ketamine research studies still led to dissociation in some participants despite not having the desired effect.
Furthermore, a “consensus among researchers and practitioners seems to be forming around the need for a psychedelic/dissociative/trance experience to be achieved during a psychedelic-assisted session (regardless of which psychedelic drug is used) for it to achieve maximum efficacy.”10 However, inducing the ‘psychedelic/dissociative/trance experience’ is very unlikely with microdoses of ketamine, and for these reasons, microdosing ketamine remains relatively uncommon.
How to Know If Ketamine Therapy for OCD Is Right for You
Several factors should be carefully considered to determine if ketamine is right for you, especially when treating OCD. Given that it is not FDA-approved and harder to access, ketamine treatment is usually only considered when suicidality is present (63% of OCD cases),21 or after other more traditional treatments have failed or are not sufficient. Additionally, medical and psychological contraindications must be considered, and finding a healthcare provider to help you evaluate if you’re a suitable candidate for a positive ketamine outcome should be your first step.
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Who May Not Be A Good Fit for Ketamine for OCD Treatment?
Ketamine therapy, though promising, is not a good fit for everyone, and it may not be safe for people with certain medical or mental health conditions (including psychosis and substance misuse), or those undergoing other treatments. Aside from medical contraindications, the dissociative experiences that ketamine can induce may be too uncomfortable for some, making ketamine therapy too anxiety-provoking or aversive.
People with OCD may be anxious about the loss of control typical to psychedelics. As documented in some research studies on ketamine and OCD, patients may also have obsessions or compulsions that make a certain administration route not viable or too anxiety-provoking (e.g., contamination).19
Individuals who should not take ketamine treatment include:
- People with high blood pressure
- People with cardiovascular disease
- Individuals at risk for psychosis (e.g., schizophrenia)20
- People who can not be monitored by a medical staff during treatment
- Those who are anxious about dissociating
- Very young or very old individuals
How to Find a Ketamine Therapist for OCD
Like any controlled medication, ketamine for OCD must be prescribed by a physician (e.g., psychiatrist) or nurse practitioner. Though psychologists cannot prescribe medication, some do collaborate with psychiatrists for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions.
If you already have a long-term relationship with a therapist you trust, it could be helpful if they’d consider doing a ketamine-assisted psychotherapy session with you to treat your OCD symptoms. Although an established, long-term therapy relationship is ideal for such sessions, you can find a therapist using an online therapist directory if that’s not something you already have. Alternatively, you can find a medical ketamine practitioner through directories like The American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists, and Practitioners directory.
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Cost of Ketamine Treatment for OCD
The cost of ketamine treatment for OCD can vary considerably, depending on many factors, including administration route (IV, oral, intranasal), practitioner fees, insurance, and frequency of treatment. Since ketamine is not FDA-approved to treat OCD, insurance may not cover the cost unless it is comorbid with treatment-resistant depression and suicidality, and only for adults or if a psychiatrist only charges you for an office visit, not the ketamine itself (more common with racemic ketamine, which is generic, than Spravato).
To give some ballpark figures, telehealth companies charge about $100-200 per session, but the FDA issued a risk warning for at-home ketamine therapy that you may want to consider.9 Psychiatrists who administer intranasal esketamine in person can charge anywhere from $150-$1,000 for a session ranging from 60 to 90 minutes. Some psychiatrists may offer talk therapy during the session, while others may collaborate with a psychotherapist who may charge for a session separately.
Other Treatment Options for OCD
Given that ketamine therapy for OCD may not be the right fit for everyone, other treatment options for OCD that are effective should be explored, even if they may take longer to work. Medications, psychotherapy, and neuromodulation treatments offer a buffet of options. Usually, a first-line treatment will involve psychotherapy and SSRI medication concurrently.
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Other treatment options for OCD include:
- Medications: Medication options for OCD include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and non-selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), as well as benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, and less commonly anti-convulsants.
- Exposure and response prevention (ERP): As a type of CBT therapy, ERP for OCD challenges the patient to resist compulsive behaviors when obsessive thoughts or fears arise. This psychotherapeutic method is highly effective for OCD and can be used in conjunction with medication and neuromodulation techniques (like TMS).
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): CBT is a style of psychotherapy that is very effective for treating OCD by adapting the way one thinks about and acts on obsessive thoughts. CBT for OCD often includes exposure with response prevention and cognitive restructuring.22
- Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT): ACT is a variant of CBT that integrates aspects of transcendental meditation awareness into treatment. ACT for OCD tackles symptoms from the perspective that uncomfortable thoughts and fears are a normal part of being human. The main thrust of the work, therefore, is to help individuals accept their presence and change the way they engage with their obsessions so they can learn to minimize the disruptions they cause.
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): TMS is an FDA-approved, non-invasive treatment option for those with OCD, especially when other less intensive treatments have been ineffective. TMS for OCD is intensive and typically requires daily 20-minute sessions, often for several weeks.
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): As a non-invasive neuromodulation technique (no surgery necessary), weak electric current is delivered to specific brain areas through electrodes placed on the scalp surface. There are mixed results regarding its efficacy, though, as with TMS, ongoing research to fine-tune parameters (e.g., stimulation intensity, brain area targeted) may improve response rates in the future.23,24
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS): DBS is an invasive neuromodulation technique requiring surgery. With DBS, stimulating electrodes are placed over specific target brain areas, and electrical impulses are sent to those areas. This method is approved by the FDA for treating OCD as per a Humanitarian Device Exemption. DBS is effective in approximately 60% of treatment-resistant cases.25
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is ketamine therapy legal?
What’s referred to as racemic ketamine – i.e., R-ketamine plus S-ketamine – is a schedule III drug that only has FDA approval as a general anesthetic via injection. Racemic ketamine, at present, is not FDA-approved for psychiatric treatment (though it is often used off-label for this purpose).
As of 2019, however, the S-ketamine form of the drug (marketed under the trade name “Spravato” as a nasal spray) gained limited FDA approval for adults with major depressive disorder with acute suicidal ideation under the REMS safety program. Accordingly, certified healthcare settings with close patient monitoring are mandated for the administration of Spravato.
Despite this, several other compounded forms of ketamine have been marketed and prescribed by physicians (usually psychiatrists) to treat various mental health disorders; however, this is done off-label and does not carry FDA approval.
Is ketamine a first or last resort for OCD treatment?
Ketamine treatment for OCD is usually considered an off-label intervention, considered only when other traditional treatments have failed or have not provided sufficient relief. Frontline treatment of OCD usually involves psychotherapy – in particular, exposure and response prevention (ERP) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for OCD – and medications like antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and antipsychotics.
Most antidepressants can take weeks to months to work, while benzodiazepines, which generally work faster, come with the risk of misuse and are intended only for short-term use. Since ketamine provides symptom relief faster and safer than traditional OCD medications, some mental health professionals believe that it should be considered earlier in treatment for those with severe mental health symptoms.
Is ketamine or psilocybin more effective in treating OCD?
While ketamine is legal and widely available for off-label use for various conditions by medical practitioners, psilocybin therapy is not legal. Thus, psilocybin’s availability for official psychiatric treatment is much more limited. One recent study in Nature revealed that psilocybin may actually be more effective than ketamine at reducing OCD symptoms.6 The authors suggest that psilocybin may relieve symptoms for a longer period of time than ketamine. As the legal landscape changes with regard to psychedelics as therapeutics, psilocybin therapy may supersede ketamine therapy as a more effective, longer-acting option with less potential for addiction.
How common is ketamine therapy for OCD?
The number of mental health conditions for which ketamine has shown promise, including OCD, is quickly increasing. Though a precise estimate of ketamine therapy’s prevalence – in general, or for OCD specifically – is difficult to determine, the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists, and Practitioners lists over 400 providers worldwide who offer this treatment, the large majority of which are in the United States.
OCD affects less than 2% of the U.S. population.16 On the one hand, the lower prevalence of OCD compared to other disorders treated by ketamine (e.g., depression) suggests that ketamine therapy for OCD is not that common. On the other hand, OCD is a mental health disorder more prone to highly resistant symptoms, so much so that neurosurgery is a common treatment option for some refractory cases. Ketamine and other psychedelic therapies offer a non-surgical alternative that may gain more popularity as a treatment for OCD in the near future.
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